Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for October 26, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for October 26, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

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

3 ranked finishes sampled. Best 32.0s, top-list average 51.5s.

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

Solved board

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

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.