Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for July 22, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for July 22, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions3 free openings12 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

5 ranked finishes sampled. Best 38.5s, top-list average 89.3s.

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

Solved board

d d d d d @ a a
d d @ d d a a a
d d d d d a a @
d @ d d d d h h
d d d @ h h h h
@ d d e g h h h
d d d g @ g h h
d d d g h h @ h

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.