Thursday · Word Ladder

Shuffalo April 16, 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

Thursday

April 16, 2026

Word ladder

Step 1
U
S
E
D
Step 2
D
U
N
E
S
Step 3
N
U
R
S
E
D
Step 4
E
N
D
U
R
E
S
Step 5
C
E
N
S
U
R
E
D

★ Bonus Round ★

U
N
S
C
R
E
W
E
D

UNSCREWED

About this puzzle

The Shuffalo for Thursday, April 16, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.

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

Play today's Shuffalo on The New Yorker site.

Shuffalo April 16, 2026 Answers — Word Ladder & Bonus Round | AppWalkthrough