Shuffalo January 16, 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
Friday
Word ladder
Step 1
N
E
A
T
Step 2
M
E
A
N
T
Step 3
I
N
M
A
T
E
Step 4
M
A
T
I
N
E
E
Step 5
M
E
A
N
T
I
M
E
★ Bonus Round ★
M
I
N
C
E
M
E
A
T
MINCEMEAT
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Friday, January 16, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with NEAT and climbs to MEANTIME. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.