Shuffalo August 16, 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
Sunday
Word ladder
Step 1
G
R
I
D
Step 2
G
R
I
N
D
Step 3
D
A
R
I
N
G
Step 4
D
A
R
L
I
N
G
Step 5
C
R
A
D
L
I
N
G
★ Bonus Round ★
D
E
C
L
A
R
I
N
G
DECLARING
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Sunday, August 16, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with GRID and climbs to CRADLING. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.
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