Sunday · Word Ladder

Shuffalo April 12, 2026 answers

The full five-rung ladder and nine-letter Bonus Round for today's Shuffalo from The New Yorker.

Today's solution

6 steps total

Ladder rungs

5

word ladder

Bonus letters

9

final answer

Total letters

39

across all words

Day of week

Sunday

April 12, 2026

Word ladder

Step 1
L
E
T
S
Step 2
S
T
E
A
L
Step 3
C
A
S
T
L
E
Step 4
E
L
A
S
T
I
C
Step 5
C
L
I
M
A
T
E
S

★ Bonus Round ★

A
L
C
H
E
M
I
S
T

ALCHEMIST

About this puzzle

The Shuffalo for Sunday, April 12, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.

The ladder begins with LETS and climbs to CLIMATES. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.

Play today's Shuffalo on The New Yorker site.

Shuffalo April 12, 2026 Answers — Word Ladder & Bonus Round | AppWalkthrough