Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for July 4, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for July 4, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

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

2 ranked finishes sampled. Best 70.2s, top-list average 71.1s.

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

Solved board

@ d d d c b b b
d d d d c b @ f
d d c c @ c c f
d d @ c c c f f
h d d c e @ f f
h d d c e f f @
h h h @ e f f f
h @ h h e f f f

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.