Shuffalo January 8, 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
Thursday
Word ladder
Step 1
M
A
D
E
Step 2
A
R
M
E
D
Step 3
R
E
M
A
D
E
Step 4
M
E
A
N
D
E
R
Step 5
D
E
M
E
A
N
O
R
★ Bonus Round ★
P
R
O
M
E
N
A
D
E
PROMENADE
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Thursday, January 8, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with MADE and climbs to DEMEANOR. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.