Nut Sort level guide
Nut Sort Level 9 Walkthrough
Nut Sort Level 9 is easiest when you postpone the obvious pair and spend your early moves on the side that still hides a buried match. The solve stays clean only if the unstable stack gets room before the board starts shrinking.
Board Notes
- Layout
- Level 9 opens with four mixed posts across the top, three active posts in the middle, and one lower white stack already sitting as a heavy buffer piece. Blue, yellow, green, orange-red, purple, and silver-white are all visible, and one solved-looking pair sits beside a more unstable mixed side. The board looks cleaner than Level 8, but one buried match still controls everything.
- Goal
- The target is to open the buried match before cashing in the obvious clean pair. One side can almost be finished immediately, but doing that too early removes the spare room needed by the rougher mixed post. The level clears best when the unstable side is fixed first and the easy pair is delayed.
- Opening
- The player starts by moving a blocker off the unstable side and exposing the buried match below it. That new pair is finished before the solved-looking outer pair is touched. Only after the unstable stacks have more room does the delayed easy pair finally disappear.
- Danger Zone
- The danger is the moment when the outer pair looks ready and the buried match is still only half exposed. Taking the easy pair there feels natural, but it shrinks the board before the unstable side is truly safe.
- Mechanics
- Level 9 is a delay puzzle. The hard part is not finding a match; it is refusing to take the first match that looks finished.
Quick Tips for Nut Sort Level 9 (spoiler-free)
- The first clean pair you see in Level 9 is usually bait. Check whether another side still needs that space before you take it.
- With 4 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 9 — Full Solution
- Open the mixed side that still hides a match under its top blocker.
- Complete the newly exposed pair and leave the easy outer pair alone for now.
- Reuse the recovered space to move the next blocker off the unstable side.
- Finish the delayed easy pair only after both mixed posts have breathing room.
- Close the last short cleanup stacks once the buried color is no longer competing for space.
Colors in this level:
Mint, Red, Gold, Black
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Clearing the visible pair first and leaving the buried match with no exit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I delay the obvious pair in Nut Sort Level 9?
Finishing that pair too early removes the spare space needed to free the buried match.