Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for July 13, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for July 13, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions1 free opening13 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

2 ranked finishes sampled. Best 65.3s, top-list average 149.2s.

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

Solved board

a @ b b b b b b
d b b b @ b b b
d d b b b c @ b
d d @ b b b c c
d d d b b b e @
d f f @ b f e e
@ f g f f f e e
g g g g g @ e e

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.