Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for July 2, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for July 2, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions1 free opening12 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

6 ranked finishes sampled. Best 70.8s, top-list average 90.2s.

Hints
  1. the D 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. the H color region has only one open cell left — that's a forced cat.
Show the answer
  1. Row 1: column 1 (A region)
  2. Row 2: column 6 (B region)
  3. Row 3: column 4 (C region)
  4. Row 4: column 2 (D region)
  5. Row 5: column 7 (E region)
  6. Row 6: column 5 (F region)
  7. Row 7: column 8 (G region)
  8. Row 8: column 3 (H region)

Solved board

@ a c c c c c b
a c c c c @ b b
a c c @ c c c g
a @ c c f f e g
c c c c f f @ g
c c c c @ g g g
c c c f f g g @
c h @ f f f g g

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.