Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for August 26, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for August 26, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

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

5 ranked finishes sampled. Best 63.9s, top-list average 133.2s.

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

Solved board

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

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.