Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for August 16, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for August 16, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions1 free opening13 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

3 ranked finishes sampled. Best 75.3s, top-list average 78.7s.

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

Solved board

a @ a c c b b b
a c a c c b b @
a c c c c @ c b
a d d @ c c c b
a d d d c c @ e
d d d f @ f e e
@ g d d d f f e
g g @ d d f f f

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.