Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for August 25, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for August 25, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions2 free openings13 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

3 ranked finishes sampled. Best 48.1s, top-list average 86.0s.

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

Solved board

a a @ a a b b f
a a a a @ b f f
a a a d b b @ f
a a a @ d d f f
@ g a d f f f f
e g a f f f f @
g @ a g g f f f
g g g g g @ 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.