Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for September 15, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for September 15, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions2 free openings13 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

4 ranked finishes sampled. Best 44.2s, top-list average 66.2s.

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

Solved board

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

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.