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 50,887 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADIOSAMIGOS | Thu Jun 21, 2018 | "Peace, y'all!" | Milo Beckman and David Steinberg |
| ALEXANDERCALDER | Fri Mar 28, 2014 | Mobile creator | David J. Kahn |
| AMYGDALA | Tue Jan 24, 2017 | Part of the brain believed to control emotion | John R. O'Brien |
| ANDTHATSSAYINGALOT | Thu Sep 29, 2022 | "Which is a big deal, considering!" | Jeremy Newton |
| ANGLOSAXON | Sat May 25, 2013 | Fifth-century invader | David Steinberg |
| APARTMENTHOUSES | Tue Oct 25, 2011 | Multiple-dwelling buildings | C. W. Stewart |
| BOBMARLEY | Mon Dec 29, 2014 | "One Love" singer | Peter A. Collins |
| BOKEH | Sat Jan 6, 2024 | Out-of-focus effect in photography, from the Japanese for "blur" | Ben Tolkin and Julian Xiao |
| CALLOUT | Sat Aug 11, 2001 | Yell | David J. Kahn |
| CAMPSHIRT | Sun Apr 6, 2025 | Light, short-sleeved, collared garment | Kareem Ayas |
| CENTILITER | Sun Sep 14, 1997 | .6102 cubic inch | Frank Longo |
| CRESCENTMOONS | Fri Feb 21, 2014 | Sky hooks? | Patrick Berry |
| DARETODREAM | Sat Jan 6, 2018 | Have high hopes | Peter Wentz |
| DAVERAGE | Fri Jun 20, 2008 | 1.0 | Mike Nothnagel |
| DISLIKED | Sun May 26, 2024 | Gave a thumbs-down | John Kugelman |
| FELTHAT | Fri Jun 24, 1994 | Homburg | Mark Diehl |
| IMWAYAHEADOFYOU | Sat Oct 8, 2016 | "That thought already occurred to me" | Julian Lim |
| INOCULATOR | Sat Jul 7, 2007 | Doctor, at times | Todd McClary |
| INTERDICTS | Sat Apr 20, 2013 | Outlaws | David Steinberg |
| LOSESPIRIT | Wed Oct 23, 2019 | Flag | Jennifer Nutt |
| MALABO | Fri Oct 17, 2008 | Equatorial Guinea's capital | Patrick Berry |
| MINERALE | Thu Nov 5, 2009 | Eau ___ | Patrick Blindauer |
| NEWUSER | Wed Dec 9, 2020 | One who might have to create an account | Owen Travis and Jeff Chen |
| NIBBLESON | Sun Jul 12, 2020 | Eats daintily | Samuel A. Donaldson |
| NOTBY | Wed May 11, 2005 | ___ a long shot | Kumar Balani and Lou Sabin |
| OILBARONS | Thu Jul 11, 2002 | John D. Rockefeller and others | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| OUTYELLS | Sat Oct 2, 2021 | Screams over | Wendy L. Brandes |
| PASSEDTIME | Sat Mar 8, 2025 | Did a whole lot of nothing | Joe Deeney |
| PROCESSOR | Wed Feb 5, 2003 | Food device | Ron O'Hair |
| RANCHOCUCAMONGA | Sat Sep 25, 2010 | California city with a statue of Jack Benny | Patrick Berry |
| READINESS | Sat Feb 22, 1997 | Inclination | A. J. Santora |
| RUDDER | Sat Jun 21, 2003 | Steering aid | Dana Motley |
| SCUTS | Thu Dec 16, 1993 | Rabbits' tails | Nancy Joline |
| SQUELCH | Thu Dec 4, 2008 | Silence | Barry C. Silk |
| TESTBED | Tue Nov 12, 2019 | Experimental setting, as for a new initiative | Gabrielle Friedman and Jakob Weisblat |
| THANI | Wed Feb 28, 2018 | "You're a better man ___!" | Peter A. Collins |
| UPTICKS | Mon Jun 9, 2008 | Slight improvements in business activity | Paula Gamache |
| WALLSAFE | Mon Jan 16, 2017 | Something that may be hidden behind a framed picture | John Wrenholt |
| WEIRDY | Wed Oct 28, 1998 | Strange one | Alan Arbesfeld |
| WHEREFORES | Tue Aug 11, 2020 | Whys and ___ | Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau |