Shuffalo February 4, 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
B
E
D
S
Step 2
B
I
D
E
S
Step 3
B
E
S
I
D
E
Step 4
D
E
R
B
I
E
S
Step 5
D
E
B
R
I
E
F
S
★ Bonus Round ★
B
E
F
R
I
E
N
D
S
BEFRIENDS
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Wednesday, February 4, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with BEDS and climbs to DEBRIEFS. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.