Shuffalo January 26, 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
Monday
Word ladder
Step 1
D
I
N
E
Step 2
P
I
N
E
D
Step 3
O
P
I
N
E
D
Step 4
P
O
I
N
T
E
D
Step 5
O
P
T
I
O
N
E
D
★ Bonus Round ★
P
O
R
T
I
O
N
E
D
PORTIONED
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Monday, January 26, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with DINE and climbs to OPTIONED. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.