Shuffalo February 5, 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
N
I
C
E
Step 2
S
I
N
C
E
Step 3
M
I
N
C
E
S
Step 4
C
I
N
E
M
A
S
Step 5
M
A
C
H
I
N
E
S
★ Bonus Round ★
M
E
C
H
A
N
I
C
S
MECHANICS
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Thursday, February 5, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with NICE and climbs to MACHINES. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.