The opening idea
The rose cat at R1C3 removes the teal cells R2C2, R2C3 and R2C4. With row 1 closed, teal has only R2C5 left.
Meowdoku Level 12 answer
Try the deductions below first, or open the answer when you want to check your completed board.
Reveal all 6 cat positions
Cat coordinates
- R1C3Row 1, column 3
- R2C5Row 2, column 5
- R3C2Row 3, column 2
- R4C4Row 4, column 4
- R5C6Row 5, column 6
- R6C1Row 6, column 1
The 6 cats occupy distinct rows, columns and regions. Neighboring rows place cats at least two columns apart, so no cats touch at a corner.
Why the key move works
Start with the rose square at R1C3
Rose is a single square at R1C3. Place its cat and cross row 1 and column 3. Also cross R2C2 and R2C4, which touch the cat diagonally. This move affects the teal region especially strongly because most of its cells sit close to the new cat.
See this in the complete process ↓The original app board, in pictures
These are frames from Nasir Ali Gamer’s recorded Meowdoku playthrough. The clean diagrams use the same region geometry; their colors are visual identifiers. Video trial moves are preserved in the source frames and explained in the captions.
Read the regions before choosing a cat
pink: 12 cells; teal: 8 cells; rose: 1 cell; yellow: 13 cells; violet: 1 cell; magenta: 1 cell.
Count the remaining candidates in the narrow regions before choosing a square in the larger colors. Follow every region boundary; a color’s cat completes its entire region.
Complete solving process
All steps are shown below. The route uses rule-based deductions and explains each forced square or exclusion. You can use the answer above to check your board without reading the whole sequence.
region 2 has exactly one available square
Start with the rose square at R1C3
Rose is a single square at R1C3. Place its cat and cross row 1 and column 3. Also cross R2C2 and R2C4, which touch the cat diagonally. This move affects the teal region especially strongly because most of its cells sit close to the new cat.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
region 1 has exactly one available square
Put teal at R2C5
Teal’s row-1 squares are closed by the first cat. Its R3C3 square shares column 3, and in row 2 the C2 and C4 squares touch R1C3 while C3 shares its column. That leaves R2C5 as teal’s only legal square. Place the cat there; R3C4 and R3C6 are now diagonal exclusions.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
region 4 has exactly one available square
The violet singleton is R4C4
Violet consists of the one square at R4C4. Its cat closes row 4 and column 4 and excludes R3C3, R3C5, R5C3 and R5C5. The R5C5 exclusion is useful for the final yellow cat. You can now ignore the other squares in row 4 when counting candidates.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
region 5 has exactly one available square
Place magenta at R6C1
The bottom-left magenta square is its own region, so place the cat at R6C1. Close row 6 and column 1; mark R5C2 as diagonally touching. This removes the bottom options from the pink and yellow regions without needing to decide between them yet.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
region 0 has exactly one available square
The pink cat lands at R3C2
Pink has only rows 3 and 5 left to inspect. R3C1 uses the occupied first column, while the row-5 pink squares are blocked by column 1, the diagonal next to R6C1, column 3 and column 4. R3C2 is the one legal pink cell. Placing it also supplies the third-row cat.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
region 3 has exactly one available square
Complete yellow at R5C6
Row 5 is the only row without a cat. The yellow square at R5C5 is excluded by the teal cat in column 5, as well as by the diagonal next to R4C4. R5C6 remains legal and finishes yellow. The final sequence by row is C3, C5, C2, C4, C6, C1.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
What can go wrong on Level 12?
- Do not place yellow at R2C6: row 2 is already reserved for the forced teal cat at R2C5.
- R3C6 touches R2C5 diagonally, so it cannot be the yellow answer either.
- The pink region extends across several rows, but the magenta bottom-left anchor removes its lower candidates through both a column and a diagonal.
Audit the row, column, colored region and immediate diagonal neighbors after every cat. If your copied board gives no solution, check uncertain X marks before changing a region boundary.
The lesson to carry into the next board
Place a small anchor, then immediately recount the adjacent region. One singleton can force another color before all the obvious singleton colors are filled.
On your next puzzle, look for the same type of constraint before choosing a square. A useful question is: “Which row, column or region now has fewer candidates because of my last cat?” Keep the answer tied to a specific marked cell.
Read the illustrated Meowdoku strategy guide ↗Watch the source video
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Board transcribed from the original Meowdoku app shown in Nasir Ali Gamer’s linked tutorial. Every region and cat coordinate was independently checked against the opening and completed video frames. Exact constraint enumeration found one solution, and the written logic uses only deterministic rule deductions. The different layout on meowdoku.app at this level number was rejected rather than treated as the original board. Videos may include rejected trial moves (orange crosses) or a different move order; those are not steps to copy. The diagrams and text teach a separate verified route for this exact video layout. No app build number is visible in the tutorial, so this guide identifies the version by source video and board shape.
Sources & further reading
Level 12 questions
What is the Meowdoku Level 12 answer?
For the 6×6 video board, place the cats at R1C3, R2C5, R3C2, R4C4, R5C6, R6C1. Match the region shapes first.
How do I get unstuck on Meowdoku Level 12?
If you are stuck with several teal squares, start at R1C3 and eliminate the two diagonals under it. The teal cat must then be R2C5.
Why does my board look different?
This guide records a specific original app walkthrough. Different game versions, progression or level ordering can show another board with the same number. Compare the opening screenshot and use the solver for a different layout.