Shuffalo December 17, 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
Wednesday
Word ladder
Step 1
S
T
I
R
Step 2
S
H
I
R
T
Step 3
R
I
G
H
T
S
Step 4
F
R
I
G
H
T
S
Step 5
F
I
G
H
T
E
R
S
★ Bonus Round ★
F
R
I
G
H
T
E
N
S
FRIGHTENS
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Wednesday, December 17, 2025 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with STIR and climbs to FIGHTERS. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.