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 51,037 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 |
| ADSENSE | Fri Feb 14, 2025 | Google platform for website monetization | Sarah Sinclair |
| ALANI | Sun Oct 9, 1994 | Ancient Mideast nomads | Bryant White |
| ARUDE | Sat Aug 24, 2013 | "Or else ___ despiser of good manners": Shak. | Frederick J. Healy |
| BODAKYELLOW | Thu Feb 4, 2021 | 2017 hit by Cardi B | Derek Allen |
| COMPARETO | Sun Feb 22, 2026 | Measure against | Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp |
| CONCENTRATION | Sat Aug 26, 2006 | Long-running TV show featuring match-makers | Henry Hook |
| DEVRY | Fri Jan 29, 2016 | For-profit university with dozens of U.S. campuses | David Phillips |
| EDITHANN | Sat Sep 20, 1997 | Popular Lily Tomlin character | Bob Klahn |
| EGALITARIAN | Fri Jun 9, 2000 | Classless society supporter | Joe DiPietro |
| ETYMO | Sat Jan 8, 1994 | Linguistic origins | Rand H. Burns |
| FADEBACK | Thu Jan 18, 2001 | Prepare to pass, maybe | Manny Nosowsky |
| FALSEGOD | Thu Apr 7, 2005 | Idol | Patrick Merrell |
| FRUITOFTHELOOM | Wed May 24, 2023 | Big name in underwear | Kavin Pawittranon and Nijah Morris |
| GETAREADON | Sat Oct 2, 2010 | Sense | Barry C. Silk |
| GIRLWITHAPEARLEARRING | Sun Jun 23, 2024 | One gemstone (1665) | Michael Schlossberg |
| HALTWHOGOESTHERE | Sun Oct 6, 2024 | Surprise surprise! Whom should walk in? Just my best friend ever! | John Kugelman |
| HUDSONRIVER | Fri Mar 15, 2019 | One end of the Erie Canal | Jamey Smith |
| HYBRIDS | Mon May 17, 2021 | Cars with gas/electric engines | Wren Schultz |
| LABOURDAY | Sun Jun 12, 2022 | Canadian observance also called Fête du Travail | Will Nediger |
| LGELECTRONICS | Sat Sep 20, 2014 | "Life's Good" sloganeer | Erik Agard |
| LICKSUP | Sun Jul 24, 1994 | Laps | Matt Gaffney |
| MAKEBELIEVE | Fri May 1, 2026 | Storybook, say | Rena Cohen |
| MAKEITPOP | Wed Mar 19, 2025 | Give something that extra oomph | Evan Park and Jeffrey Martinovic |
| MINUIT | Sun Feb 11, 1996 | Manhattan buyer | Harvey Estes |
| NEKTON | Sun Nov 24, 1996 | Marine organisms | M. Jacobson |
| NOBLELIE | Sun May 31, 2020 | Myth propagated to promote social harmony, in Plato's "Republic" | Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen |
| PILOUS | Sat Jan 10, 1998 | Thick with hair | Mark Diehl |
| POSTMORTEM | Mon Mar 16, 2026 | *After the event, as an analysis | Jamey Smith |
| SCHUBERT | Sun May 21, 2017 | "Unfinished" Symphony composer | Randolph Ross |
| SINBADTHESAILOR | Mon Dec 28, 2015 | "Arabian Nights" voyager | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| SNOBAPPEAL | Fri Dec 30, 2011 | What luxury goods have | Mike Nothnagel |
| SOLOMONANDSHEBA | Thu May 4, 1995 | Religious film hit of 1959 | A.J. Santora |
| TELLMESOMETHINGIDONTKNOW | Thu Apr 9, 2015 | "Well, obviously" | Jacob Stulberg |
| THEMISSUS | Thu Feb 13, 2003 | A man's "better half" | Joe DiPietro |
| TOAIR | Sun Sep 14, 2008 | Surface-___ | Jeremy Newton |
| TWOFOOTER | Sun Jul 22, 2007 | Easy putt, say | David Levinson Wilk |
| VOICING | Sun Jul 3, 2011 | Doing some cartoon work | Pete Muller |
| WELLSFARGO | Tue Aug 27, 2019 | Competitor of Chase and Citibank | Daniel Raymon |
| WHITEASASHEET | Fri May 24, 2002 | Scared stiff, maybe | Manny Nosowsky |