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654 debuts in year 2018

652 are still unique, and 2 have been reused in later puzzles

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

This page shows NYT debut words by year going back to the beginning of the Shortz Era.

Words appear here only if they are true debuts. They did not appear previously in any puzzle, old or modern or Variety.

On this site, unique answers are often shown in red and answers that were reused later are purple.

DateAuthorDebutsStill uniqueReused later
Mon Jan 1Matthew Sewell8BELEAGUERED BLAZEOFGLORY BURNINGLOVE DISCOINFERNO ETERNALFLAME ICECAVE MAKENOSENSE OILSANDS
Tue Jan 2Zhouqin Burnikel6CALLNOW EMAILALERT HAVEASEAT IHADABLAST MOVEAHEAD TAKEITSLOW
Wed Jan 3Bruce Haight5DATENUT ICANNOLIIMAGINE ITSNACHOPROBLEM LETSTACOBOUTIT YAWANNAPIZZAME
Thu Jan 4Daniel Mauer1412DOWN 18ACROSS 1SIES 2TORED 44ACROSS 48DOWN 4AGE 4WARDINGADDRESS ALLOWEDIN CRE8 CREATINE INM8 VIED4 WALRUSES
Fri Jan 5Ned White6CRAWDADDY HEADCOUNTS NOTSPAM SECRETWORD TAMALEPIE SOLOCUP (2)
Sat Jan 6Peter Wentz9CAPITALM DARETODREAM DARTGUN DIGICAMS LITTERBOXES MAJORLABELS POWERLEVEL SOLDOFF THEBEEB
Sun Jan 7David Steinberg17BRAIDEDRUG CARFIRES CHOCHANG/CHACHING DANGEROUS/DUNGAREES DEALAMEAL/DAILYMAIL DIGITIZE FOULCALL/FUELCELL HADAGOATIT MINTOREOS/MANTARAYS OPIOID RELIESUPON SAOIRSE SPICYFOOD/SPECIFIED STRINGTIE/STRONGTEA TRICKSTER/TRACKSTAR TRIJETS WHATATOOL/WHITETAIL
Mon Jan 8Sam Ezersky6GLASSOFOJ ISTHATOKAY MILOOSHEA NYJETS YEAHFINE YOUWILLOBEY
Tue Jan 9Peter A. Collins3MONKEYED NORTHAMERICA STROBEEFFECT
Wed Jan 10Sen. Joe Donnelly and Michael S. Maurer1WISEASS
Thu Jan 11Sam Trabucco10A-Z BOPIT CALPOLY DOILOOKLIKEIMD- HI-C NO-NO OPENATAB PLEASELETMEFIN- QUIETIWASSPEAK- TALKSTRASH
Fri Jan 12Erik Agard13ATIEMPO CAMELID DOSAS EACHONETEACHONE EARPIECES HARAM INDEPENDENCEAVE LENSSPEED MAKEAFRESHSTART RELOCATED TENROUNDS THATSATALLORDER THIEL
Sat Jan 13Alan DerKazarian3BITSEC SOLANGE WATERDOG
Sun Jan 14Joel Fagliano6DANTONI GODARK HOPSTEP NOFOOD OBSTRUCTIONOFJUSTICE PRICECAP
Mon Jan 15Agnes Davidson and Zhouqin Burnikel4COSPLAYS GOSOX NEWRELEASE REALDEALS
Tue Jan 16David Steinberg1KTOWN
Wed Jan 17Jules Markey5ABUNCH AGAMEOFINCHES DNASAMPLES DOWNFEATHERS TELLMEANOTHERONE
Thu Jan 18Ryan McCarty and Alan Southworth8BOBBER CEMENTMASON HIGHROBBERY KUBO ONESTREET RUNATRAIN SUBSTATIONS TRYOUTCAMPS
Fri Jan 19David J. Kahn3ALLINONEPRINTER GRABBAR PARADOR
Sat Jan 20Alex Vratsanos7BIGTICKETITEM BOOPADOOP MAJORITYRULES MORLOCKS RELEASEWAIVER SENDALETTER SISTERSOULJAH
