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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 51,022 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
ACENTRICWed Nov 17, 1999Lacking a middleFred Piscop
ALEXRODRIGUEZTue Apr 29, 2008A.L. M.V.P. in 2003, 2005 and 2007Will Nediger
BUTTERBEERSat Feb 13, 2016Quaff at the Three Broomsticks innPeter Wentz
CHEATONTue Oct 29, 2002Two-timeRichard Hughes
CIRCUSPERFORMERFri Jun 5, 1998Seal, e.g.Manny Nosowsky
DOUBLEEAGLETue Sep 15, 2009*Bygone $20 gold coinFran and Lou Sabin
EMBASSIESTue Jan 10, 2017Buildings in a Washington, D.C., "row"David Poole
EUREKACAThu Oct 8, 199895501Alan Arbesfeld
FIXINSWed Feb 28, 2007Country cuisineElizabeth C. Gorski
FOOLERYSat Dec 4, 1993Tom's behaviorGlenton Petgrave
FORCEFEEDSat May 21, 2016Stuff down the throat ofJason Flinn
GETONONESNERVESMon Jan 8, 2001Exasperate, as a neurologist?Gregory E. Paul
GREATONEFri Jul 28, 2023Wayne Gretzky's nickname, with "The"Rafael Musa and Hoang-Kim Vu
GURUNANAKThu Oct 22, 2020Founder of the Sikh religionSid Sivakumar
HOUSEVOTESWed Sep 27, 2006Congressional Record infoElizabeth C. Gorski
IMMOLATEDTue Oct 6, 2009Burned ceremoniallyMatt Ginsberg
INYOURWAYThu Nov 28, 1996Parents to child, part 5B. Klahn
JEANNESThu Aug 19, 2010Actresses Crain and TripplehornKristian House
MADRILENESat Aug 26, 2000Tomato consomméA. J. Santora
MATUTINALSun Feb 11, 2007Of the morningMark Feldman
NOTICERSun Apr 23, 1995Observant typeRandolph Ross
NOUGATBARMon May 30, 2022Nutty candy offeringAlexander Liebeskind
NOWYOUKNOWSat Aug 25, 2007Response to "I had no idea!"Myles Callum
ONFLEEKSat Jun 16, 2018Flawlessly styled, in modern slangSam Trabucco
OROIDESThu Feb 17, 1994Deceptive alloysBrett Blaylock
PAULKERSEYThu Sep 20, 2001Charles Bronson's "Death Wish" roleDavid J. Kahn
PICKUPSTICKSMon May 4, 2026Simple game requiring steady handsKate Schutzengel
PINEROThu Sep 5, 1996"Sweet Lavender" playwrightC. Millhauser
PLOTZESFri Jun 16, 2023Faints from emotionNatan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
POWERBOATSun Jan 26, 1997Water-skier's needS. Elliott
RIPTOPIECESThu Dec 18, 2014*AshtrayTimothy Polin
RONWEASLEYSat Sep 23, 2017Redhead of HogwartsRobyn Weintraub
SHOOTSATFri Aug 10, 2001Tries to hitManny Nosowsky
SHOWIERWed Oct 13, 2010More ostentatiousAlan Arbesfeld
TMNTSun Mar 22, 20152007 film featuring Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello and MichelangeloJeremy Newton
TRACTIONENGINESFri Jun 8, 2012Road locomotivesMartin Ashwood-Smith
UPTHRUSTSun May 5, 1996Rocket motionD. J. Kahn
WATERCRESSSat Feb 10, 1996Salad ingredientJohn R. Conrad
WINDJAMMERSat Dec 26, 2009Sailing shipKevin G. Der
YOUHAVENOCHOICEFri Jun 23, 2006"It's not an option"Bruce Venzke and Stella Daily
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