Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for September 17, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for September 17, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions1 free opening16 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all, subsets

5 ranked finishes sampled. Best 107.8s, top-list average 196.2s.

Hints
  1. the A color region has only one open cell left — that's a forced cat.
  2. Every open cell in the D color region attacks the same square, so no cat can sleep there — paw it out (✕).
  3. Every open cell in the G color region attacks the same square, so no cat can sleep there — paw it out (✕).
Show the answer
  1. Row 1: column 3 (A region)
  2. Row 2: column 6 (B region)
  3. Row 3: column 8 (C region)
  4. Row 4: column 4 (D region)
  5. Row 5: column 1 (E region)
  6. Row 6: column 7 (F region)
  7. Row 7: column 2 (G region)
  8. Row 8: column 5 (H region)

Solved board

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