Shuffalo September 23, 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
Wednesday
Word ladder
Step 1
A
I
R
S
Step 2
R
A
I
N
S
Step 3
R
A
I
S
I
N
Step 4
A
S
P
I
R
I
N
Step 5
P
R
A
I
S
I
N
G
★ Bonus Round ★
A
P
P
R
I
S
I
N
G
APPRISING
About this puzzle
The Shuffalo for Wednesday, September 23, 2026 is a 5-step word ladder with a 9-letter Bonus Round.
The ladder begins with AIRS and climbs to PRAISING. Highlighted tiles in the ladder mark the letter that changed at each step.