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850 debut words in 2023

839 are still unique, and 11 have been reused in later puzzles

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

Words here did not appear previously in any puzzle including pre-Shortz and Variety.

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

DateAuthorDebutsStill uniqueReused later
Sun Jan 1Adam Wagner, Michael Lieberman and Rafael Musa8COLLABORATE GETBACKINSHAPE LOVEWILLTEARUSAPART MOUNTAINSTATES POSESNUDE RECTANGULARPRISM BREAKOUTINSONG FRIENDSINHIGHPLACES
Mon Jan 2Seth Bisen-Hersh3BUNSENBURNER HAMBURGERBUN TRIBUTEALBUM
Tue Jan 3Margaret Seikel5BREAKTHINGS MOVEFASTAND MEGCABOT THATSSURPRISING WANNAGO
Wed Jan 4Laura Breiman and Tom Bachant1SONOS
Thu Jan 5Emily Carroll2COCHAIRS CURBYOURENTHUSIASM
Fri Jan 6Erica Hsiung Wojcik7CELLOBOW CUESHEETS FURBABIES ILLMANAGE ITSJUSTME JUDITHHEUMANN COURTSIDESEAT
Sat Jan 7Adam Aaronson13ATAMINIMUM BAKEDCLAM DIDYOUHEAR INTHELOOP ITALIANLIT JENNINGS MEEPLE MENIALWORK OUTOFTOUCH STANDUPGUY THESEPARTS THEU GOSHDARNIT
Sun Jan 8Wyna Liu11ALLACCESS AUTOFILL BONSAITREE ECTOMOBILE NOGENTLEMAN SOLARENGINE THINGY TILINGS DELIWRAP LARGEBILLSWELP
Mon Jan 9Andrea Carla Michaels and Kevin Christian4CRACKEDCRAB CTRLV KICKSBACK JACKANDCOKE
Wed Jan 11Victor Barocas4BONDRATIO GETTINGLOST MEGADEALS PAYLOTS
Thu Jan 12Grant Thackray6BETTINGGETTER NUMBINGTRACKERS SAUCINGFLYERS STUFFINGSTOCKER GETSAC ROUGHSTART
Fri Jan 13Brad Wiegmann3ARTEST RETHATCH RACEWALKS
Sat Jan 14David Karp1WHAPS
Sun Jan 15Michael Schlossberg4BITROT KORMA UPCYCLE TOMAKEALONGSTORYSHORT
Mon Jan 16Michael Paleos2TERMOFADDRESS PASSPORTSTAMP
Tue Jan 17Erika Ettin3SHADINESS DAGNABBIT TAGSALONG
Wed Jan 18Lindsay McBride2ANSWERTHEPHONE DOYOUNEEDARIDE
Thu Jan 19Daniel Bodily6FIESTABOWL PASTABARS SUBGENRE TOYPIANOS WENTABROAD RUNUPATAB
Fri Jan 20Robert S. Greenfield2YUVALNOAHHARARI DADTOBE
Sat Jan 21David Distenfeld8HALFSIBLING ICEPELLET INDEXFUND NATIVESOIL NOTDOINGSOHOT SHABBATSHALOM BESTOFSEVEN PEOPLEWATCHES
Sun Jan 22Garrett Chalfin16CHILIFACTORY CRAFTYFAIRY HIPPIEBOOTY NOSYBESTIE PHONYBOOKIE POINTYOUTIE SWEETIETREATY TESTYGROUPIE WHINYSTORY ALASNO FANTODS IFYOUWISH LAHIRI PRTALK WILDGINGERYHEAR
Mon Jan 23Adrian Johnson2PITUITARY CHAMPAGNEFLUTE
Tue Jan 24Aaron M. Rosenberg and Jeff Chen5GUMSUP PASSAMILESTONE REIGNITED SPEECHAID TOOLONGDIDNTREAD
