This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

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 50,548 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
ACHIEVABLESun Jul 2, 2006Within reachElizabeth C. Gorski
BANANAPIESat Aug 12, 2017Fruity dessertKameron Austin Collins
BASINGFri Apr 12, 2019EstablishingHoward Barkin
BILLYGOATSGRUFFMon Aug 20, 2007Grass-eating trioLynn Lempel
BUMPERTue Aug 1, 2017Part of a pinball machineJay Kaskel
BYHANDWed Nov 15, 2000ManuallyChuck Deodene
CITABLEFri Sep 23, 2016Worthy of referenceAndrew Zhou
COLDCASESun Jan 15, 2012DNA testing might reopen oneFinn Vigeland
ETHELREDTHEUNREADYSun Oct 1, 1995Weak English kingFrank A. Longo
FIVETOTENFri Feb 16, 2007Possible sentence in the slammerCharles Barasch
FOOTLONGWed Jul 16, 2025Sub categoryJasin Cekinmez
FRANKENFOODSun Nov 13, 2022Lab-engineered fare, facetiously ... or a hint to the six crossings of shaded squaresSamuel A. Donaldson
GETALLTANGLEDUPFri Dec 5, 2003SnarlRobert H. Wolfe
GREATEMANCIPATORSun May 29, 2022Another epithet for this puzzle's subjectDaniel Bodily and Jeff Chen
HADANEDGEFri May 10, 2002Was favoredManny Nosowsky
HICKEYTue Jan 27, 1998Kiss markManny Nosowsky
HITASLUMPTue Oct 26, 2004Go 0-for-20, sayBrendan Emmett Quigley
INDEFINITEARTICLESun Jan 15, 2017Piece still under consideration for a magazine?Joel Fagliano
INOCULATORSat Jul 7, 2007Doctor, at timesTodd McClary
ITSSHOWTIMEWed May 7, 2014Possible title for this puzzleKurt Mueller
JUSTADROPFri Jul 12, 2013"Not much at all for me, please"Matt Ginsberg
KEEPONITWed Jun 25, 2025"Don't let up. You've got this!"Ben Zimmer and Zach Sherwin
LIVEITDOWNSun Jul 16, 2017Overcome an embarrassmentAndrea Carla Michaels and Pete Muller
MAMALEONESTue Nov 15, 2005Classic New York City eaterySarah Keller
MEATHOOKFri Jan 16, 2004Butcher's hangerManny Nosowsky
NOLANSThu Feb 6, 2014Director Christopher and actor LloydJoe Krozel
PARTINGGIFTThu May 20, 2021Game show loser's prizeTrenton Charlson
PROPORTIONSun Dec 3, 2006Part voting aye?Patrick Merrell
SAMMENDESSat Dec 1, 20121999 Best Director winnerJoon Pahk
SHAKENBAKEFri Aug 12, 2016Product with a Crispy Buffalo varietyKelly Clark
SIBLINGSun Jan 12, 2020Brother or sisterEvan Mahnken and David Steinberg
SILKHATSMon Nov 20, 2023Some high-end headwearSam Ezersky
SOCIALBUTTERFLYMon Sep 28, 2015Person about townDan Bischof and Jeff Chen
STATEDEPTSun Jun 22, 2014Hillary Clinton's domain, once: Abbr.Elizabeth C. Gorski
TARAROADSun May 11, 20251999 Maeve Binchy novelBrendan Emmett Quigley
THEPROMISEDLANDThu Aug 9, 2001High groundPatrick Berry
TIFFINSat Jun 18, 2005Lunch, in LancasterSherry O. Blackard
TRASHBINWed May 28, 2014Place to eighty-six thingsTim Croce
WHIRLWINDTOURSun Oct 31, 2021Hectic trip abroadAlex Eaton-Salners
YOURULEFri Mar 1, 2019Exuberant complimentZhouqin Burnikel
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2026, Jim Horne
201 ms