Shuffalo August 12, 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
D
E
E
M
Step 2
M
E
T
E
D
Step 3
T
E
E
M
E
D
Step 4
M
E
T
E
R
E
D
Step 5
T
E
M
P
E
R
E
D
★ Bonus Round ★
P
R
E
E
M
P
T
E
D
PREEMPTED
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Wednesday, August 12, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with DEEM and climbs to TEMPERED. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.