Shuffalo February 18, 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
Wednesday
Word ladder
Step 1
H
A
R
D
Step 2
H
E
A
R
D
Step 3
H
A
R
P
E
D
Step 4
P
H
R
A
S
E
D
Step 5
R
E
S
H
A
P
E
D
★ Bonus Round ★
S
P
E
A
R
H
E
A
D
SPEARHEAD
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Wednesday, February 18, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with HARD and climbs to RESHAPED. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.