Shuffalo October 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
Friday
Word ladder
Step 1
G
N
A
T
Step 2
G
R
A
N
T
Step 3
R
A
T
I
N
G
Step 4
D
A
R
T
I
N
G
Step 5
G
R
A
D
I
E
N
T
★ Bonus Round ★
T
H
R
E
A
D
I
N
G
THREADING
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Friday, October 9, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with GNAT and climbs to GRADIENT. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.
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