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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- March 29th, 2026 – DING, DEIGN, TINGED, GLINTED, DELETING, LIGHTENED
- March 28th, 2026 – CASE, SCALE, CLEANS, CANCELS, CONCEALS, CONCLAVES
- March 27th, 2026 – GERM, GRIME, MIRAGE, RAGTIME, EMIGRATE, GERMINATE
- March 26th, 2026 – ACHE, REACH, ARCHER, CHARRED, HARDCORE, HARDCOVER
- March 25th, 2026 – TIES, HEIST, TITHES, ATHEIST, HESITATE, AESTHETIC
- March 24th, 2026 – LION, LINGO, OGLING, GLOWING, GROWLING, GLOWERING
- March 23rd, 2026 – PIES, SPICE, PIECES, PRECISE, RECEIPTS, PRESCIENT
- March 22nd, 2026 – SNOT, STONE, SONNET, TENSION, MENTIONS, OINTMENTS
- March 21st, 2026 – USED, DOUSE, UNDOES, NODULES, LOUDNESS, SOUNDLESS
- March 20th, 2026 – YARN, RAINY, GRAINY, ANGRILY, RALLYING, GLARINGLY
- March 19th, 2026 – ELMS, MEALS, REALMS, MARVELS, REMOVALS, MARVELOUS
- March 18th, 2026 – DENT, TREND, TENDER, ENTERED, CENTERED, INTERCEDE
- March 17th, 2026 – RAMP, TRAMP, TAMPER, TEMPERA, PERMEATE, TEMPERATE
- March 16th, 2026 – TEEN, EATEN, NEATER, VETERAN, RENOVATE, OVERTAKEN
- March 15th, 2026 – NEAR, RAVEN, RAVINE, VINEGAR, REPAVING, GRAPEVINE
- March 14th, 2026 – SENT, TENSE, SENATE, MEANEST, TAMENESS, BASEMENTS
- March 13th, 2026 – DUET, TUNED, PUNTED, PRUDENT, UPTURNED, PUNCTURED
- March 12th, 2026 – TINS, STINT, TITANS, STATION, TOASTING, GESTATION
- March 11th, 2026 – DEAL, DECAL, LACKED, CLOAKED, DEADLOCK, BLOCKADED
- March 10th, 2026 – MICE, MINCE, INCOME, DEMONIC, COMEDIAN, DOMINANCE
- March 9th, 2026 – MASS, SEAMS, SESAME, MEASLES, SEAMLESS, SHAMELESS
- March 8th, 2026 – GEAR, ANGER, REGAIN, READING, DRAINAGE, BARGAINED
- March 7th, 2026 – SEES, SEEPS, SPREES, EMPRESS, PREMISES, IMPRESSED
- March 6th, 2026 – LESS, SOLES, CLOSES, CLOSETS, SOLSTICE, CLOISTERS
- March 5th, 2026 – SALE, LEASE, EAGLES, ALLEGES, GAZELLES, LEGALIZES
- March 4th, 2026 – EONS, NOISE, SENIOR, VERSION, SOUVENIR, REVULSION
- March 3rd, 2026 – NINE, INNER, INTERN, RENTING, RINGTONE, MENTORING
- March 2nd, 2026 – PEER, PREEN, REPENT, PRETEND, PARENTED, PATTERNED
- March 1st, 2026 – TILT, TITLE, LITTER, BRITTLE, LIBRETTO, TRILOBITE
- February 28th, 2026 – RIGS, GRINS, RESIGN, FINGERS, REFUSING, FIGURINES
- February 27th, 2026 – DICE, EDICT, DECEIT, ENTICED, INJECTED, DEJECTION
- February 26th, 2026 – SEND, BENDS, BLENDS, BLONDES, BOLDNESS, BOUNDLESS
- February 25th, 2026 – TUNE, UNITE, MINUTE, UNTIMED, MUTINIED, UNLIMITED
