Shuffalo January 1, 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
Y
E
A
R
Step 2
L
A
Y
E
R
Step 3
D
E
A
R
L
Y
Step 4
A
L
R
E
A
D
Y
Step 5
P
A
R
L
A
Y
E
D
★ Bonus Round ★
P
A
R
A
L
Y
Z
E
D
PARALYZED
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Thursday, January 1, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with YEAR and climbs to PARLAYED. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.