Wed Jan 25Nancy Serrano-Wu4FANTASYDRAFTS HADITALL STARPITCHERS PENALTYSHOTS
Thu Jan 26Dan Ziring and Quiara Vasquez6FFOFORFORM GGRGROGROW SSWSWESWELSWELL CAPRISUN FORMYPART SNOWBALLEFFECTS
Fri Jan 27Joe Deeney6ALANISMORISSETTE CREAMALE SKEEZY JAGGEDLITTLEPILL JUSTINTIMBERLAKE THESOCIALNETWORK
Sat Jan 28Kevin Christian9ALPHAVILLE ARISHAPIRO EVILDEAD JUNETEENTH MOOCHEDOFF POSTMALONE REALNAME SLEEPINGIN WAYMO
Sun Jan 29Rich Katz8DEATHEATER EVENTALLY PROMPOSALS SOREFEET SPRAYON KCUPPOD RFIDTAGTSAPRE
Mon Jan 30David Steinberg5RIGHTBETWEENTHE ALICIAGARZA AUDIOINPUT DEVILEDEGGS THISISANOUTRAGE
Tue Jan 31Erik Agard5FIRSTUP HALOHALO HEROFORHIRE SHUG FANTASYSAGA
Wed Feb 1Dan Caprera4KLEPTOCRATIC MAGICMAN MOTHERSHIP TRACTORBEAMS
Thu Feb 2Elise Corbin1WENTALLIN
Fri Feb 3Barbara Lin9BIKERIDES BUTTSOUT BUYSINTO CRYOSLEEP ELKHOUNDS GRAPESODAS MEATLOVER SIPSON UNOBTANIUM
Sat Feb 4Kate Hawkins5BEACHREAD BLOTCHED GOOUTSIDE LETSSEESOMEID HITSANERVE
Sun Feb 5Jeremy Newton16AHMIDDAYYES GLADHEATEHER HELLOWEDALI SCHICKHOGGO THAITANKNICK THEIRRITESTOUGH THUMBMADETRICKS ALIENLIFE BACKSLASH DOADUET HEADONIN NEWMUSIC NODSOUT OSCARWINNER WALLHUNG GOODGIRL
Mon Feb 6Taylor Johnson3IHEARTHAT SPEARTHROWER HEARTHEALTHY
Tue Feb 7Ellen Leuschner1MAGICBEAN
Wed Feb 8Chase Dittrich1GOATMILK
Thu Feb 9Alex Rosen2REVERSEEACH TWOWORDCLUE
Fri Feb 10Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris6ILY CRAPLOAD FARFALLE FEELSOKAY CHEAPTHRILL PARTYSCHOOLS
Sat Feb 11Sam Ezersky17ARISK APIPHOBIA BIGTENCONFERENCE CIAWORLDFACTBOOK ECOTECH EGOTS EUFLAG FARRO LOWERGI PSALMONE SKINTONES SLAYINGIT TEFLONPAN TOBEFRANK VIBECHECK AMAZINGSPIDERMANPETDOG
Sun Feb 12Christina Iverson and Samuel A. Donaldson10SSIINNGGLLEE BICENTENNIALCENTER FOODDYE MAKINGENDSMEET NONGRATA PINCHINGPENNIES SAYLESS STRETCHINGABUCK MINIPIG YOGISM
Mon Feb 13Eric Rollfing5CHEESEWHEEL RANCHING WELLROUNDEDDIET HEAVENSNO SPAGHETTIOS
Tue Feb 14Ella Dershowitz7DASHI KETTLEBELL KLONDIKEBARS KRAFTSINGLES MALEMODELS SALTINECRACKERS STARBURSTS
Wed Feb 15Sean Ziebarth3DOUBLEV GEORGEWATSON WARBLY
Thu Feb 16Kevin Patterson6ONESKI BOWWOWWOW EBIKE FOODCOLORING OBOEREED POTDEALERS
Fri Feb 17Jem Burch6ABOUTFACES PUZZLEBOXES SHIRTFRONT SIZZLED PIZZASTONES WONAPRIZE
Sat Feb 18Kameron Austin Collins7HAVEAGOODONE NOENTRANCE PHONERECORDS RIDINGBOOT RIGHTONRIGHTON STREETPROPHETS ALUMNIMAGS
