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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 51,141 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
BASEJUMPERSFri Jan 28, 2022Extreme athletes with parachutesJem Burch
BEEFHOTDOGSat Feb 29, 2020Frank typeAndrew J. Ries
BIGDOSSat Aug 4, 2007GalasByron Walden
BLANDLYTue Jul 17, 2012With lack of distinctivenessPeter A. Collins
BLOWNGLASSTue Apr 5, 2022Fragile art form crafted with air and heatBruce Haight
CEREBELLUMSSun Jul 2, 2000They help maintain balanceNancy Nicholson Joline
CESARIANWed May 25, 1994_____ sectionFred Piscop
CONGRESSSun Apr 7, 2024What "the Hill" is a metonym forTracy Gray
DARKENERGYThu Jul 23, 2026Proposed cosmological phenomenon that could make up 70% of the universe — and six squares in this puzzle's grid?Damon Gulczynski
DIPSOMANIACSat Dec 2, 2017LushMark Diehl
DUMPSSTOCKSSun Dec 7, 2008*Participates in a bear marketJim Page
EXPOWSun Aug 16, 2015John McCain, for oneDon Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel
FACETOWELSSun Jul 31, 2005Smallish items on rodsMark Feldman
FANJETSun Jan 11, 2009Certain engineDavid J. Kahn
FINITERESOURCESun Sep 16, 2012Oil, for oneDavid Steinberg and Barry Haldiman
FOOTPADSSat Sep 9, 2023Thieves who targeted pedestrians, in historic parlanceRobert S. Gard
FROMTHETOPSat Aug 16, 2003Do-over commandManny Nosowsky
HANGSTIGHTWed Dec 11, 2024Waits patientlyKathy Bloomer and Jeff Chen
HIGHHATTERMon Feb 7, 2000SnobGregory E. Paul
HOWAREYAFri Jan 24, 2014"'Sup?"Ian Livengood
HYPERSPACEWed Apr 27, 2011Four-dimensional realmWilliam I. Johnston
JULIANFri Jan 6, 2017Kind of calendarJacob Stulberg
LASTCHANCEFri May 19, 2017"It's now or never"Matthew Sewell
LAUNDEREDSat Aug 27, 1994CleanedJoy L. Wouk
MEANINGLESSSat Sep 27, 2014InaneMartin Ashwood-Smith and George Barany
MONOXIDESThu Apr 13, 2023Some compound gasesRobin Yu
OCTENNIALSun Jan 12, 2003Occurring every other leap year, sayPatrick Berry
ONTHEVERGEWed Feb 4, 2026Facing an imminent prospect (of)Hanh Huynh and Ted Mayer
ORINDASun Nov 17, 1996Town near OaklandN. N. Joline
RUMBLESEATSSun Oct 6, 2013Model A featuresPatrick Berry
SAVETHEDATECARDSat May 18, 2024A wedding couple might be seen on oneAdrian Johnson
SOUTHEYThu Apr 28, 2016Contemporary of Wordsworth and ColeridgeKurt Krauss
SOUTHSEASun Jul 19, 2009From Polynesia and environsLynn Lempel
THANKERThu Apr 27, 2000Polite guestGreg Staples
THEMARINERSSun Aug 21, 2022Seattle teamBrooke Husic and Will Nediger
THISISJEOPARDYSun Jun 9, 2024Classic game show introZachary Schiff
TRIJETSSun Jan 7, 2018Three-engine planesDavid Steinberg
UNLINKEDThu Oct 15, 2015Not connectedKevin G. Der
UNSTOPPEDMon Aug 23, 1999Like a drain after a drain cleanerNancy Kavanaugh
WORKABLEFri Jul 5, 2002Not hopeless, as a planManny Nosowsky
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