Shuffalo July 18, 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
Saturday
Word ladder
Step 1
F
I
N
S
Step 2
F
I
N
E
S
Step 3
I
N
F
E
S
T
Step 4
I
N
F
E
C
T
S
Step 5
F
A
N
C
I
E
S
T
★ Bonus Round ★
F
A
S
C
I
N
A
T
E
FASCINATE
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Saturday, July 18, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with FINS and climbs to FANCIEST. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.