Shuffalo January 20, 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
Tuesday
Word ladder
Step 1
S
A
S
H
Step 2
A
S
H
E
S
Step 3
H
A
S
S
L
E
Step 4
S
L
A
S
H
E
R
Step 5
S
L
A
T
H
E
R
S
★ Bonus Round ★
H
E
A
R
T
L
E
S
S
HEARTLESS
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Tuesday, January 20, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with SASH and climbs to SLATHERS. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.