Shuffalo February 16, 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
Monday
Word ladder
Step 1
S
A
G
E
Step 2
G
E
A
R
S
Step 3
G
R
E
A
S
E
Step 4
R
E
G
A
L
E
S
Step 5
G
E
N
E
R
A
L
S
★ Bonus Round ★
A
L
L
E
R
G
E
N
S
ALLERGENS
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Monday, February 16, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with SAGE and climbs to GENERALS. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.