Shuffalo is The New Yorker’s daily word game, where each round builds on the last: every answer reuses the letters of the previous one with a new letter added. Get the chain right and the final word uses every letter you have collected.
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Today’s Shuffalo Answer - October 17, 2026
The full chain is hidden so you can work through it yourself. Reveal the answer for Shuffalo – October 17, 2026 below.
The Answer is…RIPS, STRIP, SPIRIT, TIPSIER, SPITFIRE, PETRIFIES
Yesterday’s Shuffalo Answer - October 16, 2026
Shuffalo refreshes daily. If you are after the previous puzzle, here is October 16, 2026.
The Answer is…POSE, PORES, OSPREY, LEPROSY, POLYMERS, EMPLOYERS
Shuffalo Answer History
Every Shuffalo answer we have covered, newest first. Use the search box to jump to a particular puzzle.
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- July 7th, 2026 – DOSE, CODES, SECOND, SCORNED, CONSIDER, CONSPIRED
- July 6th, 2026 – GAME, IMAGE, ENIGMA, IMAGINE, MIGRAINE, REMAINING
- July 5th, 2026 – NEST, DENTS, STONED, FONDEST, SOFTENED, FESTOONED
- July 4th, 2026 – SANG, SLANG, GLANDS, DANGLES, SPANGLED, PLEADINGS
- July 3rd, 2026 – TIRE, RIVET, INVERT, VINTNER, REINVENT, INTERVENE
- July 2nd, 2026 – IRON, GROIN, ORIGIN, RIOTING, RIGATONI, MIGRATION
- July 1st, 2026 – STUN, TUNES, UNITES, AUNTIES, ANTIQUES, EQUATIONS
- June 30th, 2026 – TEES, STEEL, ELITES, STERILE, LISTENER, RESILIENT
- June 29th, 2026 – REED, DETER, TERMED, MERITED, REMITTED, PERMITTED
- June 28th, 2026 – EAST, STARE, ALTERS, SCARLET, CLEAREST, BRACELETS
- June 27th, 2026 – PAIN, PLAIN, PALING, PLAYING, SPLAYING, PASSINGLY
- June 26th, 2026 – VEST, STOVE, COVETS, OCTAVES, OVERCAST, OVERCOATS
- June 25th, 2026 – EPIC, PRICE, PIERCE, RECEIPT, DECREPIT, PREDICTED
- June 24th, 2026 – SIGN, SLING, SINGLE, SELLING, SWELLING, DWELLINGS
- June 23rd, 2026 – RUNT, TUNER, NATURE, CENTAUR, TRUNCATE, RELUCTANT
- June 22nd, 2026 – DEAR, TREAD, ARDENT, TRAINED, RATIONED, NOTARIZED
- June 21st, 2026 – USES, ISSUE, SUITES, STUDIES, OUTSIDES, SEDITIOUS
- June 20th, 2026 – GOES, OGRES, ORGIES, REGIONS, SOBERING, OBSERVING
- June 19th, 2026 – CONS, SCORN, CENSOR, ENCORES, ONSCREEN, RESONANCE
- June 18th, 2026 – LESS, SEALS, LEASES, MEASLES, ASSEMBLE, BLAMELESS
- June 17th, 2026 – SEED, EASED, CEASED, DECADES, DECEASED, DECREASED
- June 16th, 2026 – RIND, DINER, DINNER, GRINNED, ENDURING, UNDERLING
- June 15th, 2026 – DATE, ADEPT, PANTED, PAINTED, PEDANTIC, CAPTIONED
- June 14th, 2026 – REAL, ALERT, RENTAL, PLANTER, PARENTAL, PLANETARY
- June 13th, 2026 – RUDE, DEMUR, MURDER, EARDRUM, UNDERARM, UNMARRIED
- June 12th, 2026 – GAIT, GIANT, TAPING, PARTING, TRAMPING, IMPARTING
- June 11th, 2026 – COST, STOIC, TONICS, ACTIONS, CONTAINS, CONSTRAIN
