Nut Sort level guide
Nut Sort Level 17 Walkthrough
Nut Sort Level 17 clears cleanly when you lock the lower-middle yellow anchor first and then let the silver side and rainbow side use different lower routes. If yellow is late, the board keeps collapsing into one crowded lower lane and the two silver columns never unwind comfortably.
Board Notes
- Layout
- Level 17 opens with two tall silver-based stacks on the left, a pink-blue tower in the upper middle, and a high silver-white post on the far right. The middle row adds a pale silver stack, a red-orange stack, a peach-heavy stack, and a rainbow-colored mixed column on the far right. Beneath them are two empty white pegs and a lower-middle yellow anchor that is already started.
- Goal
- The key target is the lower-middle yellow anchor, because the upper center white-yellow piece needs to drop into it before the right side can be split without wasting both lower pegs. Once yellow is safe below, the silver-heavy left side and the rainbow right side stop fighting over the same landing space.
- Opening
- The player starts by cashing the upper yellow into the lower-middle peg. That early anchor then gives the board enough room to pull apart the right-side silver and orange pieces while one lower peg remains free for the pale silver column on the left.
- Danger Zone
- The deadlock appears when the two left silver-based columns are both still unfinished while the rainbow stack on the right also needs a shuttle. If the yellow anchor is delayed, all three of those groups end up asking for the same lower peg and the cleanup loses its shape.
- Mechanics
- Level 17 is less about one hidden color and more about ownership of the lower lanes. Yellow has to be claimed early so that silver can own one side and the rainbow stack can unwind through the other.
Quick Tips for Nut Sort Level 17 (spoiler-free)
- When a level starts with yellow already half-built below, take that hint seriously. In Level 17, finishing yellow early is what stops the left silver side from eating every spare move.
- With 9 colors in play, clear the pair with the fewest blockers first so the board opens up instead of tightening.
- Think in chain clears. The best move is the one that sets up the next two moves, not just the quickest current match.
How to Solve Nut Sort Level 17 — Full Solution
- Drop the upper yellow onto the lower-middle peg before touching the rainbow stack on the right.
- Keep one lower peg reserved for the left silver traffic while you open the right-side orange and white pieces.
- Thin the rainbow column only after yellow no longer needs the same landing space.
- Finish the two silver-based columns in stages instead of trying to close one side completely at once.
- Leave the final orange and green cleanup for the end, when both lower lanes are already assigned.
Colors in this level:
Yellow, Silver, Pink, Blue, Orange, Peach, Green, Red, White
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Delaying the lower-middle yellow anchor until after the right-side rainbow stack has already opened.
- Letting both silver columns and the rainbow stack compete for the same lower peg at once.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Nut Sort Level 17 get crowded in the lower row so quickly?
It usually happens because yellow was not anchored early, so the two silver columns and the rainbow side all end up sharing one lower lane.