Shuffalo January 23, 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
B
A
L
L
Step 2
L
A
B
E
L
Step 3
L
I
A
B
L
E
Step 4
B
R
A
I
L
L
E
Step 5
R
E
L
I
A
B
L
Y
★ Bonus Round ★
L
I
B
E
R
A
L
L
Y
LIBERALLY
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Friday, January 23, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with BALL and climbs to RELIABLY. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.