Cat Sudoku Level 44 Hard · 9×9
Level 44 of 50 · 9 cats, one per row, column and color · about 14 logical steps.
A place for every cat.
Find them all, one square at a time.
Tap a square to place a cat. Choose Mark to cross out squares.
How to play & cat styles
- One cat in each row, column and color.
- Cats cannot touch, even diagonally.
- Use Mark to cross out squares; drag to mark several.
C places a cat · X marks · arrows move.
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Level 44 at a glance
| Board size | 9×9 (81 cells, 9 cats) |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | Hard |
| Smallest region | Lilac (1 cell) |
| Largest region | Rose (23 cells) |
| Techniques needed | last open cell in a row, column or region; a region locked into one row or column; touch eliminations (a cat that would block a whole region) |
Hint: how to open level 44
The first three logical moves on this board, in order. Stop reading after the first one if you only want a nudge.
- Only one cell is left in the Lilac region, so the cat must go there. Cat at row 4, column 2.
- Every open cell of the Sage region lies in row 9. That cat will use row 9, so the other cells of row 9 can be crossed out. Cross out row 9, column 1; row 9, column 3; row 9, column 4; row 9, column 7; row 9, column 8 and 1 more.
- Every open cell of the Sky region lies in row 8. That cat will use row 8, so the other cells of row 8 can be crossed out. Cross out row 8, column 1; row 8, column 3; row 8, column 4; row 8, column 5; row 8, column 6 and 1 more.
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Level 44 solution
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- Row 1: column 3 (Sand region)
- Row 2: column 1 (Butter region)
- Row 3: column 5 (Peach region)
- Row 4: column 2 (Lilac region)
- Row 5: column 8 (Rose region)
- Row 6: column 4 (Mint region)
- Row 7: column 7 (Coral region)
- Row 8: column 9 (Sky region)
- Row 9: column 6 (Sage region)
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