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 51,003 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
ALPHABETBLOCKS	Sun Oct 13, 2019	Children's playthings that help with spelling	Erik Agard
COLDWARERA	Mon Nov 8, 2010	Late 1940s to about 1990	John Dunn
CRABWALK	Tue Apr 16, 2013	Proceed on all fours, in a way	Peter Broda
DREAMTOF	Sat Nov 8, 2008	Saw in the dark?	Byron Walden
DRUNKENCHICKEN	Wed May 11, 2022	Chinese poultry dish marinated in wine	Michael Paleos
EFOREXCELLENCE	Tue Aug 2, 1994	Merit award	Arthur S. Verdesca
FETUSES	Sat Apr 26, 2003	They're not yet delivered	Patrick Merrell
GRASSLAND	Thu Dec 4, 2003	Savanna	Elizabeth C. Gorski
GROUTER	Sat Dec 9, 2006	Mason, at times	Robert H. Wolfe
HATTRICKS	Wed Oct 4, 2023	Sensational scoring feats or sensational songs	Gary Larson
HEADSPACE	Wed Jan 1, 2020	State of mind	Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen
HENRYFONDA	Tue Dec 31, 2002	35-Across in 1946	Gene Newman
HOUSERED	Sat May 8, 2021	Cheap cab, perhaps	David Steinberg
INSOMNIACS	Fri Nov 9, 2018	Ones who find it difficult to go out?	Robyn Weintraub
KILLINGMESOFTLY	Wed Feb 5, 1997	#1 song of 1973 and 1996	J. Schmalzbach
LASHLINE	Wed Aug 2, 2017	Place to apply eye makeup	Bruce Haight
LEGALREPRESENTATION	Sun Jul 9, 2023		Christina Iverson
LOBBYER	Mon Aug 2, 1999	Washington arm-bender	Stephanie Spadaccini
METAANALYSES	Sun Nov 24, 2019	Methods of studying pooled data	Frank Longo
NAILTIP	Sun Oct 2, 2005	Something a maid might break	Randolph Ross
NEBULAAWARD	Wed Apr 23, 2025	Honor for "Dune" and "American Gods"	Brandon Koppy
PANORAMAS	Sat Feb 1, 2025	Broad views	Kate Chin Park and Rafael Musa
PAPETERIE	Sat Oct 28, 2017	Container for writing materials, such as fancy stationery	Roland Huget
POSTMARK	Sat Oct 24, 2009	Prepare for delivery	Paula Gamache
REPLAYED	Sun Feb 15, 2004	Shown again	Derrick Niederman
RIGHTASRAIN	Wed Nov 11, 2015	Perfectly fit and well	David Steinberg
RUMANDCOKE	Mon Jul 17, 2023	Two-ingredient drink order	Alexander Liebeskind
SCISSORHANDS	Wed Nov 12, 1997	"Edward ___"	Randall J. Hartman
SECRETADMIRERS	Sun Apr 8, 2007	24-Across or 5-Down?	Byron Walden
SPOKESDUCK	Fri Jan 21, 2011	Aflac ad figure, facetiously	Pete Mitchell
SUREFIREHIT	Fri Jun 10, 2022	Guaranteed success	Blake Slonecker
THESOUTH	Wed Feb 28, 2018	Lee side	Peter A. Collins
THREEDIMENSIONALSHAPE	Sun Apr 25, 2010	[ ]	Elizabeth C. Gorski
TSKTSKED	Wed Feb 19, 2025	Orally admonished	Joe Deeney
UNEQUALS	Wed Oct 16, 1996	Peerless people?	B. Gordon
WERETHERE	Sat Jan 11, 2020	Couple's enthusiastic R.S.V.P.	Andrew J. Ries
WHITEHEELS	Thu Dec 25, 2025	Footwear for a bride, perhaps	Sam Ezersky
WINDOWSXP	Sat Dec 8, 2007	2001 Microsoft debut	Barry C. Silk
WINDSOCKS	Sun Apr 26, 2026	... for an aspiring flutist?	Rebecca Goldstein
WRAPAROUND	Thu Apr 11, 2013	With 61-Across, some beachwear ... which literally can be found five times in this puzzle	Jim Hilger