Sun Jan 21Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis19BOYSLIFE CRYFORHELP DREYER ELIZABETHANERA GAYBORHOODS MMA NFLGAME NOTSAFEFORWORK PETGOAT PIANOTRIO PLAYFORTIME RECIPEFORDISASTER SEANYOUNG SEMIPRIVATE SHEDFUL TELECOMMUTE TEMPORARYEMPLOYEE TOTEBOARD UNALLAYED
Mon Jan 22Paolo Pasco2METRICTON OBLASTS
Tue Jan 23Jim Hilger1WHERESOEVER
Wed Jan 24Kathy Wienberg4ESTATECARAT FORWARDPASSAT HONEYCOMBAT MAMMOTHCAVEAT
Thu Jan 25Alex Eaton-Salners6BENTO CONCRETES OLINE RICOLA SCUBATANK VERBALISE
Fri Jan 26Caleb Madison7COVERBAND KARATEKID NYRANGERS ONADOWNER SISTERWIVES WIKILEAKS WORDVOMIT
Sat Jan 27Mark Diehl11BEANPLANTS BLOODBORNE CLAMJUICE ERRATAPAGE FMSTEREO MIDMARCH STEADYDIET TEAMEVENTS TEMPEH THINKYOUNG TRASHMOUTH
Sun Jan 28Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen11ABOUTABOT BEVERLYHILLSCOW CCTV CELTICHARPS DATALOSS HUSTLEANDFLOP ILOVEYOUMAO LICENCETOKILT SWAMPTHINS TERMINATORS THECOLOROFMONET
Mon Jan 29Lynn Lempel4ATLARGERACE BPA MODELUN PRINTMEDIUM
Tue Jan 30Emily Carroll3KALAMATA LYCRAS RAMENNOODLE
Wed Jan 31Josh Radnor and Jeff Chen7MINIOREO OMAHAMOMENTS OMALLEYCATS OMENVOGUE OMITSNOJOKE PREMEDITATED TDPASSES
Thu Feb 1Damon Gulczynski0
Fri Feb 2Randolph Ross4DOGSPAS ENEWS NICHOLASI TREADEDON
Sat Feb 3Sam Ezersky and Byron Walden15AIRDAM COOKEDKALE EYEHAND GAPPY GOASKANYONE HUNGOVER IFEELLOVE KAZAKHS LGBTRIGHTS PAYAFEE PIBBXTRA SONOFADAM TRAVELBLOG TURNRIPE WESTCORK
Sun Feb 4David Levinson Wilk10DRYSENSEOFHUMOR EAGERTO EVERYBODYSACOMEDIAN FUNNYORDIE IWASONLYKIDDING LABNOTES PERINATAL THATSHYSTERICAL THELAUGHFACTORY THEPRU
Mon Feb 5Alan Arbesfeld1FULLTIMEJOB
Tue Feb 6Bruce Haight5ADOPTME DEEPVOICE DEMOVERSION DODGEVIPER ORONYMS
Wed Feb 7Stu Ockman1MAKECONNECTIONS
Thu Feb 8Erik Agard4ANSELELGORT SIDEEYE SILENTO TAYEDIGGS
Fri Feb 9Brendan Emmett Quigley5EMPHASISMINE PORTRAITGALLERY SCENEII SQUATJUMP ZAPPER
Sat Feb 10Finn Vigeland10EATATHOME GOLDENPEN LATEAPRIL LINMANUELMIRANDA MLBDRAFT NIHAO PREOPS SWIFFER WHATATRIP ZOMBIEAPOCALYPSE
Sun Feb 11Matt Ginsberg6FEVERISHLY GERIATRICIAN IDEALOGUES ISHEDEAD PROFITEERING SAILHO
Mon Feb 12Michael Black5CARDHOLDER DISCOVERSION ELVISANDME OAXACAMEXICO UNJAMS
Tue Feb 13Bruce Haight3BATCHEDIT GOSIDEWAYS MURSES
Wed Feb 14Mary Lou Guizzo5CUPIDSARROWS ITWASNTTOBE MARIONROSS MCJOBS STATESENATORS
Thu Feb 15Peter Gordon5BONDPAPER LUKEMARTIN MARIONCRANE SCOUTFINCH TRIAMINIC
Fri Feb 16David Steinberg3SPEEDBALL TATEMODERN YOGURTSMOOTHIE
Sat Feb 17Peter Wentz5AUTOMAKER BODYSPRAY FARMTEAMS MBADEGREE NBAGAMES
Sun Feb 18Elizabeth A. Long8BINGERROR EARLYAMEN LITAFIRE PHONEMARS PRIMCOLORS SLUMBERPAY SPEAKSFLY TDPASS
Mon Feb 19Bruce Haight3ANDSOAMI FILMLOVER HANDGRIP
Tue Feb 20Joel Fagliano7ACTIVIA HIGHDEFINITION HUFFPOST LEXICOGRAPHERS MEANINGOFLIFE OVEREXPLAINED SNOCAPS
Wed Feb 21Ori Brian and Zachary Spitz1SPORTSREPORTER
