Shuffalo October 17, 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
I
P
S
Step 2
S
T
R
I
P
Step 3
S
P
I
R
I
T
Step 4
T
I
P
S
I
E
R
Step 5
S
P
I
T
F
I
R
E
★ Bonus Round ★
P
E
T
R
I
F
I
E
S
PETRIFIES
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Saturday, October 17, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with RIPS and climbs to SPITFIRE. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.
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