- June 10th, 2026 – SURE, CURSE, SECURE, RECLUSE, LECTURES, CLUSTERED
- June 9th, 2026 – SAGS, SNAGS, ASSIGN, PASSING, SAPLINGS, SPLASHING
- June 8th, 2026 – SUED, FUSED, SURFED, REFUNDS, FOUNDERS, FOUNDRIES
- June 7th, 2026 – SLED, DUELS, PULSED, SLURPED, REPULSED, PRECLUDES
- June 6th, 2026 – OUST, SNOUT, COUNTS, SUCTION, DISCOUNT, CUSTODIAN
- June 5th, 2026 – FINS, FINDS, FIENDS, DEFINES, INFESTED, STIFFENED
- June 4th, 2026 – NINE, INANE, INSANE, CANINES, NUISANCE, INSURANCE
- June 3rd, 2026 – DUDS, DUDES, DUSTED, STUDIED, DISPUTED, DISRUPTED
- June 2nd, 2026 – CATS, CHATS, STARCH, SCRATCH, CATCHERS, SCRATCHED
- June 1st, 2026 – DIET, TEPID, PITIED, RIPTIDE, INTREPID, IMPRINTED
- May 31st, 2026 – GLEE, EAGLE, REGALE, ENLARGE, ALLERGEN, GENERALLY
- May 30th, 2026 – SIDE, DRIES, RAISED, PRAISED, SPRAINED, SPREADING
- May 29th, 2026 – LINE, INLET, TINGLE, MELTING, LIGAMENT, ALIGNMENT
- May 28th, 2026 – SAIL, TAILS, TRAILS, TAILORS, SOLITARY, ROYALTIES
- May 27th, 2026 – SOLE, CLOSE, SOLACE, LACTOSE, SOCIETAL, SOCIALITE
- May 26th, 2026 – SEED, CEDES, SECEDE, DECREES, SCREENED, RESIDENCE
- May 25th, 2026 – CALM, CAMEL, MALICE, MEDICAL, CLIMAXED, EXCLAIMED
- May 24th, 2026 – SETS, NESTS, SCENTS, INSECTS, SNITCHES, THICKNESS
- May 23rd, 2026 – GEAR, ANGER, HANGER, HEARING, REACHING, SEARCHING
- May 22nd, 2026 – EARS, READS, DREAMS, SMEARED, MASTERED, MODERATES
- May 21st, 2026 – VAIN, NAIVE, NATIVE, VINTAGE, NEGATIVE, ELEVATING
- May 20th, 2026 – MEND, AMEND, TANDEM, MANDATE, ANIMATED, LAMINATED
- May 19th, 2026 – STAR, CARTS, TRACES, CREATES, TERRACES, SECRETARY
- May 18th, 2026 – RISE, MISER, SIMMER, MEMOIRS, MISNOMER, PERSIMMON
- May 17th, 2026 – ROSE, SCORE, CHORES, TORCHES, CROCHETS, RICOCHETS
- May 16th, 2026 – SEAS, ASHES, SASHES, HASSLES, SPLASHES, SHAPELESS
- May 15th, 2026 – TREE, ERECT, CENTER, LECTERN, ELECTRON, TOLERANCE
- May 14th, 2026 – HERE, SHEER, CHEERS, REACHES, RESEARCH, RECHARGES
- May 13th, 2026 – ROPE, PRONE, PERSON, OPENERS, RESPONSE, PRESEASON
- May 12th, 2026 – RIPS, PAIRS, SPRAIN, RASPING, SPARKING, SPARKLING
- May 11th, 2026 – SEER, REELS, LESSER, RESOLES, RESOLVES, OURSELVES
- May 10th, 2026 – HOST, SHORT, OTHERS, MOTHERS, THEOREMS, SMOTHERED
- May 9th, 2026 – RANG, GRAIN, RAKING, BARKING, BREAKING, EMBARKING
- May 8th, 2026 – SLED, DEALS, PEDALS, CLASPED, DISPLACE, MISPLACED
- May 7th, 2026 – DIRT, TRIED, TIERED, RECITED, REDIRECT, RECRUITED
- May 6th, 2026 – LENS, LANES, ANGELS, SEALING, GASOLINE, ANALOGIES
- May 5th, 2026 – MASS, SMASH, MASHES, MESSIAH, EMPHASIS, STEAMSHIP
- May 4th, 2026 – LIES, VEILS, SILVER, SERVILE, RELIEVES, BELIEVERS
- May 3rd, 2026 – EARS, REARS, ERASER, READERS, ARRESTED, TREASURED
- May 2nd, 2026 – SUES, RUSES, NURSES, SUNRISE, NEUROSIS, NOURISHES
