Meowdoku Level 48 Walkthrough: Three Columns and One Big Knot

The Meowdoku Level 48 board layout

This board draws on rose, apricot, butter, matcha, mint, soda, periwinkle, lilac, and bubblegum. Rose is the tiniest region of the nine, holding only the top left corner tile at row 1, column 1. Apricot and lilac are tied as the next smallest with two tiles each: apricot stacked in column 3 at rows 1 and 2, and lilac stacked in column 9 at rows 7 and 8.

Matcha is the largest region at 19 tiles, running through the top middle and then straight down column 3. Bubblegum is close behind with 18 tiles filling the bottom left and the whole of row 9. Periwinkle holds 13 tiles in the middle right, while butter, soda, and mint have nine, nine, and eight tiles in the top right, the left side, and the middle respectively.

The important detail in this cat puzzle game is how many of these regions are narrow strips. Soda runs down column 1 and column 2, mint reaches down column 7, and lilac is a two-tile sliver in column 9. Narrow strips become column locks, and Level 48 uses three of them in a single move.

The opening move and the first four cats

Start Meowdoku Level 48 on row 1, column 1. Rose is a one-tile region in that corner, so its cat is forced before you analyse anything, which is technique T1, the last open tile in a color. It is the simplest move in all of these animal games and it is always the right place to begin on this board.

Apricot then falls to its single remaining tile at row 2, column 3, butter to row 3, column 8, and matcha to row 4, column 4, each by the same rule. Four cats and four rows are finished, which clears the top of the grid entirely.

Now the pace changes completely. Everything left sits in rows 5 through 9, and none of those colors is down to one tile yet. The fifth cat is where Level 48 earns its reputation, so switch from placing cats to collecting crosses.

The key moment: three column locks and a matched pair of rows

Begin with mint, the color that unlocks everything else in Meowdoku Level 48. Every open mint tile now sits in column 7, so column 7 must hold the mint cat. This is technique T3, a color locked to one line, and it crosses out the periwinkle tile at row 7, column 7 and the bubblegum tiles at row 8, column 7 and row 9, column 7. Then do the same for soda, which is confined to column 2: cross out the bubblegum tiles at row 7, column 2, row 8, column 2, and row 9, column 2. Lilac is confined to column 9, which removes the periwinkle tiles at row 5, column 9 and row 6, column 9 and the bubblegum tile at row 9, column 9.

With the column work done, switch to technique T4 and hunt for tiles that sit beside every remaining option of a color. The tiles at row 5, column 6 and row 6, column 6 each touch every open mint tile, so neither can hold a cat. The tile at row 7, column 5 touches every open periwinkle tile, so it goes too.

The final cross is the hardest idea on the board, technique T5, matched colors and lines. Mint and soda can now only place their cats in rows 5 and 6. Two colors filling two rows means both of those rows are already reserved, so every other color in them must be crossed out, which removes the periwinkle tile at row 6, column 5. After all thirteen crosses, periwinkle has exactly one open tile at row 7, column 6, and the fifth cat lands. Mint then settles at row 5, column 7, soda at row 6, column 2, lilac at row 8, column 9, and bubblegum finishes at row 9, column 5.

Tips for untangling a Meowdoku knot

Level 48 teaches the value of working in order. If you try to jump straight to the matched-rows idea, you cannot see it, because mint and soda are only trapped in rows 5 and 6 after nine column-lock crosses have landed. The clever move is always last, not first.

Use this sequence whenever a board stalls on a single cat.

• Sweep every narrow color for a column or row lock and apply all of those crosses first.
• Then look for tiles that touch every remaining option of a color and cross those out.
• Only after that, check whether two colors have been squeezed into the same two lines.
• Keep your crosses marked on the board with single taps so the picture stays honest.
• Ignore the biggest regions during the knot; bubblegum here is simply the last cat standing.
• A hint reveals the next forced cat if you want to confirm you are on the right track.

Why Meowdoku rewards patience

There is a particular pleasure in a board like Meowdoku Level 48, where nothing happens for thirteen crosses and then five cats land almost at once. It is the same pleasure that keeps people coming back to logic puzzle games: the board was always solvable, and you were the one who proved it.

Because Meowdoku is free and runs in a browser, there is no cost to sitting with a knot like this one for a few minutes. The single-tap cross, the double-tap cat, and the fish counter make it forgiving enough for a casual session while still giving serious brain games players something to chew on.

What is the solution to Meowdoku Level 48?

In solve order, the cats go on row 1, column 1 (rose); row 2, column 3 (apricot); row 3, column 8 (butter); row 4, column 4 (matcha); row 7, column 6 (periwinkle); row 5, column 7 (mint); row 6, column 2 (soda); row 8, column 9 (lilac); and row 9, column 5 (bubblegum).

Where does the first cat go in Meowdoku Level 48?

The first cat goes on row 1, column 1. Rose is a single-tile region in the top left corner, so that cat is forced and it opens up the first row and column immediately.

How do I find the periwinkle cat in Meowdoku Level 48?

Mint is confined to column 7, so cross out row 7, column 7, row 8, column 7, and row 9, column 7. Soda is confined to column 2, which removes row 7, column 2, row 8, column 2, and row 9, column 2. Lilac is confined to column 9, which removes row 5, column 9, row 6, column 9, and row 9, column 9. Then cross out row 5, column 6 and row 6, column 6 as mint neighbors and row 7, column 5 as a periwinkle neighbor. Finally, mint and soda are stuck in rows 5 and 6, so cross out the periwinkle tile at row 6, column 5. That leaves periwinkle with one open tile at row 7, column 6.

What makes Meowdoku Level 48 tricky?

The fifth cat needs thirteen crosses in the right order, ending with technique T5 where mint and soda reserve rows 5 and 6 between them. Everything before and after that move is straightforward, so the whole level hinges on one long chain.

Is Meowdoku Level 48 playable for free?

Yes. Meowdoku is a free cat puzzle game that works in any modern web browser, so this 9x9 board and the rest of the campaign are available with nothing to install.