Shuffalo April 17, 2026 answers
The full five-rung ladder and nine-letter Bonus Round for today's Shuffalo from The New Yorker.
Today's solution
Ladder rungs
5
Bonus letters
9
Total letters
39
Day of week
Friday
Word ladder
Step 1
R
A
I
N
Step 2
T
R
A
I
N
Step 3
R
E
T
A
I
N
Step 4
G
R
A
N
I
T
E
Step 5
B
E
R
A
T
I
N
G
★ Bonus Round ★
B
E
T
R
A
Y
I
N
G
BETRAYING
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Friday, April 17, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with RAIN and climbs to BERATING. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.