Shuffalo January 3, 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
C
E
D
E
Step 2
C
R
E
E
D
Step 3
D
E
C
R
E
E
Step 4
E
R
E
C
T
E
D
Step 5
E
X
C
R
E
T
E
D
★ Bonus Round ★
E
X
C
E
R
P
T
E
D
EXCERPTED
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Saturday, January 3, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with CEDE and climbs to EXCRETED. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.