Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for August 6, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for August 6, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

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

2 ranked finishes sampled. Best 68.4s, top-list average 91.1s.

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

Solved board

e e @ e e e b b
e e e e e e b @
f e e e @ d b b
f f e e e d @ b
f f e @ e e d g
h @ f f e g g g
h f h h e @ g g
@ h h h e g g g

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.