Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for November 1, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for November 1, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

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

3 ranked finishes sampled. Best 61.7s, top-list average 94.4s.

Hints
  1. the B color region has only one open cell left — that's a forced cat.
  2. One color region only fits along Column 1; every other open cell on that line can be pawed 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 1 (A region)
  2. Row 2: column 4 (B region)
  3. Row 3: column 6 (C region)
  4. Row 4: column 2 (D region)
  5. Row 5: column 7 (E region)
  6. Row 6: column 3 (F region)
  7. Row 7: column 5 (G region)
  8. Row 8: column 8 (H region)

Solved board

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