Shuffalo May 9, 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
Saturday
Word ladder
Step 1
R
A
N
G
Step 2
G
R
A
I
N
Step 3
R
A
K
I
N
G
Step 4
B
A
R
K
I
N
G
Step 5
B
R
E
A
K
I
N
G
★ Bonus Round ★
E
M
B
A
R
K
I
N
G
EMBARKING
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Saturday, May 9, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with RANG and climbs to BREAKING. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.