Shuffalo February 12, 2026 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
Thursday
Word ladder
Step 1
T
I
N
Y
Step 2
M
I
N
T
Y
Step 3
E
N
M
I
T
Y
Step 4
A
N
Y
T
I
M
E
Step 5
D
Y
N
A
M
I
T
E
★ Bonus Round ★
M
E
N
D
A
C
I
T
Y
MENDACITY
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Thursday, February 12, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with TINY and climbs to DYNAMITE. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.