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 51,111 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.
| Word | Date | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABLATIVE | Thu May 23, 1996 | Grammatical case | M. E. Brindamour |
| ADOZENROSES | Thu Apr 10, 2008 | What you can find in the grid after completing this puzzle, looking up, down, left, right and diagonally, word search-style | David J. Kahn |
| ARTFORGERS | Fri Jul 24, 2026 | Criminals in the oil industry? | Geoffrey Schorkopf |
| BUFFSUP | Sat Jan 17, 2015 | Polishes | Josh Knapp |
| CCLIV | Tue Nov 15, 2016 | The year 254 | David J. Kahn |
| CITYSTATEANDZIP | Thu Dec 13, 2007 | End of some addresses | John Farmer |
| COIFFEUR | Mon Nov 22, 2021 | Hair stylist, fancily | Stella Zawistowski |
| COTAUGHT | Tue Oct 15, 2024 | Like courses with multiple professors | Lindsay Rosenblum |
| CURTISS | Sun Oct 19, 1997 | Seaplane inventor Glenn | David J. Kahn |
| DANCESTEP | Tue Jun 14, 2016 | Move taught by a choreographer | Tracy Gray |
| DYSPHEMISM | Fri Jul 30, 2004 | Calling a Jaguar XK a jalopy, say | Manny Nosowsky |
| FOAMRUBBER | Sun Apr 6, 2014 | Old-fashioned barber, at times? | Patrick Berry |
| FULLOFGOODCHEER | Mon May 28, 2018 | How you might feel if you sing 16-Across | Alex Eaton-Salners |
| IDONTLIKETOBRAG | Sat Oct 17, 2020 | Disclaimer hinting at false humility | Victor Barocas and Brad Wilber |
| IHADADREAM | Sat Feb 25, 2006 | Declaration from Mama Rose in "Gypsy" | Henry Hook |
| IKNOWASHORTCUT | Wed Jun 20, 2001 | Famous last words | Jay Sullivan |
| IMWITHSTUPID | Tue Apr 17, 2012 | [See note] | Milo Beckman |
| JEEPSAFARIS | Fri Sep 1, 2023 | Some adventures in the Serengeti | Robert Logan |
| KISSARMY | Sat Jan 24, 2026 | Fan group that often wears black-and-white face paint | Adrian Johnson and Ryan McCarty |
| KONY | Sat Sep 6, 2014 | "___ 2012" (viral video) | James Mulhern |
| LADINOS | Thu Dec 19, 2002 | Unmanageable horses, in the Southwest | Patrick Berry |
| LEGANZA | Tue May 13, 2003 | Daewoo model | Todd McClary |
| MATHTESTS | Sat Apr 23, 2022 | They've got their own problems | Matthew Stock |
| MOLDERS | Wed Jul 8, 2015 | Rots slowly | Ryan Milligan |
| NATURERESERVES | Wed Dec 10, 2025 | Protected lands for plants and animals | Kareem Ayas |
| NODULES | Sat Feb 10, 1996 | Lumps | John R. Conrad |
| OPALESCENT | Fri Jun 19, 2015 | Like moonstones | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| POLICEINFORMER | Tue Mar 20, 2012 | One who engages in finger-pointing | Will Nediger |
| PREINTEND | Fri Aug 30, 1996 | Decide in advance | A. J. Santora |
| PULPIT | Sun Jun 3, 2007 | Sermon site | Kelsey Blakley |
| SORORITYCHAPTER | Wed May 13, 2020 | Group of Greek women | Benjamin Kramer |
| SUBJECTS | Thu Nov 17, 1994 | Vassalry | Rich Norris |
| TIMBALE | Sun Nov 25, 2012 | One of a pair of drums | Jeff Chen |
| TOREAPART | Fri Mar 29, 2019 | Criticized severely | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| TRAILHEAD | Sun Mar 29, 2026 | What a pictogram of a man with a walking stick might indicate | Michael and Oliver Schlossberg |
| TRYHARD | Sat Dec 24, 2016 | Slacker's opposite, in modern lingo | David Steinberg |
| TYPIFY | Thu Nov 25, 2004 | Represent | Nancy Salomon and Earl W. Reed |
| VASTARRAY | Thu Sep 6, 2001 | Huge collection | Frank Longo |
| WALTZESOFFWITH | Sat Jan 23, 2010 | Wins easily | Karen M. Tracey |
| WEASELSOUTOF | Fri Nov 4, 2011 | Dodges, as an obligation | Patrick Berry |