Thu Feb 22Zhouqin Burnikel3APPETIZERS PICANTE REVERSINGCOURSE
Fri Feb 23Trenton Charlson5BJNOVAK CTHULHU DADJOKE HEATMAP ROSECUT
Sat Feb 24John Guzzetta5AIRPLAY BASICSKILLS BINGEWATCHING FIFTHESTATE SLIPPERYSLOPE
Sun Feb 25Will Nediger4GEORGIANERA INMIDAIR SURFNTURF WENTSTAG
Mon Feb 26Andrea Carla Michaels and Mark Diehl4GREWUPON ORWORSE RUNERRANDS STILLKICKING
Tue Feb 27Ross Trudeau3EVERLYBROTHERS LANGSTONHUGHES ROTFL
Wed Feb 28Peter A. Collins3MUSICSCHOOL STAYSINSIDE WACOTEXAS
Thu Mar 1Timothy Polin2FIGHTINGWORDS TORCHRELAY
Fri Mar 2Rachel Maddow and Joe DiPietro5COUGHBUTTON FOIAREQUEST IFYOUCAN ROCKFANS SLOTTING
Sat Mar 3Damon Gulczynski4ITSAWRAP NUDESCENE POSTERIZE TATTOOIST
Sun Mar 4Byron Walden14HATTIP INTHOUGHTASMUCH LIONTAMING LOVATO OHMAMA PROBLEMSECTIONS SINGOFOMISSION SINSOMESMALLWAY STARINGQUARTET STARTINGDAGGERS STARTLINGLINEUP STINGINTHESHOWER STRINGOPERATIONS THEPIANIST
Mon Mar 5Lynn Lempel1CAPUCHINS
Tue Mar 6Bruce Greig1BEARCRAWL
Wed Mar 7Natan Last, Andy Kravis and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class5BUILDSON CHRISMARTIN DONTEVEN ITSHOPELESS OHMYLORD
Thu Mar 8Jim Quinlan5BEINCOUNTER LYINDANCERS MOOINWALKER NOTYOU PLAYINFOLKS
Fri Mar 9Neville Fogarty and Doug Peterson3JINGOISM KABLOOEY NIGHTMAREFUEL
Sat Mar 10Ryan McCarty11BIGBATS FIXEDASSETS GEARTRAINS GETSWET GOFORASPIN HADALISP HIGHANDAWAY HOSTCITY ISLANDHOPS ITSODD PETBIRD
Sun Mar 11Matthew Sewell7DOROTHYGALE JONARBUCKLE LITTLEORPHANANNIE NICKANDNORA THEDARLINGS XSANDYS YOYODIETER
Mon Mar 12John R. O'Brien1JACKOFSPADES
Tue Mar 13Carl Worth1ENTERSANDMAN
Wed Mar 14Jeff Chen6HOTOATMEAL JOHNI MAKESBANK MONCHERI OKFINE ZORK
Thu Mar 15Joe DiPietro5IDBEHONORED IDBETTERGO IDRATHERNOT IDTAKETHAT ROLLSDICE
Fri Mar 16Robyn Weintraub7FLOORSIT FRESHENSUP HEMOPHILIA LIVINGDEAD SONDHEIM SOUNDBITES WINEMAKER
Sat Mar 17Roland Huget4ALTERNATIVEROCK CAREERCRIMINALS CONSTANTCRAVING PERVS
Sun Mar 18Daniel Raymon10BABYQUAKES HERESLOOKINGATYOUQUID HIPPER ONEUNDER ORDERINTHEQUART PEACHYQUEEN PIUSV QUERYWASHINGTON QUICKBOXER TRENCHQUOTE
Mon Mar 19Michael Wiesenberg and Andrea Carla Michaels2GREENARROW YELLOWLIGHT
Tue Mar 20Andrew Zhou7EDINBORO GOLDSTARS SEASONOPENERS SOMERSAULTED SPRINKLERHEAD STUNTSHOW WINDTURBINES
Wed Mar 21Laura Braunstein5DUCKSOUTOFVIEW FIXIE FLIESINTHEFACE SEALSWITHAKISS YAKSONTHEPHONE
Thu Mar 22Ross Trudeau5FENCEMENDER KEPTMAN MAJORITYOWNER MOTHERDUCK ROCKINROBIN
Fri Mar 23Erik Agard11AFROPUNK CHIPPY DARKDAY JANETMOCK KIBBUTZ KISSONTHECHEEK MAKEUPTUTORIAL NADJA POLICEBOX SCENEXIV ZAMBONIS
Sat Mar 24Byron Walden13AGERANGE CLEVERDICK EMPTYEYES GOPER HIYALL KONACOAST LOVEBOAT MEANGENE MOTTLERS NOSESPRAY ONEPUTTED RECIDIVISM SIRSPEEDY
