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612 debut words in 2025

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

This page shows NYT debut words by year going back to the beginning of the Modern 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
Wed Jan 1, 2025Seth Bisen-Hersh and Jeff Chen3HALFDOLLAR WORKBAG PUTINWRITING
Thu Jan 2, 2025Robert Charlton4WHYISNTTHEWORD IMINHERE PHONETICALLY SPELLEDWITHANF
Fri Jan 3, 2025Colin Adams3PRANKCALL PRECISELY JERSEYSWAP
Sat Jan 4, 2025Sam Ezersky10SHOCKING ECHECKS LAMBSTEAK NPRTOTEBAG AZTECEMPEROR UBERONE SOOVERIT CROWDFUNDING VOWING LOWINCOME
Sun Jan 5, 2025Kareem Ayas13BATPUP BARESITALL DUCATI FELTIT TAKEAPENNYLEAVEAPENNY TREVIFOUNTAIN FABFIVE TANNINGBED HAIREXTENSIONS SUVARI NOQUARTER BUYONEGETONEFREE NERFED
Mon Jan 6, 2025Rena Cohen3CONTACTTRACE BUSAN DRAWCONCLUSIONS
Tue Jan 7, 2025Dana Edwards6BOLDFACEDLIE YEETS SUBSCRIPTION FLAUTAS NEOLOGISM WHATDISAY
Wed Jan 8, 2025Laura Dershewitz4BUMPSETSPIKE STANDUPACT MINORPROBLEM POWERSURGE
Thu Jan 9, 2025David P. Williams1BODHITREE
Fri Jan 10, 2025Robert Logan3LORANGE NERFING IOSAPPS
Sat Jan 11, 2025Ryan McCarty11SURECURE CARAMELLATTES JAMESROSS LAPELMICS WORDDOC DOMEDROOF PANTSED LATERBRO GAMEBOOTH OILPRESS NERDSPEAK
Sun Jan 12, 2025Jeffrey Martinovic4GROWTHRING PLAYABLE QUEENOFCARNIVAL HIDDENWIRES
Mon Jan 13, 2025Adam Levav3BRODATES BREATHEEASY FOURTHYEARS
Tue Jan 14, 2025Lance Enfinger3STORMCHASER TOOKASHOTAT ATTENTIONSEEKER
Wed Jan 15, 2025Parker Higgins2ORMADAM PREBOARDED
Thu Jan 16, 2025Rebecca Goldstein and Adam Wagner6COMMONCORE MOBSCENEST SKIPAD CLOSESHOPE EDNAMODEL APRESSKIT
Fri Jan 17, 2025Willa Angel Chen Miller3BOARDSEATS SHAVEDHEADS UBERRATING
Sat Jan 18, 2025Scott McMahon2SALAH OSCARNOMINATION
Sun Jan 19, 2025Emily Sharp and Kunal Nabar10INAPASTLIFE INTEGRATEDCIRCUIT PRODUCTOFTHETIMES ADDEDCOMPLEXITY DIFFERENCEOFOPINION MUSICROW GOTOOFAR SQUAREDUP SCREENERSAYO (5)
Mon Jan 20, 2025Katie Byl and Jeff Chen4BRITICISM CHIGNONS FOLLOWTHEHERD PARTNERTRACK
Tue Jan 21, 2025Dan Caprera4LUISFONSI OHYOUHAVENOIDEA BRODOWN CORNERDRUGSTORE
Wed Jan 22, 2025Landon Horton5DRINKINGBUGGY OKAYBYE PLAYBOYBUDDY HORSEANDBUNNY PUBGRUB
