Shuffalo April 18, 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
Saturday
Word ladder
Step 1
S
E
E
D
Step 2
D
E
N
S
E
Step 3
S
E
N
S
E
D
Step 4
E
N
D
L
E
S
S
Step 5
I
D
L
E
N
E
S
S
★ Bonus Round ★
S
I
D
E
L
I
N
E
S
SIDELINES
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Saturday, April 18, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with SEED and climbs to IDLENESS. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.