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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 50,611 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
ARTELSThu Sep 23, 1999Peasants' cooperativesBrendan Emmett Quigley
ASAPROCKYSat Jul 29, 2017Rapper with a role in the 2015 film "Dope"Erik Agard
BADBADLEROYBROWNSun Mar 26, 20171973 #1 hit for Jim CroceTracy Gray and Jeff Chen
BAPTIZERTue Nov 11, 1997Saint John, for oneBrendan Emmett Quigley
BODYWEIGHTWed Dec 16, 2015*Class determinant in boxingPaula Gamache
CASTAWAYSFri Jan 28, 2011Some island dwellersKevin G. Der
DADOORONRONMon Feb 24, 1997Top 3 hit of 1963 and 1977Derek Allen
DANCESTEPTue Jun 14, 2016Move taught by a choreographerTracy Gray
DEIFIEDWed May 4, 2011LionizedJeff Chen
DICEROLLThu Oct 16, 2025*Risky endeavor, idiomaticallyKareem Ayas
DONTHAVEACOWTue Nov 15, 2022"Just chill!"Sandy Ganzell
DRYSNOWSat Mar 9, 2019Oxymoronic skiing conditionSam Trabucco
DUCASun Nov 24, 2019Nobleman above un conteFrank Longo
EXTERNESat Nov 27, 1993Nonresident doctor: Var.Manny Nosowsky
FACTORIALSat May 3, 2025!, in mathematicsMichael Lieberman
FBSTATUSWed Mar 4, 2020Profile posting, for shortTracy Gray
HANDMIXERFri Jul 17, 1998Cuisinart precursorRandolph Ross
HOMEMADECOOKIESSat Aug 2, 2025Bake sale offeringsRobert Logan
HOSEDOWNTHEWALKThu May 27, 2004Wardrobe malfunction on a promenade?Cathy Millhauser
ILLREPUTESat Jul 13, 2024NotorietyEli Cotham
LEFTFIELDERThu Apr 4, 2002Ted Williams was oneTrip Payne
LOIRETThu Jun 22, 1995Orléans departmentCathy Millhauser
MANUALLABORMon Jul 13, 2009Ditch digging, e.g.C. W. Stewart
MURFri Mar 13, 2020Wall: Fr.Alex Eaton-Salners
ONEROUNDThu Aug 12, 2004Length of a quick fight?David J. Kahn
ORGANICFARMMon May 3, 2021Natural food producerRoss Trudeau
PORCINISun Jan 6, 2019Pricey mushroomZhouqin Burnikel
POTHEADSWed Jan 21, 2026Ones with the munchies, maybeGinny Too and Avery Gee Katz
PURITANICALThu Dec 22, 2016PrudishMark MacLachlan
RAGGEDYANDYSat Jul 17, 2021Inductee into the National Toy Hall of Fame five years after his sisterRyan McCarty
ROBERTALTMANFri Oct 6, 2017Five-time Best Director nominee who said "All of the best things in my films are mistakes"Patrick Berry
ROOTCROPThu Apr 26, 2012Turnips, e.g.Julian Lim
RUNABOUTSSat Dec 22, 2007RoadstersHarvey Estes
SHALLOWSSun Nov 25, 2018Area near the shoreJoon Pahk
STAPLERSSun May 9, 2021They're used mostly on cornersBrad Wiegmann
THEFENCESSun Sep 18, 2016Home run territory, in lingoJeremy Newton
WARRIORPRINCESSTue Dec 29, 2020Xena, notablyMatthew Trout
WATERTROUGHMon Jun 23, 2003Where horses drinkRaymond Hamel
WENTDRYSun Oct 19, 2025Lost all liquid resourcesDaniel Grinberg
WHATEVERTHECOSTFri Mar 17, 2006Sparing no expenseJohn Farmer
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