Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for August 10, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for August 10, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions1 free opening21 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all, subsets

4 ranked finishes sampled. Best 134.1s, top-list average 174.2s.

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. 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 4 (A region)
  2. Row 2: column 6 (B region)
  3. Row 3: column 3 (C region)
  4. Row 4: column 7 (D region)
  5. Row 5: column 5 (E region)
  6. Row 6: column 2 (F region)
  7. Row 7: column 8 (G region)
  8. Row 8: column 1 (H region)

Solved board

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