Shuffalo May 20, 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
M
E
N
D
Step 2
A
M
E
N
D
Step 3
T
A
N
D
E
M
Step 4
M
A
N
D
A
T
E
Step 5
A
N
I
M
A
T
E
D
★ Bonus Round ★
L
A
M
I
N
A
T
E
D
LAMINATED
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Wednesday, May 20, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with MEND and climbs to ANIMATED. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.
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