Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for September 8, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for September 8, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions2 free openings14 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

3 ranked finishes sampled. Best 56.3s, top-list average 75.0s.

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

Solved board

b b b b c c @ d
b @ b b c c c d
b b c @ c c d d
b b c c f @ d d
b c c c f e e @
b c c c @ f e e
@ c c f f e e e
c c @ h e e e 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.