Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for July 26, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for July 26, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions1 free opening14 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

4 ranked finishes sampled. Best 73.7s, top-list average 92.6s.

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

Solved board

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