Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for September 12, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for September 12, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

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

4 ranked finishes sampled. Best 62.5s, top-list average 68.7s.

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

Solved board

d d b a a @ a e
d d @ d a a c e
d d d d e e @ e
g @ d d e e e e
g d d d d e e @
g d d d @ e e e
@ g g h e e e e
g g 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.