Shuffalo February 19, 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
O
R
C
A
Step 2
A
C
T
O
R
Step 3
C
A
R
R
O
T
Step 4
C
U
R
A
T
O
R
Step 5
C
A
R
R
Y
O
U
T
★ Bonus Round ★
C
O
U
R
T
Y
A
R
D
COURTYARD
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Thursday, February 19, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with ORCA and climbs to CARRYOUT. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.