Fri Jan 24, 2025Ernest Lim4CEDARWOOD PRESSEDFORTIME MAKESHEADLINES BEARTHEEXPENSE
Sat Jan 25, 2025Michael Lieberman6ARMRESTHOG TOURGUIDES PECLASSES EYESOCKETS ELFHATS MORTUARIES
Sun Jan 26, 2025Rich Proulx11DOESASOLID AGESPOTS ROSSELLINI ALAINA HAVEEYESON MINIDISCS SITREPS TALKEDSHOP WHITEFLOUR WORKGROUP STEALSUPON
Mon Jan 27, 2025Alexander Liebeskind2FEDERALGRANTS SEMESTERATSEA
Tue Jan 28, 2025Dan Margolis2SEEDEDTEAMS MARBLESTATUES
Wed Jan 29, 2025Sophia Maymudes10BOTTOMLESSBRUNCH BADEG KNOCKOFFS SKIBOARD REHAS COUGHSYRU SAVEONESBACO RAGAMUFFI PROPOSEATOAS STREAKBY
Thu Jan 30, 2025Joe Marquez3SOLDIEROFFORTUNE USERRESEARCH CANTSEESTRAIGHT
Fri Jan 31, 2025Adrian Johnson6ABETISABET CANTWE EMPTYSTARE BARGAMES MAYITRY RAPBATTLES
Sat Feb 1, 2025Kate Chin Park and Rafael Musa3SEASTARS ANDVOILA HITPIECES
Sun Feb 2, 2025Derrick Niederman22KEYDISH QUICK/BUICK TREX/TREK SPEEDCOP RACHELWEISZ JAGUARXKES ROADNOISE SIESTA/FIESTA DUTCH/DITCH GUMMI COLT/VOLT WORD/WARD HAZMATSUITS PATH/PATE METRODOME/METRONOME PAR/PAY MMMDCV SLIM/SWIM BEADOLL STAGENAME/STATENAME ZANY/MANY JOKER/POKER
Mon Feb 3, 2025Jack Scherban3THENATS BOULDERERS CHALKEDUP
Tue Feb 4, 2025Adam Aaronson6VENMOVENOM QUITEQUIET ANGELANGLE EXITSEXIST BOXESIN IONIQS
Wed Feb 5, 2025Kiran Pandey6CARRIESNOWEIGHT ROTINHELL DROPSDOWN GAMEPAD WAFFLEFRY BIKESHARE
Thu Feb 6, 2025Aidan Deshong and Jacob Reed4RUSSETPOTATO ZOOMEDIN GULFOFMEXICO WILMINGTON
Fri Feb 7, 2025Kelly Morenus6CRIMENOVELIST CAUSESARIOT CHANCEENCOUNTER FORMULAIC TVCOPS DINNERTHEATER
Sat Feb 8, 2025Alina Abidi8MEALPLANS NATHANFORYOU PORTOBELLO ANTIPATTERN CACAONIBS BALLOONHAT GINMARTINIS CHERRYSODA
Sun Feb 9, 2025Rich Katz and Jeff Chen7SHOULDWE SPECIALREQUEST CHAINREACTION MANUALRECOUNT SPEECHRECOGNITION HIGHRESOLUTION SHOWREMORSE
Mon Feb 10, 2025Emily Rourke2GLADIASKED AMERICANGIRL
Tue Feb 11, 2025Paul Coulter2MUSCLEHEAD HEARTEYES
Wed Feb 12, 2025Philip Koski4BEHINDA BURNOUT GEICOGECKO CONFIDESIN
Thu Feb 13, 2025Jem Burch3DAYPASS GROWINGOLD THEIRONY
Fri Feb 14, 2025Sarah Sinclair3ADSENSE TAKESTHEL CATCHFEELINGS
Sat Feb 15, 2025David P. Williams4CONTRARIANS IBEGYOU BETTHERANCH INSULATIONS
Sun Feb 16, 2025John Kugelman9HOLYSQUATTER BLUEHOLES SQUIRRELLEDCAPITAL SQUAWKAFINELINE DEEPFRIEDOREOS SQUEALOFFORTUNE GREATSQUALLOFCHINA PLEDGESQUEAKAIART