Sun Feb 19Rebecca Goldstein7CLEARASCRYSTAL KEPTWARM SOUNDASABELL ANECDATA BIGAIR CHIAOBAMA SMOOTHASSILK
Mon Feb 20Emily Carroll5ANTSIEST SQUEEZETOY TINDERMATCH FUSEBOXES JUICEPRESS
Tue Feb 21Daniel Raymon2MAGENDAVID VOLKSWAGENDASHER
Wed Feb 22Adam Wagner2FRENCHGUIANABREASTMILK
Thu Feb 23Joe Deeney1TOPRANKS
Fri Feb 24Margaret Seikel and Sophia Maymudes4CONTENTCREATOR MATCHALATTE NOMAKEUPMAKEUP SNEAKERHEAD
Sat Feb 25Trent H. Evans7CARENGINE HANDMODEL DOGYEAR GETERDONE HOWAREYOU RIVERCARD SOIGATHER
Sun Feb 26Will Nediger16ADDMITTSDEFEAT BEEATTITUDES CHRISTMASCARROLL FORTHEEASSKING MISSINNFORMATION WELLCOMEMATT KARMIC MORELATER MSPAINT PARENTED REMINI SAVESTATE TAHOMA FRIEDOKRA STORYTIMECOEL
Mon Feb 27David Rockow3POLAROIDCAMERA JAMESBROWN MOMENTINTHESUN
Tue Feb 28Gia Bosko3WITHAGOAT ONABOAT RIPSON
Wed Mar 1Aaron M. Rosenberg8AVANTPOP BACKWARDLOOKING DOUBLEPARKING KARLBENZ MAILSLOT PERSONALBANKING JAILTIME WARSONG
Thu Mar 2Malaika Handa7ITSTEMPTING LOSEONESTEMPER RETHINKS SOLARSYSTEMS TASTEMAKER UPTALK GHOSTEMOJI
Fri Mar 3Eric Warren10KAMAL OCEANOLOGY ONCASSETTE RIBTICKLER BEARSPRAY BEERFRIDGE BRAINCELLS CLOWNMAKEUP CYBERSQUATCARNEASADA
Sat Mar 4Ryan McCarty7CARTITLE ENCANTO ESSAYMILL GUINEABISSAU MAJORROLES CRYPTEX NCAAFINAL
Sun Mar 5John-Clark Levin5BAKEINTHESUN BEFOREPICTURE GOTOARESTAURANT MEATSUBSTITUTES PORECLEANSER
Tue Mar 7Enrique Henestroza Anguiano and Matthew Stock5LEFTRIGHTAWAY SOURBEER SUPERFOODS TAMEIMPALA OUTINFRONT
Thu Mar 9Simeon Seigel5ALOTTOLOSE HOUSESALE OUTSPRINT SECRETDOORBACKSWING
Fri Mar 10Claire Rimkus8BOOKTITLES COLVIN NOTAPEEP TRAGICFLAW UPANDLEAVE LEGOPERSON PREGNANCYPILLOW SPAWEEKEND
Sat Mar 11Tom Pepper9BLOCKCHAINS CHINESETEAS GIMMICK DUNKTANKS GOTINTOIT HANGONASEC MANCAVES WHATADOWNER XRAYTECHS
Sun Mar 12David Tuffs9CHRYSLERS FOLDINGTHELAUNDRY LASTPLACEFINISHES MARYI PETBED PUREBREDDOG TABLOIDMAGAZINE BLACKFORESTHAM WEDDINGCRASHER
Mon Mar 13Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen2SPACEBARS TAKENFORARIDE
Tue Mar 14Peter Gordon1BRACKETOLOGY
Wed Mar 15Michael B. Berg1SONICTHE
Thu Mar 16Rebecca Goldstein2MEETUPS SPEEDWALKING
Fri Mar 17Carter Cobb9AGORAPHOBE BITMAPS JUMPSCARES METALPLATE SAMMICH TEAWARE BEAUTYREST BLUEWHALES PARASAILED
Sat Mar 18Ada Nicolle7BIGIFTRUE DOYOUQUARRELSIR GETRICHQUICK MAYICOMEIN ONSTEROIDS SEMORDNILAPSNOISEMUSIC
