Shuffalo January 30, 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
G
A
T
E
Step 2
A
G
E
N
T
Step 3
N
E
G
A
T
E
Step 4
E
L
E
G
A
N
T
Step 5
E
N
T
A
N
G
L
E
★ Bonus Round ★
G
E
N
T
L
E
M
A
N
GENTLEMAN
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Friday, January 30, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with GATE and climbs to ENTANGLE. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.