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498 debuts in year 2020

495 are still unique, and 3 have been reused in later puzzles

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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
Wed Jan 1Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen8ENDOFSTORK FAKENAMES FINDINGDORK HEADSPACE KELPREVIEWS MAKOCLINIC RAISEDHELL RANDO
Thu Jan 2Ed Sessa5AIRSINAI BEINTHEDARK DARKCHOCOLATE DARKNSTORMY OFFSITE
Fri Jan 3Will Treece6BRUTALITIES GRANDKID PLASTICCUPS RITZCRACKER THATSUNREAL TUNATARTARE
Sat Jan 4Adam Aaronson14ABOSYSTEM ACLS ALLABOUTME BEGUILING CLAPOMETER HAMBURGLAR LIKEBUTTON OCTOBERSKY ONTHATNOTE PILLOWLACE SWEARWORD TECHDEMO WORLDWARIII YESSIREEBOB
Sun Jan 5Will Nediger9CATSAT CONTRACTTERMS CONVERSEALLSTARS DISCOUNTSTORES PERFECTSCORES PRESENTCOMPANY PRODUCELABELS PROJECTGUTENBERG RIDESON
Mon Jan 6Tess Davison and Kathy Lowden0
Tue Jan 7Ross Trudeau7BEDHOG COARSELY INTENTIONAL LANDSCAPEPHOTO OUTSIDESHOTS OVERSHARING THREEPOINTER
Wed Jan 8Amanda Yesnowitz and Joon Pahk6ALARMBELLS AWESOMEBLOSSOM CTU FAVREAU OCASIO PHOTOG
Thu Jan 9Alex Eaton-Salners5BHAJIS JUNOT PRERIGS RUPIAHS TRAPSET
Fri Jan 10Brendan Emmett Quigley9AFROFUTURISM APPLESHORTCAKES BITMOJI IDAGREE JUULPODS MICHEL ONTHELASTDAY SIPHONOFF TAKETHEL
Sat Jan 11Andrew J. Ries7BEERLEAGUE BOLTCUTTER GUARDDOGS INAPPPURCHASE PVCPIPING SECRETRECIPES WERETHERE
Sun Jan 12Evan Mahnken and David Steinberg10ANSWERINGMACHINE HALFCOURT KNOWSATHINGORTWO MAZDAS PERSUASIVEWRITING SQUIRRELEDAWAY SURELYNOT SWINGBY SWORDANDSHIELD TULIPBULB
Mon Jan 13Alan Arbesfeld5ALOTTOMANAGE COMESOFAGE DUTCHAIRLINE MIDDLESEAT PIPEWRENCH
Tue Jan 14Jim Peredo2GROUCHY GRUMPYCAT
Wed Jan 15Mary Lou Guizzo0
Thu Jan 16Erik Agard and Jeff Chen4APPLEJACKS CROWDNOISE INUKTITUT JOURNEYMAN
Fri Jan 17Ryan Patrick Smith5ELECTRONICA LIVEMAS OLIVIAWILDE SMARTTV THERESAMAY
Sat Jan 18Ryan McCarty7ALJARREAU ANTISPAM LAVALAKES SIDEWALKART SLIDINTO TEARITUP WINETASTING
Sun Jan 19Victor Barocas12AUTOSAVE DODGENEON EUGENEIONESCO FRONTPAGENEWS GENESPLICING HEDGENETTLE HOMOGENEITY LOTRIMIN OLINES PLANTAGENETS REGENERATION TVPARENTS
Mon Jan 20Evan Kalish5COMEDYSKETCH GAGREELS GETTHEPICTURE LOTTODRAWING SNICKERDOODLE
Tue Jan 21Carl Larson1SIXPACKOFBEER
Wed Jan 22Alex Eaton-Salners1CARANTENNAS
Thu Jan 23Barbara Lin4FREEVERSAILLES GIMMEASINAI ROCKSTHEBOWTIE THEGOODWIFI
Fri Jan 24Scott Earl5ARMIE LOVESIMON OVENRACKS SIDETRACKS WEANING
Sat Jan 25Stella Zawistowski4DONTJUDGEME DURANCEVILE FIGUREEIGHT NEGGA
Sun Jan 26Erik Agard13BLEAH COPYPASTE CORNERBOOTH FORHERE GRAMMARPOLICE JAIPUR LIZCAMBAGE PIANOSONATAS PRIMARYDEBATE RINGTHEALARM RIPCURRENTS UPANDVANISH WHATASTEAL
Mon Jan 27Timothy Polin2SNIDELYWHIPLASH WINESAUCE
Tue Jan 28Trenton Charlson5COMPOUNDW CONTROLZ FINALFOUR OPENMRI TOPOLOGY
