Shuffalo January 4, 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
Sunday
Word ladder
Step 1
G
R
I
N
Step 2
G
R
O
I
N
Step 3
O
R
I
G
I
N
Step 4
I
R
O
N
I
N
G
Step 5
M
I
N
O
R
I
N
G
★ Bonus Round ★
I
N
F
O
R
M
I
N
G
INFORMING
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Sunday, January 4, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with GRIN and climbs to MINORING. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.