Shuffalo May 1, 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
G
I
S
T
Step 2
S
T
I
N
G
Step 3
G
L
I
N
T
S
Step 4
L
A
S
T
I
N
G
Step 5
S
T
A
R
L
I
N
G
★ Bonus Round ★
S
T
A
R
T
L
I
N
G
STARTLING
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Friday, May 1, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with GIST and climbs to STARLING. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.