Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for July 19, 2026

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

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

2 ranked finishes sampled. Best 39.2s, top-list average 54.1s.

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

Solved board

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