Nuts & Bolts

Nuts color sort guides

Browse nuts color sort guides for legal moves, daily puzzles, five-color challenges, hints, saved progress and keyboard controls.

6 articles

How to play nuts color sort

Learn legal moves, the four-nut limit, and the exact condition that completes a puzzle.

Playing the puzzle2 min read

Practice, daily and challenge modes

Choose between open-ended practice, a shared daily board and five-color challenge puzzles.

Playing the puzzle2 min read

Nuts color sort strategy

Use empty space carefully and build full-color stacks without claiming an optimal solution.

Strategy & progress2 min read

Hints, undo and spare bolts

Understand what each recovery control changes and why a hint may take time.

Strategy & progress2 min read

Save progress and share a nuts puzzle

Learn what survives reload, what copied links contain, and what browser storage cannot synchronize.

Strategy & progress2 min read

Play nuts color sort on mobile or keyboard

Use touch, focusable bolt controls and fullscreen without relying only on color.

Playing the puzzle2 min read

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