Shuffalo May 5, 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
M
A
S
S
Step 2
S
M
A
S
H
Step 3
M
A
S
H
E
S
Step 4
M
E
S
S
I
A
H
Step 5
E
M
P
H
A
S
I
S
★ Bonus Round ★
S
T
E
A
M
S
H
I
P
STEAMSHIP
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Tuesday, May 5, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with MASS and climbs to EMPHASIS. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.