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497 debut words in 2026

496 are still unique, and 1 has been reused in later puzzles

This page shows NYT debut words by year going back to the beginning of the Modern Era.

Words here did not appear previously in any puzzle including pre-Shortz and Variety.

On this site, unique answers are often shown in red and answers that were reused later are purple.

DateAuthorDebutsStill uniqueReused later
Thu Jan 1, 2026Topher Booth2ANSWERKEYS ACTEDALONE
Fri Jan 2, 2026Adam Wagner and Rafael Musa6CLUNKY NOWWERETALKING VEGENAISE INTERNETFAMOUS AIRKISSES DEFATS
Sat Jan 3, 2026Hannah Slovut-Einertson7DELETETHIS OKAND LIKELIKED PARENTESE MOCAP CLICKHERE BIBLECAMP
Sun Jan 4, 2026Gene Louise De Vera7POPSUGAR SAYSYOU HASABEEF SUBMENU APLUSSES SESAMEPLACE GALADRIEL
Mon Jan 5, 2026Lynn Lempel1TAKEOFFFROMWORK
Tue Jan 6, 2026Paul Coulter3NOWINSITUATION SETINOPPOSITION AMINORITYOFONE
Wed Jan 7, 2026Adrianne Baik1DOGLOVER
Thu Jan 8, 2026Mallory Montgomery and Zhou Zhang5CROPTOPS KOTEX LAGUNITAS FIFTYCENT AYPAPI
Fri Jan 9, 2026Greg Snitkin and Glenn Davis7MRRIGHTNOW SETUPCAMP BENEFITSPACKAGE AIRMARSHAL CIGARBOXES HECKYEAH ONAHEATER
Sat Jan 10, 2026Kameron Austin Collins8WATERHORSE FRIENDOFDOROTHY ORGASMS ACIDWASHED NOHTHEATER YOULOOKFAB YOYOSTRING ATTACKMODE
Sun Jan 11, 2026Dylan Schiff7OHTHATSOK PINGPONGPADDLE CRISSCROSSPUZZLE TIPTOPSHAPE FIRECHIEF EMPATHIZED HIPHOPARTISTS
Mon Jan 12, 2026Carolyn Davies Lynch and Christina Iverson4DELICASES BEKINDREWIND SAYITDONTSPRAYIT YOUSNOOZEYOULOSE
Tue Jan 13, 2026Nate Hall5WEWILLROCKYOU TIMWALZ LAPCATS TECTONICPLATES NEONATALNURSE
Wed Jan 14, 2026Joseph Gangi3TOETAPPERS LOOKIELOOS IMSCARED
Thu Jan 15, 2026Wendy L. Brandes and Barbara Lin3FAMILYGAMENIGHT CONFIRMATIONBIAS SEEKANDYESHALLFIND
Fri Jan 16, 2026Kyle Dolan9GETSABADRAP JANEGREY HERDINGCATS CARTRAILER BOOKFAIR JADING JOBOFFERS PETSNAKES FAKEPLANTS
Sat Jan 17, 2026Adam Aaronson12SPINKICKS OUTOFTIME TINDERBIO GALBI FAUXNAIF MIXINS MEGAPIXELS PITSTAINS FARTSY MKAY MMMDCCCLXXXVIIIFACEPALMS
Sun Jan 18, 2026Rena Cohen11THESETTLERSOFYUCATAN TEMU MAMI REVIEWTHEENGINE UNITESINSHININGARMOR TIK SOUNDSLIKEAYOUPROBLEM REDBUDS AFTERMATTHEW VENUEDIAGRAM TWOANDAHALFMENU
Mon Jan 19, 2026Peter Gorman2NORMALIZE DOCTER
Tue Jan 20, 2026Jonathan Raksin6ENZ ECHOLOCATION THEGRANDCANYON GREEKMYTHOLOGY NATOALPHABET AMAZONWAREHOUSE