- February 24th, 2026 – SOIL, LIONS, TONSIL, LOTIONS, COLONIST, LOCATIONS
- February 23rd, 2026 – SOME, POEMS, IMPOSE, PROMISE, IMPROVES, IMPROVISE
- February 22nd, 2026 – DUST, DUETS, SUITED, TEDIOUS, SOLITUDE, CLOUDIEST
- February 21st, 2026 – DOTE, NOTED, TENDON, INTONED, ANOINTED, INNOVATED
- February 20th, 2026 – LINT, GLINT, TILING, LILTING, TRILLING, THRILLING
- February 19th, 2026 – ORCA, ACTOR, CARROT, CURATOR, CARRYOUT, COURTYARD
- February 18th, 2026 – HARD, HEARD, HARPED, PHRASED, RESHAPED, SPEARHEAD
- February 17th, 2026 – SAME, SMEAR, ARMIES, SEMINAR, MINERALS, TERMINALS
- February 16th, 2026 – SAGE, GEARS, GREASE, REGALES, GENERALS, ALLERGENS
- February 15th, 2026 – DELI, YIELD, DIRELY, TIREDLY, DIRECTLY, CREDULITY
- February 14th, 2026 – DATE, DEATH, BATHED, BREADTH, BREATHED, BLATHERED
- February 13th, 2026 – ELSE, REELS, ELDERS, RESOLED, REMODELS, SMOLDERED
- February 12th, 2026 – TINY, MINTY, ENMITY, ANYTIME, DYNAMITE, MENDACITY
- February 11th, 2026 – SIGN, SLING, CLINGS, SLICING, SPLICING, CLIPPINGS
- February 10th, 2026 – TINS, INSET, TENNIS, INTENSE, SENTIENT, SENTIMENT
- February 9th, 2026 – LANE, ALIEN, MENIAL, SEMINAL, AILMENTS, DISMANTLE
- February 8th, 2026 – DEAN, ANTED, DETAIN, DEFIANT, INFLATED, DEFLATION
- February 7th, 2026 – SIRS, RISES, SERIES, RESIZES, SEIZURES, SUPERSIZE
- February 6th, 2026 – RENT, INERT, TINIER, IGNITER, RETIRING, REWRITING
- February 5th, 2026 – NICE, SINCE, MINCES, CINEMAS, MACHINES, MECHANICS
- February 4th, 2026 – BEDS, BIDES, BESIDE, DERBIES, DEBRIEFS, BEFRIENDS
- February 3rd, 2026 – EASE, ERASE, CREASE, REACHES, BREACHES, BLEACHERS
- February 2nd, 2026 – SITS, SNITS, SAINTS, SUSTAIN, TSUNAMIS, HUMANISTS
- February 1st, 2026 – TRUE, UTTER, TURTLE, UTTERLY, FLUTTERY, BUTTERFLY
- January 31st, 2026 – TOES, PESTO, POSTER, REPORTS, TROUPERS, SUPPORTER
- January 30th, 2026 – GATE, AGENT, NEGATE, ELEGANT, ENTANGLE, GENTLEMAN
- January 29th, 2026 – RUNS, NURSE, UNREST, HUNTERS, UNEARTHS, SUNBATHER
- January 28th, 2026 – COST, STOCK, SOCKET, POCKETS, LOCKSTEP, STOCKPILE
- January 27th, 2026 – SNAG, GAINS, GRAINS, MARGINS, MIGRANTS, HAMSTRING
- January 26th, 2026 – DINE, PINED, OPINED, POINTED, OPTIONED, PORTIONED
- January 25th, 2026 – STEM, MELTS, METALS, AMULETS, SOULMATE, MODULATES
- January 24th, 2026 – SEEN, SNEER, SERENE, ENTREES, PRETENSE, REPRESENT
- January 23rd, 2026 – BALL, LABEL, LIABLE, BRAILLE, RELIABLY, LIBERALLY
- January 22nd, 2026 – ICES, SLICE, CHISEL, CLICHES, CHALICES, CHEMICALS
