Shuffalo January 12, 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
N
O
S
E
Step 2
S
C
O
N
E
Step 3
S
E
C
O
N
D
Step 4
E
N
C
O
D
E
S
Step 5
C
O
N
D
E
N
S
E
★ Bonus Round ★
D
E
N
O
U
N
C
E
S
DENOUNCES
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Monday, January 12, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with NOSE and climbs to CONDENSE. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.