Mon Feb 17, 2025Kate Hawkins and Erica Hsiung Wojcik3UNDERPRESSURE CHANA SYRAHS
Tue Feb 18, 2025Erik Agard6CHURCHROCK ICANTBELIEVEYOU WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW HEADDANCER THEAUDACITY HAIRTOSS
Wed Feb 19, 2025Joe Deeney2RACEINTO TSKTSKED
Thu Feb 20, 2025Peter Gorman4TAKI ARUNDHATI FOURTEENLETTERS WEDNESDAYPUZZLE
Fri Feb 21, 2025Colin Adams6FACETAT PWNED INEEDAHINT MANSCAPED FAKIE VEXATIONS
Sat Feb 22, 2025Rose Conlon9GREENANACONDA NAIRAS GALENTINESDAY LAPDANCE MILKDUDS GOLDBERGS OHDAMN HUMANCANNONBALL LOVELANGUAGES
Sun Feb 23, 2025Daniel Grinberg and Rafael Musa9REVERSECOURSE KATEBUSH QUEERBAIT IMHAPPYTOOBLIGE TAKEHEAT ASSBACKWARDS QUICKTURNAROUND BREWCREW FEDERALGRANT
Mon Feb 24, 2025Rena Cohen4SETSSTRAIGHT WASHESDISHES FIELDEXPERIENCE TAUGHTTOTHETEST
Tue Feb 25, 2025Greg Snitkin2NOTONMYWATCH REALMAN
Wed Feb 26, 2025Dan Caprera1WHYTHELONGFACE
Thu Feb 27, 2025David Steinberg4BEEFROASTS BIGLOVE TEENDAD CORDUROYS
Fri Feb 28, 2025Michael Lieberman6PAJAMADAY OKAYIGIVE PUBLICPOOL CARTITLES PITCHCLOCKVOTESYES
Sat Mar 1, 2025Ryan Judge5TURFTOE RARECOIN SAMUS COMMONAREA RATESATEN
Sun Mar 2, 2025Adam Wagner12SPACETELESCOPE GASSTATIONFOOD HEORSHE CANTEVEN TAIPING MADEMEN ADDFUEL GDAYMATES WHYISIT GRAPPLING RYEIPA GAMEMODES
Mon Mar 3, 2025Harrison Walden1DRIVEINSANE
Tue Mar 4, 2025Hanh Huynh2POLAROIDPICTURE IMSHOOK
Wed Mar 5, 2025Rebecca Goldstein6DOGRUNS GHOSTKITCHEN ZOMBIEOFFICE INBOUNDS BLOODBATH KOMBUCHA
Thu Mar 6, 2025Kiran Pandey2PERSONALDAY SUNKENPLACE
Fri Mar 7, 2025Malaika Handa5BRAFITTING LASTSTAGE OHISEENOW MOVIEMAGIC DONUTSHOP
Sat Mar 8, 2025Joe Deeney10ABDI ADDEDBONUS UPPERDECKS CLASSICCAR SNOWSTORMS INCLINEDTO COLORCODES HOTASHADES PASSEDTIME APPLEPRESS
Sun Mar 9, 2025Michael Schlossberg4DEWEYDEFEATSTRUMAN FORDTOCITYDROPDEAD HEADLESSBODY INTOPLESSBAR
Mon Mar 10, 2025Patti Varol2LITTLELULU FUNNYHAHA
Tue Mar 11, 2025Jared Cappel2NICEPUTT GETTHEPOINT
Wed Mar 12, 2025Chandi Deitmer and Kate Hawkins3ELPHABA SAWAWOMANINHALF SALATA
Thu Mar 13, 2025Rich Proulx and Simeon Seigel8MOPHEADS SIMULCASTED CAPPISTOL CIRCUSSTUNT DEMOMODEL GOESIPO NOFISHING ATOMICDOG
Fri Mar 14, 2025Brandon Koppy8REENTRIES ONCELER ROSEBED YESMLADY SPEEDRUN PUTMEINCOACH MINDBOGGLING WHOSAGOODBOY
