Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for September 16, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for September 16, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

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

3 ranked finishes sampled. Best 53.3s, top-list average 86.1s.

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

Solved board

c a a @ a a a a
c c c a b @ b b
c @ d a b d b b
f c d d @ d d d
f f f d d d @ d
f f @ d d d d d
@ f f f f d d h
f f f f f f h @

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.