Shuffalo January 5, 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
C
U
R
T
Step 2
C
R
U
S
T
Step 3
T
R
U
C
E
S
Step 4
C
L
U
S
T
E
R
Step 5
C
U
L
T
U
R
E
S
★ Bonus Round ★
S
C
U
L
P
T
U
R
E
SCULPTURE
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Monday, January 5, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with CURT and climbs to CULTURES. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.