Sat Mar 15, 2025Ryan McCarty11WHYWORRY BANDTSHIRTS BUTDAD BARRYKEOGHAN ECYCLED BARDEM ZONINGBOARD TAKESAPHOTO MOSHPITS ARMYUNIT CASINORESORT
Sun Mar 16, 2025Paul Coulter12DECAFCOFFEE ICEMILKS ACIDTABS WASDEADSETON GYMBOREE AAHSAT ADENOIDAL STUDIOFEE GOODOH FACEDTHEDAY DANICA SEEKSTO
Mon Mar 17, 2025Kathy Lowden4JEANSMART BLAKELIVELY GIRLPOWER BITESINTO
Wed Mar 19, 2025Evan Park and Jeffrey Martinovic1MAKEITPOP
Thu Mar 20, 2025Daniel Grinberg4OCASEK LATINROOT KELCE JOANCUSACK
Fri Mar 21, 2025Boaz Moser and Jacob Reed4MOCAPSUIT CHEAPASDIRT MEDIADARLINGS ITSAME
Sat Mar 22, 2025Katie Hoody5DRAGONCON DVDRENTAL CONTROLLEDCHAOS MINDMELDS TICKINGTIMEBOMB
Sun Mar 23, 2025Andrew Colin Kirk6RESISTTHEMERGE FINESTHOMER MENSOLVEDMYSTERIES NAILEDTHEDISMOMENT VOTERFRAMED MENDERLINES
Mon Mar 24, 2025Victor Schmitt4LIVINGLEGEND MORALCOMPASS TVDRAMAS ROLD
Tue Mar 25, 2025Bob Benson3FRIARSCLUB PLASTICFILM SPACEPROGRAM
Wed Mar 26, 2025Nathan Hale4GIVESTHETHIRDDEGREE HAVINGSECONDTHOUGHTS JONESED PAMPHLETS
Thu Mar 27, 2025Brad Lively4DROPTROU MINIMAP SEXTING OMNOMNOM
Fri Mar 28, 2025Zhouqin Burnikel9WINBYAMILE CANOEPOLO BEEDANCE SELSUN TOPSPEEDS SCUBADIVER BEERSNOBS WASABIMAYO SINGLEMOM
Sat Mar 29, 2025Christina Iverson and Jacob McDermott8TRIALSIZE DINKINS ZEROSUGAR SANDBOXES CHEWINGGUM THEMONALISA EATMYDUST BACKSTORIES
Sun Mar 30, 2025Simeon Seigel12POSTGRADUATEDEGREE BATSUITS THATSBESIDETHEPOINT DINESANDDASHES LINTROLLERS PREHISTORICPERIODS BUYSBYTHEPOUND USTIME SOFTSPOTS CSIDE WRITTENINTHESTARS AGRADES
Mon Mar 31, 2025Ryan Mathiason4AFROCUBAN LOCALTIME ITSGROWINGONME CHEEZ
Tue Apr 1, 2025Sande Milton4PRIORPASSENGER RETURNTRAYTABLES SEATBACKPOCKET INFLIGHTMAGAZINE
Wed Apr 2, 2025Daniel Bodily5CARJACKED DIALONE SEPIATONED PERFECTFIT SPORTSBUFF
Thu Apr 3, 2025Hanh Huynh5E*TRADE *NSYNC Q*BERT RENTME M*A*S*H
Fri Apr 4, 2025Karen Steinberg2USINGTHEOLDBEAN KEYBOARDWARRIOR
Sat Apr 5, 2025Rafael Musa3RANDOMWALK JANSPORT HOPOUT
Sun Apr 6, 2025Kareem Ayas10SCANSIN WHYDOIBOTHER SPINCLASSES SPYBOT TUNATACO DARKALE STAYCURRENT EMPTYSPACES HUMMUS CAMPSHIRT
Mon Apr 7, 2025Jeffrey Lease and Jeff Chen4TENORSAXOPHONES TENTOONEODDS PENTIUM UNEARNEDRUN
