Shuffalo January 17, 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
Saturday
Word ladder
Step 1
G
A
I
N
Step 2
A
L
I
G
N
Step 3
A
I
L
I
N
G
Step 4
T
A
I
L
I
N
G
Step 5
V
I
G
I
L
A
N
T
★ Bonus Round ★
V
I
O
L
A
T
I
N
G
VIOLATING
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Saturday, January 17, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with GAIN and climbs to VIGILANT. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.