This page is just for fun. It's a random collection of rare crossword answers; so rare that each appears only in a single Modern Era puzzle. Bogus entries (thematic words that make sense only in that crossword) are excluded.
There are 50,684 unique Modern Era answer words in the database.
Click any word to see it in the context of its puzzle. Words in this color did appear in pre-Shortz crosswords.
| Word | Date | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACEYDEUCY | Fri Nov 13, 2015 | Backgammon variant in which rolling a 1-2 is beneficial | Patrick Berry |
| ADCOPY | Wed Apr 21, 2021 | Promotional text | Brandon Koppy |
| ADNEXA | Sat Aug 17, 2002 | Anatomical parts that touch, as eyelids to eyeballs | Frank Longo |
| AMVET | Tue Feb 17, 2009 | W.W. II-era G.I., e.g. | Kristian House |
| BARRELORGANS | Sat Oct 24, 2015 | Instruments for old street musicians | Andrew Zhou |
| BOWLERHAT | Tue Jun 21, 2022 | Headgear for Laurel or Hardy | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| CAPPER | Sat Jan 1, 2005 | Doesn't this beat all? | Raymond C. Young |
| CEDARRAPIDS | Sat Sep 22, 2018 | Childhood home of Grant Wood and Elijah Wood | Sam Trabucco |
| CHERRYPICKER | Sun Oct 9, 2022 | *Seasonal orchard worker [eight rungs] | Jessie Trudeau and Ross Trudeau |
| CHOOKSUNGTAN | Sun Dec 25, 1994 | Season's greetings from Seoul | Randolph Ross |
| CLOCKRADIO | Thu Oct 30, 2003 | Dual-purpose bedroom device | Patrick Berry |
| COMING | Fri Oct 18, 2019 | Word in many a promotional poster | Jamey Smith |
| COUNTRYCODE | Mon Jul 16, 2018 | Start of an overseas telephone number | Erik Agard |
| DAAAAABEARS | Wed Oct 27, 2021 | Classic line from the Superfans sketch on "S.N.L." | Johanna Fenimore |
| FOOTIT | Sun May 17, 2015 | Go by walking | Joe Krozel |
| GIVEEAR | Thu Sep 21, 2017 | Listen (to) | Matt Ginsberg |
| GOBSTOPPER | Tue Sep 14, 2021 | "Everlasting" candy from Willy Wonka | Christopher Adams |
| HUMMUS | Sun Apr 6, 2025 | Pita dip made from chickpeas and tahini | Kareem Ayas |
| JORUM | Sat Jul 12, 2003 | Large bowl for holding drink | Manny Nosowsky |
| JUDASPRIEST | Thu Oct 4, 2018 | Heavy metal band whose name is a euphemism for "Jesus Christ!" | Joon Pahk |
| LEAKEDOUT | Sat May 2, 2015 | Didn't stay secret | Barry C. Silk |
| LIVEOAKS | Sun Oct 25, 2020 | Southern shade trees | Peter A. Collins |
| LOCOMOTION | Sun Feb 11, 2018 | Fuss about "The West Wing" actor Rob? | Matt Ginsberg |
| MIDJULY | Thu Dec 8, 2022 | Time in the dog days of summer | Grant Thackray |
| MISTBOW | Sat Oct 14, 2000 | Colorful fog phenomenon | Rich Norris |
| MRBURNS | Mon Apr 13, 2009 | Owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant on "The Simpsons" | Natan Last |
| PANLOAF | Sat Oct 18, 2025 | Bread purchase in the U.K. | Samuel Smalley |
| PRIMMER | Mon May 27, 2002 | More fastidious | Norman Wizer |
| QUITERIGHT | Mon Sep 21, 2020 | "Precisely!" | Daniel Larsen and The Wave Learning Festival Crossword Class |
| RELISTED | Sun Nov 8, 2009 | Put back on the market | Robert W. Harris |
| SARAPE | Thu May 19, 1994 | Ranchero's wrap | Richard Silvestri |
| SAYALOUD | Tue Jun 27, 2006 | Pronounce | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| STEADINESS | Sat Dec 18, 1999 | It may keep you on the beam | Nancy Joline |
| STICKONS | Sun Aug 14, 2022 | Post-it notes, e.g. | Jeff Chen and Jim Horne |
| SUGARFREE | Thu Feb 25, 2021 | Like some diet soda | Dylan Schiff |
| TIMBALES | Sun May 4, 2008 | Tito Puente played them | Richard Silvestri |
| TOTHATEND | Thu Apr 29, 2010 | For the reason stated | David J. W. Simpson |
| TRACTORBEAM | Fri Dec 23, 2016 | One may hold a ship in place | Robyn Weintraub |
| WIIITIS | Fri Mar 22, 2019 | Joint pain from playing too many video games | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| WRINGOUT | Thu Sep 26, 2019 | Dry, as a washcloth | Doug Peterson |