Shuffalo December 16, 2025 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
R
I
S
E
Step 2
C
R
I
E
S
Step 3
R
E
L
I
C
S
Step 4
S
L
I
C
K
E
R
Step 5
P
R
I
C
K
L
E
S
★ Bonus Round ★
C
L
E
R
K
S
H
I
P
CLERKSHIP
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Tuesday, December 16, 2025 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with RISE and climbs to PRICKLES. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.