Shuffalo January 29, 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
Thursday
Word ladder
Step 1
R
U
N
S
Step 2
N
U
R
S
E
Step 3
U
N
R
E
S
T
Step 4
H
U
N
T
E
R
S
Step 5
U
N
E
A
R
T
H
S
★ Bonus Round ★
S
U
N
B
A
T
H
E
R
SUNBATHER
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Thursday, January 29, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with RUNS and climbs to UNEARTHS. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.