Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for October 27, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for October 27, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions2 free openings12 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all

3 ranked finishes sampled. Best 46.3s, top-list average 69.8s.

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

Solved board

a a a @ a a a a
a a a a a a @ a
a d a a @ a b a
d @ a a a a e e
d a a a a a a @
f f @ a f f f f
@ g f f f f f f
g g 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.