Shuffalo February 21, 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
Saturday
Word ladder
Step 1
D
O
T
E
Step 2
N
O
T
E
D
Step 3
T
E
N
D
O
N
Step 4
I
N
T
O
N
E
D
Step 5
A
N
O
I
N
T
E
D
★ Bonus Round ★
I
N
N
O
V
A
T
E
D
INNOVATED
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Saturday, February 21, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with DOTE and climbs to ANOINTED. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.