Shuffalo October 16, 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
Friday
Word ladder
Step 1
P
O
S
E
Step 2
P
O
R
E
S
Step 3
O
S
P
R
E
Y
Step 4
L
E
P
R
O
S
Y
Step 5
P
O
L
Y
M
E
R
S
★ Bonus Round ★
E
M
P
L
O
Y
E
R
S
EMPLOYERS
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Friday, October 16, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with POSE and climbs to POLYMERS. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.
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