Shuffalo February 23, 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
O
M
E
Step 2
P
O
E
M
S
Step 3
I
M
P
O
S
E
Step 4
P
R
O
M
I
S
E
Step 5
I
M
P
R
O
V
E
S
★ Bonus Round ★
I
M
P
R
O
V
I
S
E
IMPROVISE
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Monday, February 23, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with SOME and climbs to IMPROVES. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.