Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for September 4, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for September 4, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions2 free openings12 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

2 ranked finishes sampled. Best 44.5s, top-list average 50.2s.

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

Solved board

c c c c c a @ a
c c c c @ b b a
c c @ c c c a a
c c c c c c f @
c @ c c c f f d
c c c c f @ f d
@ c c h f f f d
c c c @ f 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.