Shuffalo February 17, 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
Tuesday
Word ladder
Step 1
S
A
M
E
Step 2
S
M
E
A
R
Step 3
A
R
M
I
E
S
Step 4
S
E
M
I
N
A
R
Step 5
M
I
N
E
R
A
L
S
★ Bonus Round ★
T
E
R
M
I
N
A
L
S
TERMINALS
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Tuesday, February 17, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with SAME and climbs to MINERALS. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.