Wed Jan 29Jeremy Newton8FINEPOINT GUMMIER HOPEFORBOB JONESFORJANUARY LONGFORNIA PINEFORCHRIS RAISEABET YENFORDONNIE
Thu Jan 30Emily Carroll0
Fri Jan 31John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins6ANYNEWS DOORKEYS GRYFFINDOR MINDBLOWN SRIRACHA UNFOLLOW
Sat Feb 1Mark Diehl10ALTERNATEDAY ANGLEPARKING CORNTASSELS DIDNTGETTHEMEMO DIYPROJECT IFSTATEMENT PENTOMINO POKERGAMES RANARMS WHATLLITBE
Sun Feb 2Brian Herrick and Christopher Adams6ALBUS PAMELASUEMARTIN RITADOVE WHOSWE YOUROCK LINGUINE (2)
Mon Feb 3Michael Schlossberg2HEARMEOUT THEBEESKNEES
Tue Feb 4Queena Mewers and Alex Eaton-Salners4CHAMPAGNEFLUTES LOVETRIANGLES SEXORGANS TAPERECORDERS
Wed Feb 5Ross Trudeau8CATCHAIR COWLINGS DOBEDOBEDO HANDEDOVER PROCEDURAL PWAVE SLAMPOET USEDFURNITURE
Thu Feb 6Jake Halperin10ALIETALII BITSTREAM EXPM KNOTSANDWHATNOT LIKESANDTHELIKE OWNAGE SETTERSETCETERA UDDERSANDOTHERS VERANDAED XANADUS
Fri Feb 7Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard6AUTOWORKER IBLAMEMYSELF MASTERBREWER PADMALAKSHMI PRESSRELEASE QUIERO
Sat Feb 8Hemant Mehta10ANDCO BOCABURGER CHILDISHGAMBINO HOTDESKING KNEEBOARDS NBAAGENTS OBSCENELY ODOWD PRPERSON WEIRDEDOUT
Sun Feb 9Brian Kulman3ALEAGUEOFTHEIROWN SMUGGLER THELORDOFTHERINGS
Mon Feb 10Bruce Haight2ALITTLEEXTRA WORTHASHOT
Tue Feb 11Neil Padrick Wilson and Jeff Chen4GLITTERBOMB ITSABIGIF LASERSHOW RAINBOWFLAG
Wed Feb 12Rich Proulx2BATGUANO DOITUP
Thu Feb 13Amanda Chung and Karl Ni4INSERVICEDAYS SAUCEDISH SCIFIBOOK SHAVEDICE
Fri Feb 14Daniel Larsen8AUDIOBOOKS MICROCOSMS OLDWELSH OPENSET OVERLAIN THEREISNOESCAPE THESTOOGES SCHRODINGERSCAT (2)
Sat Feb 15Randolph Ross6CHRISSIE HEADUP SITSHIVA SUCKDRY THESMURFS OPIOIDS (2)
Sun Feb 16Sam Ezersky13AMUNRA DIETMENUS DITZY DOBBYTHEHOUSEELF DUETOTHEFACTTHAT GENYER GODISGOOD PHX QUINCEJELLY SCIENCY SLIMUP USETHIS WASABIPEA
Mon Feb 17Sally Hoelscher5BETTYFORD HILLARYCLINTON LAURABUSH NUBBLY ROSALYNNCARTER
Tue Feb 18John Guzzetta1EARBUD
Wed Feb 19Alex Eaton-Salners4INCUSTODY LYFTDRIVER PGRATING SWIPERIGHT
Thu Feb 20Joe Deeney3GOOFUP SCHOOLDAZE TAILGATEPARTY
Fri Feb 21Erik Agard and Anne Flinchbaugh6CHEATCODE EVILGRINS FLORALPRINT LUNARCRATER ROLLEDRS SWEARJAR
Sat Feb 22Trenton Charlson3DENOFINIQUITY QUIZZICALLOOK TOKYOBAY
Sun Feb 23Sophia and David Maymudes8PINKISH RECESSPOOLS RECOVERGIRL RELATETOTHEPARTY REPRESSYOURLUCK RESENTPACKING RESTOCKSANDBONDS RETURNTHETABLES
Mon Feb 24Jacob Stulberg5BARISTAS DININGALFRESCO KINGALFRED LEGALFORCE RAISINGTHEFLAG
Tue Feb 25Peter Gordon2FRIENDSHIPGAMES INDUSTRYLEADERS
Wed Feb 26Francis Heaney6AUTOTUNED DRAWSIN GOANDSEE HIPSDONTLIE PLAYMOBIL TROMPELOEIL
Thu Feb 27Andrew Kingsley and John Lieb1SOMESPACE
Fri Feb 28Aimee Lucido6BINGEWATCH COPARENTS DEATHTRAPS IDONTWANNA MAKEITRAIN SHARKNADO