Sun Mar 19Robert Ryan14CONTEXTUALLY DEPARTMENTALLY IFYOULIKE INTERRELATIONS KINESTHETIC MALEFACTION PCCARD SEPIATONES SUPPOSITION XANDER YUTZ ALBUMART BROKENNOSE IDIOTTAX
Mon Mar 20Adam Vincent2FWORD TOFUSCRAMBLE
Tue Mar 21Michael Lieberman4DACHACHACHA LEMURMURMUR QATARTARTAR TABOOBOOBOO
Wed Mar 22Madeline Kaplan5FLICKOFASWITCH MILETIME PROFILEPICTURE WALKIETALKIE ZIPTIE
Thu Mar 23David Kwong4THEEASTINDIACOMPANY COMPANYCOMMANDER CROWDSOURCING WISDOMOFTHECROWD
Fri Mar 24Blake Slonecker6AMSTERDAMAVENUE BOOLEANOPERATOR LOMO LOWTIREPRESSURE CROSSOVERARTIST LINEDANCERS
Sat Mar 25Robyn Weintraub3BONUSPOINTS CANISEESOMEID FLUXCAPACITOR
Sun Mar 26David Karp10CERTIFICATEOFCLAM FIVEPILLARSOFSLAM ORIGINSTORES PICKINGONESBRAN PIERCINGSHREK SPITTINGMAGE EGIRL GIGIO PAPADAM THIRDEYEBLIND
Mon Mar 27Simon Marotte and Trenton Lee Stewart2PUMPKINS COUNTINGCROWS
Tue Mar 28Daniel Kantor and Jay Kaskel4BROWWIPE KNEESLAP VRBO FISTPUMP
Wed Mar 29Ben Zoon7DOORLATCHES FUELCAN HEAPEDUP PADSEEEW TACOHOLDERS REDHOTCOALS TREEPOSE
Thu Mar 30Adam Wagner and Brooke Husic6ERHU GOTCAUGHT MEANTALOT RAGEROOMS SOAPPAD YOUWHAT
Fri Mar 31Rich Norris6CHEVYNOVAS DIETPILLS JUSTSAYIT MCCREA POOBAHS ROADRACER
Sat Apr 1Wyna Liu and Joel Fagliano5GOY BISONBISON JAMAISVU TOPENDADAMSAVAGE
Sun Apr 2Jeremy Newton and Tracy Gray22CREATIONOFADAY/CREATIONOFADAM REOBALLOON/REDBALLOON RIGHTHAWKS/NIGHTHAWKS THEEONOFMAN/THESONOFMAN THEGIRTHOFVENUS/THEBIRTHOFVENUS THERONALISA/THEMONALISA THESTARRYFIGHT/THESTARRYNIGHT NOLEADS AIRMALTA BIGOOF CABOS HUGEASK IMSHORT LAUGHWITH LOWNECKS ROTEL SETATODDS SPONGEDOWN WARMBATH YEAHIAM CLASSREP LGBTQFLAGS
Mon Apr 3David Distenfeld3PICKSIX HONEYSACS SPINJOB
Tue Apr 4Andrea Carla Michaels and Christina Iverson2BROADCASTNEWS MYSTICPIZZA
Wed Apr 5Brandon Koppy4AHGOTCHA BATMITZVAH DONTMINDME HOTMICS
Thu Apr 6Sam Buttrey2CLIPPING LISTERIA
Fri Apr 7Lindsey Hobbs2PAPILLA DODGEDABULLET
Sat Apr 8Sid Sivakumar8ARTSCENES BREADBOXES MARCHINSTEP PILFERS DONTRUSHME PESCETARIAN PONDSCUM STEELBEAMS
Sun Apr 9John Ewbank9BELLTENT GREATMINDS MEETAT WYNETTE ENERGYCZAR IFYOUCANTSTANDTHEHEAT ROADGAME WENTDEAF YOUKNOWTHEREST
Mon Apr 10Gia Bosko8ADEALISADEAL DEEMSFIT DRYINGUP ITSATEST LOVEISLOVE SUFFIXED SWOOPEDIN FAIRISFAIR
Tue Apr 11Taylor Johnson and Jeff Chen6CANDYCRUSHSAGA CANIGO GOCOASTTOCOAST MONDEGREEN ORGANICPRODUCT WANTAPIECEOFME
Wed Apr 12Olivia Mitra Framke and Brooke Husic4AIDESIDEASASIDE EARLYRELAYLAYER NOTESSETONSTONE STRAYARTSYTRAYS