Wed Jan 21, 2026Ginny Too and Avery Gee Katz3EBAYSALE MAHJONG POTHEADS
Thu Jan 22, 2026Joe DiPietro2WOKENUP WORKINGONIT
Fri Jan 23, 2026Joyce Keller2PRESSONNAILS ASATREAT
Sat Jan 24, 2026Adrian Johnson and Ryan McCarty10KISSARMY HALLOWEENPARTY ESCHEWED ISAIDSTOP PUTH SENIORCENTERS ENDRANT ONLINECASINOS AVENGERSENDGAME SHOWBOATS
Sun Jan 25, 2026Mark MacLachlan9WINDOWSUPDATEFAILED OUTOFDISKSPACE RUNTIMEERROR MITERSAW FILETOOLARGE STACKOVERFLOW ACCESSLOG SERVERNOTFOUND VIRUSDETECTED
Mon Jan 26, 2026Erica Hsiung Wojcik3CCME DAVIDSONCOLLEGE BESTCOMEDYALBUM
Tue Jan 27, 2026Miranda Kany and Tracy Bennett2HETHEY INTHESTICKS
Wed Jan 28, 2026Kevin Curry5DRAGONSLAYER HORSESTABLE EDGEPIECES TURTLESHELL CHICKENSTRIP
Thu Jan 29, 2026Kit Sheffield3SORSORSORSORSOR TOMORTOMORTOMOR MACGYVERED
Fri Jan 30, 2026Robyn Weintraub9REMAINCALM GOESBERSERK TEXTBOX ALLSTARCAST BABYGROOT GHOSTSTORIES WEEDKILLER WORKSLATE SOUTHBEACH
Sat Jan 31, 2026Nick Maritz5SNELLEN SANTAMONICAPIER PEDIATRICIANS MARTIALARTS BUILDSUP
Sun Feb 1, 2026Lance Enfinger and John Kugelman11BLEDSOE BOSTONPOPSICLE WERENAUTICALWORTHY NLMVPS LIFEBAR LYRICALJET REDEARTH TOPICALDOG FOLLICLESONONESFACE CLASSICALCLOWN TWOPARTICLEHARMONY
Mon Feb 2, 2026John Ewbank and Colin Thomas1NFLREFS
Tue Feb 3, 2026Nate Cardin4VAPES INSIDEVOICES GRADELEVEL SHAKESHACK
Wed Feb 4, 2026Hanh Huynh and Ted Mayer3VISIONQUEST HELLONEWMAN RUMSPRINGA
Thu Feb 5, 2026Dario Salvucci3FREEWAYEXIT MEMED GUNLAP
Fri Feb 6, 2026Geoffrey Schorkopf and Rafael Musa9OENOPHILIA PLOPART TINYHOME LIFESTYLECREEP ITSASMALLWORLD STOPDEAD OVERPACK IMSOSCARED GPSWATCH
Sat Feb 7, 2026Mark Diehl11ROSYBOA ROPEINTO RETIRETHESIDE GOODSPELLER WAFFLEMAKER TOENAILSCISSORS MACARONISALAD MISSILETEST SONYREADERS SPORTSBETS GENUSANDSPECIES
Sun Feb 8, 2026Chloe Revery6THEADCOUNCIL DIRECTORDER UNDERCOVERBOSS ELASTICHAIRTIE FANVID LIFEBEFOREMAN
Mon Feb 9, 2026Matthew Stock3AREYOUCHICKEN GOLDNUGGET LASVEGASSTRIP
Tue Feb 10, 2026Sarah Sinclair and Amie Walker3GETSINSHAPE MRSPOTATOHEAD LAVAPIT
Wed Feb 11, 2026Joseph Gangi7OFINTEREST GREATBALLSOFFIRE CAPSOFF GOODNESSGRACIOUS SAFESEAT SATINFOR DOGBREED
Thu Feb 12, 2026Kareem Ayas3SHOUTOUTS CLAMSOUP GIVEAHUG
Fri Feb 13, 2026Evan Mulvihill10MOVIETRAILERS ICEARENA DIVEBARS DIAMONDEARRING THAIICEDTEAS RANALIGHT SANDBERG FLATEARTHERS MINNESOTANICE LABNOTE
Sat Feb 14, 2026David Karp4REMOTEWORKERS GTG TAKESABET SANTAPHOTOS
