Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for September 20, 2026

Catnap daily hints and spoiler-free help for September 20, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions3 free openings12 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

5 ranked finishes sampled. Best 40.3s, top-list average 121.5s.

Hints
  1. the A 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 G color region has only one open cell left — that's a forced cat.
When is the answer available?

Today's exact cat positions are held back until tomorrow so the leaderboard stays fair.

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.