Shuffalo January 9, 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
Friday
Word ladder
Step 1
S
I
G
N
Step 2
S
I
N
G
E
Step 3
G
E
N
I
U
S
Step 4
R
E
U
S
I
N
G
Step 5
U
S
H
E
R
I
N
G
★ Bonus Round ★
H
U
N
G
R
I
E
S
T
HUNGRIEST
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Friday, January 9, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with SIGN and climbs to USHERING. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.