Shuffalo March 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
Wednesday
Word ladder
Step 1
D
E
N
T
Step 2
T
R
E
N
D
Step 3
T
E
N
D
E
R
Step 4
E
N
T
E
R
E
D
Step 5
C
E
N
T
E
R
E
D
★ Bonus Round ★
I
N
T
E
R
C
E
D
E
INTERCEDE
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Wednesday, March 18, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with DENT and climbs to CENTERED. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.