Sun Mar 25Finn Vigeland10ACTORSUNIONS KPMG KUSHNER MEGATSUNAMI NERFWAR PHARMA PROMDATES SAMSUNG SUNKCOST WIIU
Mon Mar 26Andy Kravis5MICROLOAN ROCKCAVES THENFL TOETHEPARTYLINE VICTORYLANE
Tue Mar 27Peter Koetters6AUGUSTAWIND CONCORDMYFEARS FREELANSING MORETHANJUNEAU SHOTOFF VIJAYSINGH
Wed Mar 28Peter Gordon8AURILIA GOESSTAG KAHANE KEPTQUIETABOUT LILMO RBG SATBOLTUPRIGHT SCALEMODEL
Thu Mar 29Claire Muscat and David Steinberg5BURIALMOUND LEANCORNEDBEEF PIZZAFACE QAEDA TONAMEAFEW
Fri Mar 30Sam Trabucco12DONTWAITUPFORME ENEMYSPY FATHEADED MEGADEAL NEVERFAILS PLEASESTOP SURFSHOPS TIGERMOM WELCOMETOMYLIFE WELLDAMN ZEROTH ZIPON
Sat Mar 31Kevin G. Der4GOINGINALL IHAVETO LOGINTO TOTALGRIDLOCK
Sun Apr 1Sam Ezersky12AFISHCALLEDWANDA APERSON ELASTICBANDS HURRICANESANDY KIDINACANDYSTORE LEMMESEE NOTASEASY PANDAEXPRESS RIGHTFIT SPINSHOT THEAMAZINGRANDI YANKEEDOODLEDANDY
Mon Apr 2Jason Mueller1PARISFRANCE
Tue Apr 3Damon Gulczynski1THINKQUICKLY
Wed Apr 4Weird Al Yankovic and Eric Berlin5AFEWGOUDAMEN FETAATTRACTION MUENSTERSINC THEPELICANBRIE BICPEN (2)
Thu Apr 5David J. Kahn5AUDIOTAPES BOTTOMOFTHENINTH DOWNBYTHREE GRANDSLAMHOMERUN TWOMENOUT
Fri Apr 6David Steinberg9ARUNFORONESMONEY EZPASSLANE HELICOPTERPARENT LUNARROVER MERCILESS SONICDEPTHFINDER STANDINGOODSTEAD THATSWHATSHESAID WARBABIES
Sat Apr 7Mark Diehl11BEERGARITA COFFEEMATE COPIEDDOWN ENGINENUMBER FAIRDICE IMNOEXPERT MENUPAGES OPENSWIDE PRECESS RUBRAW TRAMROUTES
Sun Apr 8Patrick Berry11ABSTAINED BEAKOFLADSTRUCK BEDSIT HAPPENSON HEALFIGHTATROME PALEHAIRYMASS ROCKSTARCASES TERROROFBADGLIDINGS THEFANTATRAYSALE THESTUCKHOPSBEER TRASHPILE
Mon Apr 9Erik Agard5NIGIRI SWAGSURF TAKEACUT ULTA VIV
Tue Apr 10Alan Arbesfeld3PSYCHEDOUT SCIENCEFAIR URBANMYTH
Wed Apr 11Keiran King1SURVEIL
Thu Apr 12Jules Markey7ASWESAY CABLEBOXES DASHBOARD DREAMCATCHER GENIUSATWORK SAUSAGEPARTY TEAMCREST
Fri Apr 13Joe Krozel11DURANGOS HAVEASIP JAILABLE OPENPLAN OVERDOSE QUINNS ROUSEY TAKEMORE UNMIXED UNNAILED ZIPPERED
Sat Apr 14Sam Ezersky9BCHORD BUTALSO CUBSFAN DOTCODOTUK ECOLABEL MASHNOTES MICROUSB MYTHBUSTER ROIDED
Sun Apr 15Alex Bajcz11ATERIGHT DEADONARRIVAL ENCIPHER FLIESTO MISSESACUE PINCHRAN PUTONNOTICE RUNINCIRCLES SETTOMUSIC STANDINLINE TOSSESTO
Mon Apr 16David Woolf4ANTIIMMIGRATION ICYROADS SETIINSTITUTE SUNNIISLAM
Tue Apr 17Wren Schultz1OREDEPOSIT
Wed Apr 18Peter A. Collins and Bruce Haight6ASTROPOP BOOMING CORNCHEX IPUTASPELLONYOU MATHEXAM TOOTHEXTRACTION
Thu Apr 19Todd Gross2COUNTTHESQUARES SNEETCHES
Fri Apr 20Joel Fagliano4APOLOOHNO DEEPSTATE SUBVOCE TWENTYFIVE
Sat Apr 21Daniel Nierenberg7BUBBLETEA EROTICNOVEL FERRELL GAYMARRIAGE LIEINBED LOWFIBER SEEATTACHED

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