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 50,910 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTIONITEMS | Sun May 13, 2018 | Good name for an extreme sports dating site? | Neville Fogarty and Erik Agard |
| ADOLESCE | Thu Nov 16, 1995 | Grow up | Rich Norris |
| AHUGANDAKISS | Sun Feb 19, 2012 | Show of affection | James F. C. Burns |
| AMAZINGLY | Thu Aug 6, 2015 | To everyone's surprise | Gary Cee |
| ANIGHTMAREONELMSTREET | Sun Feb 27, 2022 | R.E.M.: alarming to the teens (1984) | Sheldon Polonsky |
| APPLESHORTCAKES | Fri Jan 10, 2020 | Some fruit-filled desserts | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| ASMIDGE | Thu Apr 27, 2023 | The tiniest bit | Michael Schlossberg |
| BETTERTHANSEX | Sat Oct 25, 2025 | Especially gratifying, so to speak | Byron Walden |
| BUTTONFLY | Sun Nov 25, 2007 | Like some jeans | Trip Payne |
| BYYOURLEAVE | Sun Jul 10, 2016 | Request for permission | Patrick Berry |
| CADETCORPS | Sun Aug 3, 2003 | General assembly? | Jim Page |
| CHAIRYOGA | Fri Feb 8, 2019 | Way to get fit while you sit | John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins |
| CHEERING | Sun Aug 16, 2015 | Some stadium noise | Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel |
| COCACOLAS | Fri Apr 11, 2025 | Some pops | Jesse Guzman |
| CUPOLAS | Tue Jun 21, 2011 | Cathedral toppers | Kelsey Boes |
| DUALROLES | Fri Jan 25, 2008 | Versatile actors may play them | David Quarfoot |
| EXTREMISTS | Sat Feb 3, 2001 | They go overboard | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| FEELSO | Sat Jan 10, 1998 | Elvis's "I ___ Bad" | Mark Diehl |
| GASRATES | Fri Oct 25, 2013 | Utility bill details | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| GOODMORNING | Wed May 28, 2025 | First words of the day, perhaps | Peter A. Collins |
| GUNSMOKE | Mon Jul 12, 2010 | TV western that ran for 20 seasons | Freddie Cheng |
| LIGHTSOUT | Fri Aug 1, 1997 | Taps | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| MILLERBARBER | Wed Nov 12, 1997 | Member of the P.G.A. Seniors Tour | Randall J. Hartman |
| NORWEGIANBLUE | Fri Aug 1, 2008 | Fictional parrot type featured in Monty Python's "dead parrot sketch" | Patrick Berry |
| PENTECOSTAL | Thu May 7, 2015 | Fundamentalist Christian | Tracy Gray |
| RANITSCOURSE | Sun Jun 18, 2023 | Developed and finished naturally | Joe DiPietro |
| RESERVEONESSPOT | Tue Oct 18, 2022 | Secure a seat at the table, say | Dan Schoenholz |
| RICKY | Fri Jan 27, 2023 | Skaggs of bluegrass fame | Joe Deeney |
| ROUNDOUT | Thu Jul 9, 2020 | Bring to fullness | Joe Kidd |
| SALTMINING | Sun Jun 29, 2014 | Enterprise for Morton | Byron Walden |
| SHERBETS | Sat Dec 5, 2009 | Ice varieties | Brad Wilber |
| SLIPKNOT | Wed Feb 23, 1994 | Boy Scout tie | Joel Davajan |
| SLOWMO | Sat Aug 24, 2019 | Highlight reel effect | Sam Ezersky |
| TESSHARPER | Sat Nov 19, 2005 | "Tender Mercies" actress | Byron Walden |
| THEMONITOR | Fri Oct 17, 2014 | Church-owned newsweekly, for short | Michael Ashley |
| TOUCHTYPES | Fri Apr 17, 2020 | Enters without looking, say | Robyn Weintraub |
| UVBLOCKER | Sun Mar 31, 2019 | Sunscreen ingredient | Andrew J. Ries |
| VENERATES | Tue Jan 3, 1995 | Respects | Rich Norris |
| VIABLE | Mon Jan 2, 2006 | Practical, as a plan | Linda Schechet Tucker |
| ZILLIONAIRES | Fri Dec 1, 2017 | Tiny top percent of one-percenters | Lily Silverstein |