Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for September 7, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for September 7, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions3 free openings13 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

3 ranked finishes sampled. Best 50.7s, top-list average 66.4s.

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

Solved board

c b b d d @ e e
c b @ d d d e e
@ b f d d d d e
f f f @ d e e e
f f f f d d @ e
f @ f f f d d e
f f f f @ d e e
f f f f f d e @

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.