Shuffalo May 12, 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
Tuesday
Word ladder
Step 1
R
I
P
S
Step 2
P
A
I
R
S
Step 3
S
P
R
A
I
N
Step 4
R
A
S
P
I
N
G
Step 5
S
P
A
R
K
I
N
G
★ Bonus Round ★
S
P
A
R
K
L
I
N
G
SPARKLING
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Tuesday, May 12, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with RIPS and climbs to SPARKING. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.