Shuffalo April 22, 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
Wednesday
Word ladder
Step 1
M
A
S
T
Step 2
S
T
E
A
M
Step 3
M
E
T
A
L
S
Step 4
T
A
M
A
L
E
S
Step 5
L
A
M
B
A
S
T
E
★ Bonus Round ★
M
E
A
T
B
A
L
L
S
MEATBALLS
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Wednesday, April 22, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with MAST and climbs to LAMBASTE. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.