Thu Apr 13Robin Yu8CLOSEFORCOMFORTTOO COOLFORSCHOOLTOO HOTTOHANDLETOO LEGITTOQUITTOO ATEANDRAN GEOMETRO MONOXIDES TOOLITTLETOOLATE
Fri Apr 14Billy Bratton and Clay Haddock8DOESNTMATTER ICANTSTOP LOVETOHATE ONAGOODDAY THRONEROOM WHITESPACE YOUDOTHAT MUSICVIDEO
Sat Apr 15Kameron Austin Collins5GOINGRATES MEANINGWHAT NOGOS UFOLOGISTS TECHSTARTUP
Sun Apr 16Mike Hobin7ATONEPOEM HALFAWAKE MASKUP SLOWLYGREWAPART ACUTETRIANGLE AHEADOFSTEAM BRUSHEDASIDE
Mon Apr 17Katherine Baicker and Scott Earl4CASITAS GOASTRAY LETSSAY THEREARENOWORDS
Tue Apr 18Kiran Pandey4DMED GODZILLAVSKONG KRAMERVSKRAMER BREAKITUPYOUTWO
Wed Apr 19Joe Deeney6HADSOME KAMPRAD KEEPCLOSE NASIM OHRATS SOYDOG
Thu Apr 20Simeon Seigel7EOONEOON WEOUZHWZO WUZWUOZZH ZOUUHEOU CASHTRADE SUDAFED THEBIGS
Fri Apr 21Erica Hsiung Wojcik and Matthew Stock6IHAVETOASK SCRIPTURE CALCULATORWATCH CUTSADEAL DATACENTER DATEDUP
Sat Apr 22Byron Walden11HEBREWU WARBLOGS IMAJERK ISTHISIT JACKASSES JUNEAUITE NONPUBLIC QUEERLIT SOEASY TOSSUPQUESTIONS UPANDQUIT
Sun Apr 23Katie Hale and Scott Hogan11BATSFIVEHUNDRED BLINDCURVE FALLSOUTOFFAVOR JERKSAROUND PLANTSEVIDENCE PLAYSATRICK SMIZES STANDSINTHEWAY STERILIZED FOZZIE PUZZLESOVER
Mon Apr 24Emily Carroll2CORNKERNELS WHATSPOPPIN
Tue Apr 25Grant Boroughs2CAMPINESS QUARTERLIES
Wed Apr 26Aaron M. Rosenberg4CRISPR DOLLYZOOM HITCHCOCK ONAVISA
Thu Apr 27Michael Schlossberg6ASMIDGE UNDOCKS FOOTSCRUBS ICKFACTORS TAKESTHEEDGEOFF WHATFUN
Fri Apr 28Malaika Handa and Erik Agard5CUTAWAYGAG ICHOOSEYOU ITSSERIOUS WHITEYONTHEMOON WINTERMELON
Sat Apr 29David Steinberg6BLURTEDOUT FENTY PICKLEBALL WOWIEZOWIE CHAMPAGNESHOWER MONEYISNOOBJECT
Sun Apr 30Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen9ELIZABETHAN FLYFISHERMAN HEADTRIPS HEROIZE HOTELRWANDA IJUSTATE KOOZIE KUBRICK SINBINS
Mon May 1Alina Abidi and Matthew Stock2CAPRESE SALMONRUN
Tue May 2Aimee Lucido4ASTEPUP GOODTRY MINIMARTS MTRAINIER
Wed May 3Samuel A. Donaldson3IGUESSITSFINITE ITSAGOODTITHING WHOCANITBITENOW
Thu May 4David J. Kahn1TIMBERLINES
Fri May 5Jacob McDermott5WEREBACK FONDUEPOTS HADALOOK PULSERATE ROCKIT
Sat May 6Carter Cobb6APCS OATBASED PROPEACE SOPHOMORESLUMPS WEREOK CAROLINAREAPERS
Sun May 7Will Nediger11APPA BLUNDERERS CHIPANDDALE CHOWYUNFAT DISAVOWS EMMACORRIN IVORIAN NOSILLY SHOWBOATING SLOPBUCKETSHIPOFTHESEUS
Tue May 9Margaret Seikel2TWOPLEASE BUNNYEARS
