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 50,531 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALWAYSMINE | Sun May 24, 2009 | *Song by Tejano singer Selena | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| AUTORACING | Sun Nov 7, 2010 | Activity with flags | Will Nediger |
| BEFUDDLES | Sun Sep 7, 2014 | Discombobulates | Tracy Gray and Jeff Chen |
| CARCOMMERCIALS | Fri Sep 11, 2009 | They may convince people to get rides | Caleb Madison |
| DAGWOODSANDWICH | Thu Sep 17, 2020 | Food item whose name is derived from a comic strip | Simeon Seigel |
| DASHTO | Tue Dec 5, 2006 | Approach at a clip | Kenneth J. Berniker |
| DEGERM | Sun Mar 23, 2025 | Use a Clorox wipe on, say | Andrew Colin Kirk |
| DUCS | Sun Apr 27, 2008 | French noblemen | Oliver Hill |
| DUNCANPHYFE | Mon Jun 13, 2016 | Iconic U.S. cabinetmaker of the early 1800s | Lynn Lempel |
| FOAMHAND | Sat Jul 22, 2017 | Bit of sports fan paraphernalia | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| FOMENTED | Thu Oct 12, 2023 | Spurred | John Nagamichi Cho |
| GLANDULA | Sun Mar 16, 1997 | Small endocrine | David J. Kahn |
| HANDSPAN | Sat Dec 6, 2003 | Basketball player's stat | Craig Kasper |
| HORRIFIES | Thu Mar 10, 2022 | Alarms | John Westwig |
| HUECO | Sat Feb 19, 1994 | Texas-New Mexico range | Charles E. Gersch |
| INASWEAT | Sun Jan 11, 2015 | Really bothered | Peter A. Collins |
| JAVAAPPLET | Thu Feb 12, 2004 | Interactive part of some Web pages | Craig Kasper |
| LAGUNITAS | Thu Jan 8, 2026 | Heineken subsidiary whose name means "small bodies of water" | Mallory Montgomery and Zhou Zhang |
| LIFEOFTHEPARTY | Mon Feb 2, 1998 | Good-time Charlie | Gregory E. Paul |
| MAYFAIR | Tue Nov 23, 2010 | Upscale London district | Richard Chisholm |
| MINUTEST | Sun May 31, 2009 | Least | Kelsey Blakley |
| NEVERENDINGSTORY | Sun Dec 5, 2021 | ... FLOOR FLOOR FLOOR ... | Chase Dittrich and Jeff Chen |
| OILBASIN | Thu Nov 8, 2018 | Notable feature of North Dakota and Texas | Sam Ezersky |
| OPENHANDED | Wed Aug 5, 1998 | Generous | Patrick Jordan |
| OUTROW | Sun Jul 26, 1998 | Best in the regatta | Richard Silvestri |
| PATTEN | Sun Oct 13, 2002 | Dick Van ___ of "Eight Is Enough" | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| PEGGYS | Sun Jan 14, 1996 | Fleming and Guggenheim, e.g. | C. Millhauser |
| PRECOOKS | Sat Nov 8, 2003 | Gets ready beforehand, in a way | Sherry O. Blackard |
| QUAVERY | Sun Mar 9, 1997 | Trembling | June Boggs |
| REDTAB | Tue Jan 10, 2006 | Levi's jeans brand | David J. Kahn |
| SATINSTRIPED | Fri Dec 26, 2003 | Like some fine linen | Robert H. Wolfe |
| SKABAND | Sun Jan 29, 2017 | Entertainment on a Jamaican cruise, perhaps | Jim Hyres and David Steinberg |
| SKIMOBILE | Sat Jun 29, 2019 | Winter transport | Kameron Austin Collins |
| SKITRACKS | Fri Apr 16, 2021 | Evidence of having gone on a run | Tom Pepper |
| SPORTSWEAR | Fri Mar 28, 2008 | Gym shoes, e.g. | Barry C. Silk |
| STANDFIRM | Sat Mar 4, 2006 | Dig in one's heels | Bob Peoples |
| TAKEASTABAT | Sun Oct 27, 1996 | Attempt | N. N. Joline |
| TSARNICHOLASI | Wed Dec 8, 2021 | Mid-19th-century Russian ruler described as "autocracy personified" | Philip Koski |
| UNKINDNESS | Wed Jan 14, 2009 | Bad behavior | Oliver Hill |
| WINTERGAMES | Fri Mar 11, 2022 | Multiweek quadrennial event | Robyn Weintraub |