- January 21st, 2026 – RODE, RODEO, ROOTED, MOTORED, ODOMETER, METEOROID
- January 20th, 2026 – SASH, ASHES, HASSLE, SLASHER, SLATHERS, HEARTLESS
- January 19th, 2026 – RANG, GRAND, GARDEN, GRENADE, ENLARGED, LEGENDARY
- January 18th, 2026 – LEWD, DWELL, WALLED, ALLOWED, WALLOWED, SWALLOWED
- January 17th, 2026 – GAIN, ALIGN, AILING, TAILING, VIGILANT, VIOLATING
- January 16th, 2026 – NEAT, MEANT, INMATE, MATINEE, MEANTIME, MINCEMEAT
- January 15th, 2026 – SONS, NOSES, SENSOR, SERMONS, MONSTERS, SPORTSMEN
- January 14th, 2026 – LACE, CLEAR, CEREAL, TREACLE, BRACELET, CELEBRATE
- January 13th, 2026 – STIR, TIRES, SITTER, TRISECT, RESTRICT, TRICKSTER
- January 12th, 2026 – NOSE, SCONE, SECOND, ENCODES, CONDENSE, DENOUNCES
- January 11th, 2026 – OATS, ROAST, PASTOR, PARROTS, AIRPORTS, PORTRAITS
- January 10th, 2026 – IRKS, SKIER, RISKED, SHIRKED, SHRIEKED, WHISKERED
- January 9th, 2026 – SIGN, SINGE, GENIUS, REUSING, USHERING, HUNGRIEST
- January 8th, 2026 – MADE, ARMED, REMADE, MEANDER, DEMEANOR, PROMENADE
- January 7th, 2026 – RAGS, GEARS, GRATES, STORAGE, OUTRAGES, SURROGATE
- January 6th, 2026 – SAND, DAMNS, NOMADS, DOMAINS, ADMONISH, HUMANOIDS
- January 5th, 2026 – CURT, CRUST, TRUCES, CLUSTER, CULTURES, SCULPTURE
- January 4th, 2026 – GRIN, GROIN, ORIGIN, IRONING, MINORING, INFORMING
- January 3rd, 2026 – CEDE, CREED, DECREE, ERECTED, EXCRETED, EXCERPTED
- January 2nd, 2026 – RUST, SPURT, ERUPTS, STUMPER, SPECTRUM, COMPUTERS
- January 1st, 2026 – YEAR, LAYER, DEARLY, ALREADY, PARLAYED, PARALYZED
- December 31st, 2025 – COST, COAST, ACTORS, CAPTORS, POSTCARD, PODCASTER
- December 30th, 2025 – VASE, RAVES, RAVENS, RAVINES, INVADERS, VINEYARDS
- December 29th, 2025 – RIGS, GRIST, TIGERS, STINGER, STEERING, FESTERING
- December 28th, 2025 – SLIM, LIMES, SIMILE, ELITISM, SLIMIEST, LIMITLESS
- December 27th, 2025 – DOSE, NODES, SNORED, ENDORSE, CENSORED, CRESCENDO
- December 26th, 2025 – SETS, SECTS, CHESTS, SACHETS, CHASTISE, CATFISHES
- December 25th, 2025 – SEAR, SNARE, REASON, SENATOR, RESONANT, ORNAMENTS
- December 24th, 2025 – DATE, DELTA, DETAIL, DIALECT, DELICATE, ELUCIDATE
- December 23rd, 2025 – VEST, STAVE, STARVE, SERVANT, VETERANS, VENERATES
- December 22nd, 2025 – RIDE, RIDGE, RINGED, GRINDER, ORDERING, REWORDING
- December 21st, 2025 – NERD, TREND, TINDER, PRINTED, SPRINTED, PRESIDENT
- December 20th, 2025 – STUN, UNITS, SQUINT, INQUEST, QUINTETS, QUOTIENTS
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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