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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 50,260 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
ALLAYINGMon May 26, 1997RelievingEileen Lexau
BEALLANDENDALLWed Jan 3, 1996Ultimate thingW. R. Williams
BUNNYSUITMon Jan 19, 2015Easter costumeJean O'Conor
CONCHAThu Feb 28, 2013Bowl-shaped part of the earJoe Krozel
COPIOUSThu May 2, 2013PlentifulJosh Knapp
DANCEPARTYFri May 14, 1999RaveFrank Longo
DANNYBONADUCETue Jul 15, 2025Player of the middle son on TV's "The Partridge Family"Daniel Britt
DARKSPOTMon May 26, 2008Appearing and disappearing feature on JupiterMark Sherwood
DONTJUDGEMESat Jan 25, 2020Self-conscious person's exclamationStella Zawistowski
EUROPEANCAPITALSun Jun 9, 1996See 23-AcrossM. Gaffney
FUNFUNFUNMon Aug 26, 2024Beach Boys hit of 1964Zachary David Levy
HAMBURGERPATTYTue Sep 26, 2000Fast-food addict?Bill Ballard
HORNSOLOSat Sep 26, 2020Bit of jazz improvKristian House
IFALLTOPIECESThu Oct 28, 2021Country music standard at zombie karaoke night?Alan Massengill
IGNISFATUUSThu Jul 26, 2012Will-o'-the-wispJoel Fagliano
KEEPUPAPPEARANCESSun Sep 22, 2019Maintain the impression of well-beingTracy Gray
LOTINLIFESat Jul 18, 2020KismetJohn Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
MANSPREADThu Aug 30, 2018Annoyance from a subway seatmateGrant Thackray
MATURITYFri Mar 31, 1995Bond's endChuck Deodene
MILKOFMAGNESIATue May 30, 2017Upset stomach remedy [Brontë governess]Neville Fogarty
MISDEEDSWed Jan 31, 2007Wicked actsBrendan Emmett Quigley
MORALISTTue Dec 30, 1997Holier-than-thou typeElizabeth C. Gorski
NEOJAZZSat Jan 3, 2009Hard bop, e.g.Peter Wentz
NOTCLEARFri Nov 22, 2019OpaqueEmily Carroll
NOTHINGTODOThu Oct 9, 2025Two moving around each otherFreddie Cheng
OFFATSun Dec 26, 2010Run ___ the mouthDarin McDaniel
PARTYANIMALSWed May 11, 2022They're always ready for a good time ... or a description of 18-, 25-, 35- and 49-Across?Michael Paleos
PERTURBSFri Sep 9, 2022TroublesBrandon Koppy
POLICESERGEANTSFri Apr 15, 2011Constables' superiorsPatrick Berry
SAYLESSSun Feb 12, 2023"You've made your point," slangilyChristina Iverson and Samuel A. Donaldson
SCYTHEDFri Jan 25, 2013Reaped, in a wayJoe DiPietro
SINEADOCONNORSat Feb 23, 2013Dublin-born singer with a 1990 #1 hitTodd Gross
SOLDOFFSat Jan 6, 2018LiquidatedPeter Wentz
TAIKOWed Nov 29, 2017Japanese drumErik Agard
TECTUMSun Apr 27, 1997Dorsal part of the midbrainMatt Gaffney
TEMPORALLOBEFri May 21, 2004Part of the brain associated with memoryEric Berlin
TOBEISTODOWed May 11, 2016Words from SocratesPawel Fludzinski
UNSTOPPEDMon Aug 23, 1999Like a drain after a drain cleanerNancy Kavanaugh
WELLBEINGSat Mar 3, 2001HealthFraser Simpson
WETMOPSTue Jul 25, 2000Does a swab's jobPatrick Jordan
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