Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for September 5, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for September 5, 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 45.1s, top-list average 188.8s.

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

Solved board

d @ d d b b b b
d d d d b @ b b
d d d d d g b @
d d @ f f g g g
@ d f f g g g g
e f f @ h g g g
f f f h h h @ g
f f h h @ h 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.