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Random unique answer words

40 answers which have never been reused

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 50,484 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.

WordDateClueAuthor
ADDUCTSThu Sep 9, 2010Brings together, as two parts of the bodyKevin Wald
ASSWEETASPIESun Oct 23, 2011Incredibly niceJoe DiPietro
BEDSORESFri May 10, 2019Resting spots?Andrew J. Ries
BERNOULLITue Nov 13, 2018Mathematician Daniel after whom a principle is namedJohn Ciolfi
BEVERLYSILLSSun Jan 11, 2015The members of the Metropolitan Opera were hit with a host of problems, including ___Peter A. Collins
BULLINACHINASHOPSun Oct 16, 1994Clumsy oneRaymond Hamel
CAITLINCLARKMon Jul 28, 2025College basketball phenom drafted by the Indiana Fever in 2024Brian Callahan
CHRISEVERTLLOYDSun Feb 15, 2004Six-time U.S. Open winnerDerrick Niederman
COMEBEFORESat Mar 23, 2019Be more important thanDavid Steinberg
DNATYPINGSat Oct 24, 2020Forensic lab activityByron Walden
EGOTRIPPERSSat Jan 6, 2007NarcissistsRobert H. Wolfe
EVOLVEDMon Dec 20, 2004Went from apes to humansKyle Mahowald
FACEREALITYFri Dec 14, 2012Wake up and smell the coffeePaula Gamache
FLYINGCROWWed Jan 24, 1996Seneca chief during the American RevolutionJ. Hess
FULLTIMESTUDENTTue May 8, 2007One not taking just a few classesSarah Keller
GANGEDUPFri Sep 22, 2006Bullied, in a way, with "on"Sherry O. Blackard
GRAMMEMon Mar 26, 2007British weightEric Fischer
GRANDPIANOSun Aug 6, 2023Master keys?Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen
HALFCOURTSun Jan 12, 2020Setting for some pickup basketballEvan Mahnken and David Steinberg
INFILTRATEWed May 4, 2016Enter surreptitiously, as an organizationJacob Stulberg
LAFFSSun Jan 16, 2005Comedy club responsesDamon J. Gulczynski
LETTERDROPWed Feb 8, 2017Opening at the post office ... or, when read as three words, a hint to the answers to the starred cluesNed White
MADDOCTORSat Mar 10, 2007Wild-haired stock characterPatrick Berry
MEZUZAHSFri Jun 19, 2009Jewish parchment scrolls put on doorpostsDavid Levinson Wilk
NEVERNEVERLANDThu Dec 24, 2009Pan's placeNancy Salomon
PASSFAILCLASSMon Jun 25, 2007Course optionKurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette
PIANISSIMOFri Sep 22, 1995So as barely to be heardJim Page
PRINTMEDIASat Dec 11, 2004PapersJames E. Buell
PROVOSTSThu Aug 26, 2010College bigwigsHenry Hook
READYTOEATSat May 6, 2006Requiring no preparationJames E. Buell
REDSHOESun Nov 30, 2014Article of papal attireMatt Ginsberg
RELISTEDSun Nov 8, 2009Put back on the marketRobert W. Harris
ROSELEAVESSat Jul 17, 2010Bouquet greeneryMark Diehl
TIMBERLANDSSat Jul 6, 2019Footwear with a tree logoErik Agard
TOMFORDSun Sep 6, 2020American fashion designer who once served as the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint LaurentDavid Kwong
TRAINWRECKWed Sep 16, 2020Complete disasterPaul Coulter
VITALROLEFri Aug 18, 2023Key partKameron Austin Collins
WALKSATIGHTROPEMon Dec 13, 1999Takes risksDave and Diane Epperson
WATERAGEFri Dec 27, 1996Delivery of goods by shipB. White
WELLILLBEDAMNEDWed Jul 10, 2013"Really!"Ed Sessa
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