Tue Apr 8, 2025Barbara Lin2TAKEASTROLL KINESTHESIA
Wed Apr 9, 2025Aidan Deshong and Oren Hartstein3OLEATO GOODNOTGREAT ITSJUSTOK
Thu Apr 10, 2025Adam Wagner5CERVEZA NECKRUB GENTLENUDGE VENDINGMACHINE GRAINOFSAND
Fri Apr 11, 2025Jesse Guzman4SNAPSTORY SEXAHOLICS COCACOLAS SEASCALLOP
Sat Apr 12, 2025Jesse Cohn1MOLCAJETES
Sun Apr 13, 2025John Kugelman13SSRI CONVOCATIONPROVOCATION YOINKS PROCESSIONSCONCESSIONS PROTESTANTCONTESTANT PROMDATE ONCOLOGY CONTRACTORSPROTRACTORS AUDIOJACK TONYSTARK POPCAN CONFESSIONPROFESSION DRINKYPOO
Mon Apr 14, 2025Stacy Cooper and Ken Cohen6WHATSCRACKING GODFATHERS EGGPLANTDIP IPADAPPS EMOFAN CODEOFCONDUCT
Tue Apr 15, 2025Per Bykodorov4MAGICREALISM CHERRYGARCIA TRAGICOMIC UTC
Wed Apr 16, 2025Kathy Bloomer6HOWD ENDORSEDCHEX CEREALAISLES GETTINGONESKIX FROGLEGS WHOLEBAGOFTRIX
Thu Apr 17, 2025Ilan Kolkowitz and Shimon Kolkowitz1SCHWEPPES
Fri Apr 18, 2025Greg Snitkin and Glenn Davis4FIGHTSDIRTY PLAYACTION DIALITBACK LONDONZOO
Sat Apr 19, 2025Alex Tomlinson6ALONGTHOSELINES MADEASTOP EMAILSPAM BUSINESSACUMEN DETECTIVEBUREAU BASEJUMP
Sun Apr 20, 2025Victor Schmitt and Tracy Bennett11BIOSCAN REDREDACTIONACTION WHOOWHOOPIEPIE SPAMSPAMALOTALOT ARCWELDS BILOBA MADMADISONISON NOTFIT POSTPOSTAGEAGE DEMDEMAGOGAGOG WOODSWOODSCREWCREW
Mon Apr 21, 2025Thomas van Geel3DOJACAT GOODBET JIMMYCHOO
Tue Apr 22, 2025Alex Eaton-Salners3GREEKELEMENTS KIMBAP SAINTPATRICKS
Wed Apr 23, 2025Brandon Koppy5BABYCRIB NEBULAAWARD BLACKHOLESUN DINDIN GALAXYBRAIN
Thu Apr 24, 2025Kathleen Duncan4MOCKUMENTARY COZYMYSTERY GENREBENDING DARKFANTASY
Fri Apr 25, 2025Adrian Johnson8ANDWHATNOT SOVIETBLOC HIDDENSTAIRCASE LUMBEREDIN IMALLALONE AYOEDEBIRI CARBOLOADS ACCENTLAMP
Sat Apr 26, 2025Sarah Sinclair and Rafael Musa5STAGEDIVE DREAMYOGA MAKEMAGIC AIRSIGN WANTTOTRY
Sun Apr 27, 2025Jacob Reed8THEONERING MEDIAFASTS SONOTTRUE CUDI CATCONDOS MUKBANGS SEARCHHISTORY TRUTHBOMB
Mon Apr 28, 2025Sue Fracker2FIVEYEAROLD MULTIHYPHENATES
Tue Apr 29, 2025Gene Louise De Vera2DONTSLOUCH TANGENTLINES
Wed Apr 30, 2025Adam Vincent6THETIMEISRIPE FACEWASH ONESCLOCK FLATFEES SEWINGBEE CENSORBAR
Thu May 1, 2025Aidan Deshong and Adam Levav3CIRCLESBACK BLANKIES LIPRINGS

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