The opening idea
Sky blue needs row 4, pink needs row 7, and brown needs row 5. Clearing other colors from those rows leaves column 7 with only R1C7.
Meowdoku Level 19 answer
Try the deductions below first, or open the answer when you want to check your completed board.
Reveal all 7 cat positions
Cat coordinates
- R1C7Row 1, column 7
- R2C4Row 2, column 4
- R3C6Row 3, column 6
- R4C3Row 4, column 3
- R5C1Row 5, column 1
- R6C5Row 6, column 5
- R7C2Row 7, column 2
The 7 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
Reserve row 4 for sky blue
Sky blue now has only R4C2 and R4C3. Its other squares are in occupied columns or rows. Because both candidates are in row 4, that row belongs to sky blue. Cross the brown square R4C1. You can make this mark before you know which sky-blue candidate is correct.
See this in the complete process ↓The original app board, in pictures
These are frames from Beyond 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
yellow: 16 cells; rose: 1 cell; magenta: 2 cells; sky blue: 7 cells; brown: 14 cells; violet: 1 cell; pink: 8 cells.
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 1 has exactly one available square
Place rose at R2C4
Rose is the one square at R2C4. Place its cat and close row 2 and column 4. Cross R1C3, R1C5, R3C3 and R3C5 diagonally. Its row exclusion removes the upper of the two magenta squares.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
region 2 has exactly one available square
Magenta is forced to R3C6
Magenta has two squares, R2C6 and R3C6. The first belongs to the occupied rose row, so place magenta at R3C6. Close row 3 and column 6, then cross R4C5 and R4C7 diagonally. The yellow right-edge square R4C7 is now unavailable.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
region 5 has exactly one available square
Place violet at R6C5
Violet occupies only R6C5. Place its cat, close row 6 and column 5, and cross R5C4, R5C6, R7C4 and R7C6. These diagonals reduce the pink lower region to two candidates in the bottom row.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
region 3 is confined to row 4; its candidates are R4C2, R4C3
Reserve row 4 for sky blue
Sky blue now has only R4C2 and R4C3. Its other squares are in occupied columns or rows. Because both candidates are in row 4, that row belongs to sky blue. Cross the brown square R4C1. You can make this mark before you know which sky-blue candidate is correct.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
region 6 is confined to row 7; its candidates are R7C2, R7C3
Reserve row 7 for pink
Pink’s remaining candidates are R7C2 and R7C3. Both lie in the bottom row. Cross brown R7C1 and yellow R7C7: neither can hold the row-7 cat. Keep both pink candidates open for now.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
region 4 is confined to row 5; its candidates are R5C1, R5C2, R5C3
Reserve row 5 for brown
With R4C1 and R7C1 removed, brown can only use R5C1, R5C2 or R5C3. It must occupy row 5, so cross yellow R5C7. This is the third row reservation and the one that opens the yellow endgame.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
column 7 has exactly one available square
Column 7 forces yellow at R1C7
Scan the rightmost column. Rows 2, 3 and 6 already have cats, R4C7 touches magenta, and rows 5 and 7 are reserved for brown and pink. Only R1C7 remains. Place the yellow cat there and close row 1.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
column 1 has exactly one available square
Column 1 forces brown at R5C1
Now scan the leftmost column. Row 1 is closed, rows 2, 3 and 6 are occupied, and R4C1/R7C1 were excluded by row locks. R5C1 is the one legal cell. Place brown there; its diagonal immediately rules out sky-blue R4C2.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
region 3 has exactly one available square
Sky blue resolves to R4C3
Sky blue was waiting between R4C2 and R4C3. R4C2 touches the brown cat at R5C1, leaving R4C3. Place the sky-blue cat and close column 3. It is two columns away from brown in the neighboring row, so the two cats do not touch.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
region 6 has exactly one available square
Finish pink at R7C2
Pink was waiting between R7C2 and R7C3. Column 3 now contains sky blue, so only R7C2 remains. Place the last cat and check the seven-color solution. The row locks have all become exact placements.
Outlined cells show this step’s change. Cats and X marks carry forward.
What can go wrong on Level 19?
- R4C1 is brown, but row 4 is reserved for sky blue before either sky-blue candidate is placed.
- R7C7 cannot be yellow because pink already needs row 7.
- A reserved row is a constraint, not a completed cat. Keep its region’s candidates visible until the final location resolves.
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
Several row reservations can work together to force a distant edge cell. Level 19 teaches how to postpone exact placements while still making certain eliminations.
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 Beyond 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 region geometry was additionally cross-checked with the public meowdoku.app data for the same layout; its prose was not reused. 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 19 questions
What is the Meowdoku Level 19 answer?
For the 7×7 video board, place the cats at R1C7, R2C4, R3C6, R4C3, R5C1, R6C5, R7C2. Match the region shapes first.
How do I get unstuck on Meowdoku Level 19?
After the three opening cats, mark R4C1, R7C1, R7C7 and R5C7. Column 7 should then contain only R1C7.
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.