Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for August 22, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for August 22, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

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

3 ranked finishes sampled. Best 38.2s, top-list average 71.9s.

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

Solved board

e e a @ a b b b
e e d b b @ b b
e d d e e b c @
e e @ e e e e e
e e e e @ e e e
@ e e e e e e e
h e e e e g @ g
h @ e e 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.