Shuffalo January 7, 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
Wednesday
Word ladder
Step 1
R
A
G
S
Step 2
G
E
A
R
S
Step 3
G
R
A
T
E
S
Step 4
S
T
O
R
A
G
E
Step 5
O
U
T
R
A
G
E
S
★ Bonus Round ★
S
U
R
R
O
G
A
T
E
SURROGATE
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Wednesday, January 7, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with RAGS and climbs to OUTRAGES. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.