Shuffalo January 6, 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
Tuesday
Word ladder
Step 1
S
A
N
D
Step 2
D
A
M
N
S
Step 3
N
O
M
A
D
S
Step 4
D
O
M
A
I
N
S
Step 5
A
D
M
O
N
I
S
H
★ Bonus Round ★
H
U
M
A
N
O
I
D
S
HUMANOIDS
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Tuesday, January 6, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with SAND and climbs to ADMONISH. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.