Shuffalo December 8, 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
Monday
Word ladder
Step 1
T
A
I
L
Step 2
T
R
I
A
L
Step 3
R
E
T
A
I
L
Step 4
A
R
T
I
C
L
E
Step 5
V
E
R
T
I
C
A
L
★ Bonus Round ★
L
U
C
R
A
T
I
V
E
LUCRATIVE
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Monday, December 8, 2025 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with TAIL and climbs to VERTICAL. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.