Shuffalo August 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
Tuesday
Word ladder
Step 1
E
A
R
S
Step 2
D
A
R
E
S
Step 3
E
R
A
S
E
D
Step 4
A
D
H
E
R
E
S
Step 5
R
E
D
H
E
A
D
S
★ Bonus Round ★
H
E
A
D
D
R
E
S
S
HEADDRESS
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Tuesday, August 18, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with EARS and climbs to REDHEADS. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.