Sat Feb 29Andrew J. Ries8BEEFHOTDOG BOYARDEE COLLEGEDEGREE CROTONRIVER DESSERTMENU FUNKRAP GASLEAKS JANELLEMONAE
Sun Mar 1Sam Trabucco19AREYOUWITHME BEINTHEMOMENT BLEEPCENSOR BOWSERJR GENYERS GEOTAGS GIVETHESTINKEYE GLUGS GREENTEAEXTRACT KILLFEE LAZYBUM NOLIKEY SKICHALET SMOKERING SNLALUMNI SPLITPEASOUP TRESBON WWIACE YEAHWHYNOT
Mon Mar 2Andrea Carla Michaels4JRR SQUATJUMPS SYMPATHIZER ZIPPOLIGHTER
Tue Mar 3Lynn Lempel0
Wed Mar 4Tracy Gray3FBSTATUS MISACTS TATUMONEAL
Thu Mar 5Zhouqin Burnikel5ALDI ECORP MADEFACES METHREE SATTEST
Fri Mar 6Caitlin Reid9CLOSEKNIT ERRORCODE IDONTHAVEALLDAY MOCKTAIL NEWAGERS OHMYGOSH ORDERHERE POORDEVIL THECASBAH
Sat Mar 7Robyn Weintraub4FISHTACOS GOTASECOND JELLOSHOTS SPOTLIGHTS
Sun Mar 8Laura Taylor Kinnel8CABRERA DRIVEUPAWALL INACLUMP PUTSONACLINIC RUBSALTINTHEWOUND SPICESUP TAXCREDIT THESALTOFTHEEARTH
Mon Mar 9John Lampkin3GRAINOFSALT POUNDOFFLESH TONOFBRICKS
Tue Mar 10David J. Kahn3FRANCISCOFRANCO ONEGALLON RAFAELNADAL
Wed Mar 11Erik Agard4BOUGIE GAYMER NOCASH PORGIE
Thu Mar 12Ruth Bloomfield Margolin3NEVERWORN SIXWORD XBOXES
Fri Mar 13Alex Eaton-Salners7BOWANDARROW LEASALONGA NOTENOUGH PESCETARIANS RENFAIRE SPIRITANIMAL WASHINGTONZOO
Sat Mar 14Peter Wentz10AIRJORDANS BUGOFF CADILLACMAN FLICKR GRAVITYFED JESUSLIZARD JVSOCCER MRNOBODY NERVEBLOCK SPENDY
Sun Mar 15Nancy Stark and Will Nediger9ALLHAILHALLALE ARANCINI BCHORDKEYBOARD BOOBLURREDBLUEBIRD COLLAB DIYERS DUTCHTOWNTOUCHDOWN SONERVOUSNOSERVICE STEVEDOREDIVASTORE
Mon Mar 16Gary Cee6BATTERYPACK GULFSTATES ITMEANSALOTTOME MOTORRACE PAPALMASS SKOL
Tue Mar 17Ross Trudeau3AHISTORICAL JUDOTHROWS YOURERIGHT
Wed Mar 18Ricky Cruz7AWFULSHUCKS CAREFULBEARS FONSI MEETCUTE PANSEARED PLAYFULDEAD TASTEFULTEST
Thu Mar 19Wayne Bergman and Gary Otting5CTRLCRIGHT CTRLXOFFS NICECTRLF POOHBEAR TOOTHCTRLV
Fri Mar 20Wyna Liu and Paolo Pasco4CARETOELABORATE POWERCORDS STOLEAKISS WHOWOREITBETTER
Sat Mar 21Damon Gulczynski2PEANUTSAUCE SOIWASLIKE
Sun Mar 22Brendan Emmett Quigley9ACQUIREACHOIR ANOISEANNOYS APATCHYAPACHE ARIVALSARRIVALS ATTACKSATAX AUNTEM AVOWELAVOWAL GOESPOSTAL JONBONJOVI
Mon Mar 23Ed Sessa3HOLDTHEAPPLAUSE HOPELESSCAUSE HOWCOULDIREFUSE
Tue Mar 24Olivia Mitra Framke2TRIGFUNCTION TVRECEPTION
Wed Mar 25Laura Taylor Kinnel6APRILKEPNER GOODPR LUNABAR MARMEEMARCH MELINDAMAY SPRINGROLLS
Thu Mar 26Alex Eaton-Salners6AUTOMAKE INNERPLANET ROMANGOD SOAKAGE UNREPS WNBATEAM
Fri Mar 27Kyle Dolan9ACTIONITEM HAVEITEASY IHOPETOGOD LONGBOARDS MILEAGELOG PROMNIGHT ROADTESTED SHEETGLASS TROLLEYBUS
Sat Mar 28Erik Agard7CASEINSENSITIVE HAIRSPA HAUDENOSAUNEE PAINMED PALEOLITHICDIET RECONNECT TRAVELMUG
Sun Mar 29Ricky Cruz7BONESAW DISTURBIA GETOFFASHOT LEXEMES REALDEAL SPOTTHEDIFFERENCE TELLLEFTFROMRIGHT
Mon Mar 30Lee Taylor0

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