Sun Feb 15, 2026Michael Lieberman and Rebecca Goldstein8FEATHEREDGE BLOWTOSMITHEREENS TOPMODEL DEAGED WEEDTEA ITSALLDOWNHILLFROMHERE TEACHEREDITION RESPELLED
Mon Feb 16, 2026Ian Livengood4BOISEID FINEWINES IDGOEITHERWAY INCROWDS
Tue Feb 17, 2026Stephan Prock and Jeff Chen1PAPABEARS
Wed Feb 18, 2026Victor Schmitt2BERNARDO SYMBOLICGESTURES
Thu Feb 19, 2026John Ewbank5CRUISINFORABRUISIN ACESHIGH SINGSINTHESHOWER BUSINESSINSIDERS LESSEROFTWOEVILS
Fri Feb 20, 2026Kate Hawkins3FINELINENS FRIENDMATERIAL SWEATERWEATHER
Sat Feb 21, 2026Josh Knapp5CARSHARE TRIVIATEAM BODYHORROR MYSTERYBOX TOXICGAS
Sun Feb 22, 2026Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp5COMPARETO THEAGEOFINNOCENCE DANGEROUSLIAISONS WHERETHEWILDTHINGSARE THEPRINCEOFTIDES
Mon Feb 23, 2026Hannah Binney5BACHELORPAD ROLEREVERSALS LOBSTERTRAP SEEYOUNEVER OUTROS
Tue Feb 24, 2026Adam Aaronson6ELECTRICGUITAR WHEATBEER RENFAIRES ETHNICGROUP AUTOBIO ICANDIGIT
Wed Feb 25, 2026Brad Lively2STANNED BREAKDANCES
Thu Feb 26, 2026Yitzi Snow4ROMANNUMERALS VIKINGSHIPS ICANSAY LIABILITIES
Fri Feb 27, 2026Caroline Hand4CESAREANS MANHATTANKANSAS ANASTASIASTEELE OLDASDIRT
Sat Feb 28, 2026Adam Levav6LEATHERBAR ERASERPEN STRESSLEVEL BEFORETIMES BUTTHURT CURLYBRACES
Sun Mar 1, 2026Matt Proulx and Jeffrey Martinovic10ONMUTE PETSCANS BASMATIRICE BONECHILLING KEVINJONAS SPAMEMAIL CIAASSET FULLBEARD BRITISHSHILLING CHINCHILLAS
Mon Mar 2, 2026Leslie Benson1GIVEASHOUTOUT
Tue Mar 3, 2026Drew Schmenner6MUTATING STRETCHLIMOS FIRSTTHINGSFIRST SPITSBARS GETUPTOSPEED HUSHESUP
Wed Mar 4, 2026Wayne Bergman4MISSTHEMARK TOILETLID RECOMMITS USAA
Thu Mar 5, 2026Hanh Huynh2PASSINGSHOT EVERPRESENT
Fri Mar 6, 2026Adrian Johnson3STARTBUTTON DATINGUP PURAVIDA
Sat Mar 7, 2026Fritz Juhnke5RIBJOINTS CARDSHARK POCOAPOCO HOLYMOSES OMNIVERSE
Sun Mar 8, 2026Kelly Richardson8ODAWA INTERNATIONALWOMENSDAY LEAVEATIP FRIDAKAHLO SLOPPIEST EMMAWATSON ILIKEIT HALFTWO
Mon Mar 9, 2026Christina Iverson and Andrea Carla Michaels3BESTACTRESS FOSTERDOG SUBSIN
Tue Mar 10, 2026Daniel Bodily3JUMPONIT FRESHOJ ONZOOM
Thu Mar 12, 2026Joe Marquez3BRANGELINA ANGELADAVIS PUREEVIL
Fri Mar 13, 2026James McCarron and Rachel Souza6TSHIRTCANNONS SWINGERA SLAPBASS BENTTHEKNEE NOFILTER DESSERTSPOON
Sat Mar 14, 2026Kameron Austin Collins4BLOTTY HOTELPOOL FURSONA BOOKTOK
Sun Mar 15, 2026Miranda Kany4BREADCUBES ANCHOVYPASTE DIJONMUSTARD CTRLR
Mon Mar 16, 2026Jamey Smith3OBITPAGES GATEAGENT WWIII
