Shuffalo December 9, 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
E
N
T
Step 2
E
N
T
E
R
Step 3
N
E
A
T
E
R
Step 4
E
N
T
R
E
A
T
Step 5
A
N
T
E
A
T
E
R
★ Bonus Round ★
A
L
T
E
R
N
A
T
E
ALTERNATE
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Tuesday, December 9, 2025 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with RENT and climbs to ANTEATER. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.