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Cat Sudoku Level 48 Hard · 9×9

Level 48 of 50 · 9 cats, one per row, column and color · about 20 logical steps.

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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
  1. One cat in each row, column and color.
  2. Cats cannot touch, even diagonally.
  3. Use Mark to cross out squares; drag to mark several.

C places a cat · X marks · arrows move.

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Level 48 at a glance

Board size9×9 (81 cells, 9 cats)
DifficultyHard
Smallest regionSky (2 cells)
Largest regionRose (21 cells)
Techniques neededa region locked into one row or column; touch eliminations (a cat that would block a whole region); last open cell in a row, column or region

Hint: how to open level 48

The first three logical moves on this board, in order. Stop reading after the first one if you only want a nudge.

  1. Every open cell of the Sky region lies in row 2. That cat will use row 2, so the other cells of row 2 can be crossed out. Cross out row 2, column 1; row 2, column 2; row 2, column 3; row 2, column 4; row 2, column 7 and 2 more.
  2. Every open cell of the Lilac region lies in column 7. That cat will use column 7, so the other cells of column 7 can be crossed out. Cross out row 1, column 7; row 3, column 7; row 4, column 7; row 5, column 7; row 8, column 7 and 1 more.
  3. Every open cell of column 1 lies in the Rose region. That cat will use the Rose region, so the other cells of the Rose region can be crossed out. Cross out row 1, column 2; row 1, column 3; row 1, column 4; row 3, column 2; row 4, column 2 and 6 more.
RoseRoseRoseRoseMintMintMintMintMintRoseRosePeachPeachSkySkyMintMintMintRoseRosePeachPeachPeachPeachMintMintMintRoseRoseSageSagePeachPeachButterButterMintRoseRoseSageButterButterButterButterButterMintRoseSandSandCoralCoralButterLilacButterMintRoseSandSandCoralCoralCoralLilacCoralMintRoseRoseRoseCoralCoralCoralCoralCoralCoralRoseRoseRoseRoseCoralCoralCoralCoralCoral ✕✕✕✕✕✕✕
Step 1 on level 48: the outlined cells are the ones the first move is about.

Still stuck later on? Press Hint under the board for the next step from your current position.

Level 48 solution

Show the solution (spoiler) RoseRoseRoseRoseMintMintMintMintMintRoseRosePeachPeachSkySkyMintMintMintRoseRosePeachPeachPeachPeachMintMintMintRoseRoseSageSagePeachPeachButterButterMintRoseRoseSageButterButterButterButterButterMintRoseSandSandCoralCoralButterLilacButterMintRoseSandSandCoralCoralCoralLilacCoralMintRoseRoseRoseCoralCoralCoralCoralCoralCoralRoseRoseRoseRoseCoralCoralCoralCoralCoral
  1. Row 1: column 9 (Mint region)
  2. Row 2: column 6 (Sky region)
  3. Row 3: column 4 (Peach region)
  4. Row 4: column 8 (Butter region)
  5. Row 5: column 3 (Sage region)
  6. Row 6: column 7 (Lilac region)
  7. Row 7: column 2 (Sand region)
  8. Row 8: column 5 (Coral region)
  9. Row 9: column 1 (Rose region)

Want to learn the logic behind these steps? Read Cat Sudoku tips and strategies or review the rules.