Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for June 19, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for June 19, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions2 free openings12 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

5 ranked finishes sampled. Best 57.7s, top-list average 142.9s.

Hints
  1. the A 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 3; every other open cell on that line can be pawed out (✕).
Show the answer
  1. Row 1: column 4 (A region)
  2. Row 2: column 1 (B region)
  3. Row 3: column 3 (C region)
  4. Row 4: column 5 (D region)
  5. Row 5: column 8 (E region)
  6. Row 6: column 6 (F region)
  7. Row 7: column 2 (G region)
  8. Row 8: column 7 (H region)

Solved board

b b b @ d d d d
@ b c d d d d d
b c @ d d d d d
d d d d @ f d d
d d d d f f d @
d d d d f @ f f
g @ d f f h h h
g g f f h 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.