Tue Mar 17, 2026Kiran Pandey4BLOGPOST GIRLSCOUTCOOKIES MOVIECLIP TERMINALLYONLINE
Wed Mar 18, 2026Adam Vincent4IJAMES LANGUOROUS THATDBEWONDERFUL BABYFORMULA
Thu Mar 19, 2026John Kugelman3LOOKIGETIT GODTIER GAYANTHEMS
Fri Mar 20, 2026Rafael Musa and Rebecca Goldstein4GAMEREFUGE OPERACOAT SURPRISEPARTIES JUSTSOWERECLEAR
Sat Mar 21, 2026Boaz Moser6HIRONO SECURITYLEAK TOOKTHEL IWANTOUT FREERUNNING KOONS
Sun Mar 22, 2026Alex Eaton-Salners7MAFIOSOS STREAMEDIN ZINS ATOMICCITY SOTHISISIT SOUTHASIAN PRESSKIT
Mon Mar 23, 2026Matthew Luter1WEIRDVIBE
Tue Mar 24, 2026Killian Olson5STARVINGARTISTS MUDRUN DARKWEB SLOWDANCED IMCONFUSED
Wed Mar 25, 2026Jeff Stillman4LOSTINNEWYORK FREDDYSREVENGE KATNISS BACKINTHEHABIT
Thu Mar 26, 2026Alex Murphy2MARKWAHLBERG EBATES
Fri Mar 27, 2026Zachary David Levy7GIRLBOSS ARGUEDACASE JIBJAB BURDENS KDRAMAS HAMOMELETTES JUSTFORSHOW
Sat Mar 28, 2026Katie Hoody9PAISLEYS TOYPOODLE YETTOCOME ITLLBEFINE AREWECOOL MEDIAHYPE SWEARONIT SNORLAX TOOFARGONE
Sun Mar 29, 2026Michael and Oliver Schlossberg7TRAILHEAD BUTTONFLIES MARTINIGLASS MICHELOB DOIGOTTA TRIVIAAPP MICHELINMAN
Mon Mar 30, 2026Gary Cee2ALLBLACK DEADWEIGHTS
Tue Mar 31, 2026Ryan Patrick Smith3MAGICMOUNTAIN MYSTICRIVER FANTASYLAND
Wed Apr 1, 2026Jess Shulman and Amie Walker5QUICKSTART SECONDINLINE INDIEPOP PAYUPFRONT WATCHTHIS
Thu Apr 2, 2026Joe Marquez4WHALESHARKS THATSHIPHASSAILED WHATHAVEWEHERE THANKSBUTNOTHANKS
Fri Apr 3, 2026Carolyn Davies Lynch and Brian Callahan7TASTETESTER FREEADVICE OHNOREASON MOCHIDONUT GETSLOSHED THELASTOFUS GREENENERGY
Sat Apr 4, 2026Royce Ferguson8BREAKSERVE SOLDIERANTS LEHANE ITRIEDTO GOTENGAGED JEWISHRYES OSCARHOSTS JEANRENOIR
Sun Apr 5, 2026Samuel A. Donaldson10ADOBOS APPLECRUMBLES DIGESTIF USAGAINSTTHEWORLD DAMPISH LIFETIMEBANS GOOFIEST ITISON JUSTTAKEAGUESS POSESAS
Mon Apr 6, 2026John Ewbank6GQSTYLE CUTMESOMESLACK LEGLOCKS SWOREIN MASTERYODA EYETWITCH
Tue Apr 7, 2026Adryel W. Robles Ojeda2EXERCISEBIKE BLACKKEY
Wed Apr 8, 2026Philippe Monfiston6ARIAKIDDING STANZACHANCE CODASILENCE JAGGER FORZAMOMENT SONATATHING
Thu Apr 9, 2026Barbara Lin3BLUEBERRYCRUMBLE PINEAPPLEUPSIDEDOWNCAKE GOIPO
Fri Apr 10, 2026Erica Hsiung Wojcik2DRINKINGITALLIN AMILOSINGMYMIND
Sat Apr 11, 2026Kareem Ayas11WHATHAVEIDONE WHALEPODS AVOIDATALLCOSTS THATSAYSALOT CRASHBLOSSOM NOMEANFEAT WEEPOVER CALLITINTHEAIR DIGITALSHORTS SOFUN POPLARTREE

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