Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for July 29, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for July 29, 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 61.7s, top-list average 160.7s.

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

Solved board

c c c c c c @ a
c @ c c c c c a
c c c @ c c c c
f c c c c d d @
f f f c g @ d d
f f @ g g e d d
f f f f @ g d d
@ h f f g g d d

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.