Shuffalo September 18, 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
D
E
E
R
Step 2
E
R
R
E
D
Step 3
R
E
N
D
E
R
Step 4
N
E
R
D
I
E
R
Step 5
T
R
E
N
D
I
E
R
★ Bonus Round ★
R
E
T
R
A
I
N
E
D
RETRAINED
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Friday, September 18, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with DEER and climbs to TRENDIER. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.
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