Shuffalo October 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
Thursday
Word ladder
Step 1
D
U
P
E
Step 2
P
R
U
D
E
Step 3
P
U
R
R
E
D
Step 4
P
R
O
U
D
E
R
Step 5
P
R
O
T
R
U
D
E
★ Bonus Round ★
C
O
R
R
U
P
T
E
D
CORRUPTED
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Thursday, October 1, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with DUPE and climbs to PROTRUDE. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.