Daily Queens puzzle hints

Catnap hints for November 2, 2026

Catnap daily hints and answers for November 2, 2026. Shared daily puzzle archive from outwit.

Today's board
8×8 grid8 color regions1 free opening14 deduction stepstechniques: confinement, attack-all, subsets

3 ranked finishes sampled. Best 52.6s, top-list average 100.8s.

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

Solved board

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