Find the Cat #57: 6x6 Grid Puzzle (Easy)
easyTap a square: ✕ (ruled out) → 🐱 (cat) → clear
Find the 6 hidden cats. Each row, each column and each colored region holds exactly one, and cats never sit on neighboring squares, diagonals included.
- One cat in every row and every column.
- One cat in every color region.
- Cats can’t touch — not even diagonally.
Step-by-step solution
Squares are written as R<row>C<column>, counting from the top-left. Cross out the squares listed, and place a cat wherever a step says so.
- The Teal region has only one open square left: R4C1. Put a cat there.
- The Orange region has only one open square left: R5C3. Put a cat there.
- The Red region has only one open square left: R2C2. Put a cat there.
- The Yellow region has only one open square left: R3C5. Put a cat there.
- The Blue region has only one open square left: R6C6. Put a cat there.
- The Green region has only one open square left: R1C4. Put a cat there.
About this puzzle
Where to start: the Teal region is a single square, so its cat is already decided. Its 6 color regions range from 1 square (Teal) to 11 squares. It can be solved in 6 deduction steps using straightforward eliminations only.
A useful habit is to mark squares you have ruled out. Tap a square once for a cross and twice for a cat -- crosses cost nothing and make later deductions much easier to spot.
Every puzzle on this site has exactly one solution that can be reached by pure deduction. If you find yourself guessing, look again for a region or line with only a few open squares left.