Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for June 14, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for June 14, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions2 free openings13 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

1 ranked finish sampled. Best 442.4s, top-list average 442.4s.

Hints
  1. the C color region has only one open cell left — that's a forced cat.
  2. the E color region has only one open cell left — that's a forced cat.
  3. One color region only fits along Row 4; every other open cell on that line can be pawed out (✕).
Show the answer
  1. Row 1: column 3 (A region)
  2. Row 2: column 7 (B region)
  3. Row 3: column 4 (C region)
  4. Row 4: column 1 (D region)
  5. Row 5: column 8 (E region)
  6. Row 6: column 5 (F region)
  7. Row 7: column 2 (G region)
  8. Row 8: column 6 (H region)

Solved board

f f @ a a b b b
f f f a a a @ b
f f f @ b b b b
@ d f f f f b b
f f f f f f f @
f g f f @ f f h
f @ f f f f f h
f f f f f @ h h

Lowercase letters mark the color regions; @ marks each sleeping cat.

Catnap is a Queens / Star Battle logic puzzle: one cat per row, column, and color region, none touching. Every daily board has a single solution reachable by pure deduction.