Shuffalo December 26, 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
Friday
Word ladder
Step 1
S
E
T
S
Step 2
S
E
C
T
S
Step 3
C
H
E
S
T
S
Step 4
S
A
C
H
E
T
S
Step 5
C
H
A
S
T
I
S
E
★ Bonus Round ★
C
A
T
F
I
S
H
E
S
CATFISHES
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Friday, December 26, 2025 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with SETS and climbs to CHASTISE. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.