Wed May 10Victor Barocas2NIGHTCRAWLERS OVERBEARS
Thu May 11Sheldon Polonsky1EINSTEINIAN
Fri May 12Enrique Henestroza Anguiano6ALLTIMEGREATS ARTPENCILS ISTHATIT NEWSRADIO CASCADINGMENU ISABELALLENDE
Sat May 13Spencer Leach7DENIECE IMPRISONED BOREDTODEATH DROPSAHINT PRIDEPARADES PROMOCODE SATSCORES
Sun May 14Sid Sivakumar12BABYBEL BIDPRICE DAYCARES GAZANS HEADTABLE OOZESIN SKYWALKER USECASE CLONEWAR REDLANTERN SILVERMEDAL STYLINGGEL
Mon May 15Tomas Spiers1MICROBREWERY
Tue May 16Katherine Baicker and Adam Wagner2POSNER UNBEKNOWNST
Wed May 17Parker Higgins4MAKESEVEN ASPIRESTO KILLIT DOESTHESPLITS
Thu May 18Kiran Pandey4SEVENLETTERS ZHAO ELECTRICALFAULT LASERCUT
Fri May 19David Distenfeld5BABYSHARK BRUNCHMENU OHNOWISEE PULLASIDE YANKEESWAP
Sat May 20Erica Hsiung Wojcik8MEMEACCOUNT SEAGOAT BEARDOIL ONLYNOW SUEBIRD SYNESTHESIA DATACENTERS LOOSECHANGE
Sun May 21Robert Ryan8BACKINBUSINESS DRYGIN REDPANDA SKOOL WAITINLINE CHECKINDESK PARTNERINCRIME RESPONDINKIND
Mon May 22Đặng Quang Thắng3AMYSCHUMER ANDYSAMBERG GOTATIP
Tue May 23Lee Taylor4ITWORKED BONINESS NEWSEVENT NYONGO
Wed May 24Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris4HANYU PELLETDISPENSER WAKAFLOCKAFLAME FRUITOFTHELOOM
Fri May 26Hemant Mehta11AMITOOLATE HOTDESKED OVERGRAZED SCHOLARSHIP GETSBORED ICOMEINPEACE MAKESLOVE MERCYRULE NOTONEWORD PLAYERHATERS VERYCLEVER
Sat May 27Samuel Smalley13NARROWGAP NEEDME BEANPLANT BIGNONOS DADJOKES INHIDEF LABWASTE PEAKTIMES POORYOU TORECAP TOTESADORBS MOBFRONT PARTYBOSS
Sun May 28Chandi Deitmer and Taylor Johnson13CAKEDONTS COLDCAUSE DONUTDESPAIR ITSALOSTCASE LEISURESIT PANTYHOUSE SUITUPFRONT THISOLDHOSE CANISTEALYOUFORASECOND DUDEBRO GRINER PTRAPS TOOLEDUP
Mon May 29Katie Hale and Zachary David Levy2LAYTOWASTE WHATTHEDEUCE
Tue May 30Kathryn Ladner1IMANI
Wed May 31Brandon Koppy4BEARGRYLLS BEASTIEBOYS BOGEYED SBALOANS
Thu Jun 1David and Karen and Paul Steinberg5TOPHALF CREDITWORTHY GOTTHAT OUTOFOURHANDS PETITSFOURS
Fri Jun 2John Ewbank6AGUAFRESCA SPARKNOTES CUPBEARERS EVERESTBASECAMP FINALOFFER HITSINGLES
Sat Jun 3John Westwig10ARMYTRAINEE HWORD JUSTINIANII PUZZLINGPROBLEM DEOXIDIZE EFILED LINGAM OMGYES ANYTHINGYOUWANT NEONOIRFILM
Sun Jun 4Rafael Musa2BLUEJACKETS PEACOATS
Mon Jun 5Eric Rollfing4KEEPITBETWEENUS QUITSTALLING JESUITSCHOOL MINTLEAF

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