Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for July 16, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for July 16, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions2 free openings14 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

4 ranked finishes sampled. Best 47.2s, top-list average 67.4s.

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 7 (A region)
  2. Row 2: column 5 (B region)
  3. Row 3: column 2 (C region)
  4. Row 4: column 4 (D region)
  5. Row 5: column 8 (E region)
  6. Row 6: column 3 (F region)
  7. Row 7: column 6 (G region)
  8. Row 8: column 1 (H region)

Solved board

c c c b b b @ b
c c c b @ b b b
c @ c d b b b b
c c c @ b b e e
c c f d f e e @
c c @ f f e e e
c c f f f @ g e
@ c c f f e 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.