- May 1st, 2026 – GIST, STING, GLINTS, LASTING, STARLING, STARTLING
- April 30th, 2026 – TRUE, TUNER, TURNED, INTRUDE, REUNITED, INTERLUDE
- April 29th, 2026 – MUST, STRUM, MUSTER, MATURES, UPSTREAM, MOUSETRAP
- April 28th, 2026 – SLIP, CLIPS, SPLICE, PENCILS, PELICANS, PINNACLES
- April 27th, 2026 – PURE, PRUDE, PUREED, ERUPTED, PUTTERED, TRUMPETED
- April 26th, 2026 – SEEN, SNEER, GENRES, RENEGES, ENERGIES, ENGINEERS
- April 25th, 2026 – TREE, ENTER, ENTREE, PRETEEN, REPENTED, PRETENDED
- April 24th, 2026 – SUNS, STUNS, SUNSET, UNSEATS, SAUNTERS, TRANSFUSE
- April 23rd, 2026 – EARN, ANGER, GARNER, EARRING, REARMING, MARGARINE
- April 22nd, 2026 – MAST, STEAM, METALS, TAMALES, LAMBASTE, MEATBALLS
- April 21st, 2026 – DAWN, WANED, WARDEN, REDRAWN, WANDERER, UNDERWEAR
- April 20th, 2026 – TEST, TEXTS, SEXTET, EXTENTS, EXISTENT, SIXTEENTH
- April 19th, 2026 – DATE, ADEPT, DEPART, ADOPTER, TEARDROP, PORTRAYED
- April 18th, 2026 – SEED, DENSE, SENSED, ENDLESS, IDLENESS, SIDELINES
- April 17th, 2026 – RAIN, TRAIN, RETAIN, GRANITE, BERATING, BETRAYING
- April 16th, 2026 – USED, DUNES, NURSED, ENDURES, CENSURED, UNSCREWED
- April 15th, 2026 – SLAP, CLASP, PLACES, SPECIAL, REPLICAS, SPHERICAL
- April 14th, 2026 – DEER, ELDER, REELED, REVELED, RELIEVED, DELIVERED
- April 13th, 2026 – STAG, ANGST, GIANTS, CASTING, SCATHING, NIGHTCAPS
- April 12th, 2026 – LETS, STEAL, CASTLE, ELASTIC, CLIMATES, ALCHEMIST
- April 11th, 2026 – TOSS, OUSTS, SCOUTS, LOCUSTS, CONSULTS, COUNTLESS
- April 10th, 2026 – DIME, DENIM, REMIND, MINORED, DOMINEER, MODERNIZE
- April 9th, 2026 – SETS, RESTS, ASSERT, TASTERS, TARTNESS, STRANGEST
- April 8th, 2026 – SOON, LOONS, LOOSEN, CONSOLE, MONOCLES, SEMICOLON
- April 7th, 2026 – CONS, SONIC, CASINO, ACTIONS, MONASTIC, ROMANTICS
- April 6th, 2026 – EASE, ERASE, GREASE, ENRAGES, ENGRAVES, SCAVENGER
- April 5th, 2026 – STEP, STEEP, PESTER, REPEATS, SEPARATE, PARAKEETS
- April 4th, 2026 – INTO, INGOT, OUTING, TOURING, COURTING, TROUNCING
- April 3rd, 2026 – NAIL, ALIEN, MENIAL, MELANIN, MAINLINE, MILLENNIA
- April 2nd, 2026 – TART, TRAIT, ATTIRE, ITERATE, LITERATE, RETALIATE
- April 1st, 2026 – SPAR, SPEAR, TAPERS, PARENTS, PARTNERS, PRANKSTER
- March 31st, 2026 – HEAR, EARTH, HEATER, WEATHER, WREATHED, WEATHERED
- March 30th, 2026 – LATE, DELTA, DENTAL, SLANTED, WETLANDS, WASTELAND
Shuffalo Tips & Strategies
- Work the chain forwards: Each answer is the one before it plus a single new letter, so solving early rounds makes the later ones much easier.
- Anagram freely: The letters carry over but the order does not – rearranging is the whole game.
- Save the long word: The final answer uses every letter, so if you are stuck, try solving it and working backwards.
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