Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for September 14, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for September 14, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

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

4 ranked finishes sampled. Best 56.3s, top-list average 71.6s.

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

Solved board

a a @ a b b b b
a a a c b b b @
a a a @ c b g g
a c c c d @ g g
g @ g c d g g g
g g g g g g @ g
g g g g @ g g g
@ g g g g g 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.