Shuffalo January 15, 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
S
O
N
S
Step 2
N
O
S
E
S
Step 3
S
E
N
S
O
R
Step 4
S
E
R
M
O
N
S
Step 5
M
O
N
S
T
E
R
S
★ Bonus Round ★
S
P
O
R
T
S
M
E
N
SPORTSMEN
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Thursday, January 15, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with SONS and climbs to MONSTERS. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.