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393 debut words in 2026

392 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 Booth2ACTEDALONE ANSWERKEYS
Fri Jan 2, 2026Adam Wagner and Rafael Musa6AIRKISSES CLUNKY DEFATS INTERNETFAMOUS NOWWERETALKING VEGENAISE
Sat Jan 3, 2026Hannah Slovut-Einertson7BIBLECAMP CLICKHERE DELETETHIS LIKELIKED MOCAP OKAND PARENTESE
Sun Jan 4, 2026Gene Louise De Vera7APLUSSES GALADRIEL HASABEEF POPSUGAR SAYSYOU SESAMEPLACE SUBMENU
Mon Jan 5, 2026Lynn Lempel1TAKEOFFFROMWORK
Tue Jan 6, 2026Paul Coulter3AMINORITYOFONE NOWINSITUATION SETINOPPOSITION
Wed Jan 7, 2026Adrianne Baik1DOGLOVER
Thu Jan 8, 2026Mallory Montgomery and Zhou Zhang5AYPAPI CROPTOPS FIFTYCENT KOTEX LAGUNITAS
Fri Jan 9, 2026Greg Snitkin and Glenn Davis7AIRMARSHAL BENEFITSPACKAGE CIGARBOXES HECKYEAH MRRIGHTNOW ONAHEATER SETUPCAMP
Sat Jan 10, 2026Kameron Austin Collins8ACIDWASHED ATTACKMODE FRIENDOFDOROTHY NOHTHEATER ORGASMS WATERHORSE YOULOOKFAB YOYOSTRING
Sun Jan 11, 2026Dylan Schiff7CRISSCROSSPUZZLE EMPATHIZED FIRECHIEF HIPHOPARTISTS OHTHATSOK PINGPONGPADDLE TIPTOPSHAPE
Mon Jan 12, 2026Carolyn Davies Lynch and Christina Iverson4BEKINDREWIND DELICASES SAYITDONTSPRAYIT YOUSNOOZEYOULOSE
Tue Jan 13, 2026Nate Hall5LAPCATS NEONATALNURSE TECTONICPLATES TIMWALZ WEWILLROCKYOU
Wed Jan 14, 2026Joseph Gangi3IMSCARED LOOKIELOOS TOETAPPERS
Thu Jan 15, 2026Wendy L. Brandes and Barbara Lin3CONFIRMATIONBIAS FAMILYGAMENIGHT SEEKANDYESHALLFIND
Fri Jan 16, 2026Kyle Dolan9BOOKFAIR CARTRAILER FAKEPLANTS GETSABADRAP HERDINGCATS JADING JANEGREY JOBOFFERS PETSNAKES
Sat Jan 17, 2026Adam Aaronson12FARTSY FAUXNAIF GALBI MEGAPIXELS MIXINS MKAY MMMDCCCLXXXVIII OUTOFTIME PITSTAINS SPINKICKS TINDERBIOFACEPALMS
Sun Jan 18, 2026Rena Cohen11AFTERMATTHEW MAMI REDBUDS REVIEWTHEENGINE SOUNDSLIKEAYOUPROBLEM TEMU THESETTLERSOFYUCATAN TIK TWOANDAHALFMENU UNITESINSHININGARMOR VENUEDIAGRAM
Mon Jan 19, 2026Peter Gorman2DOCTER NORMALIZE
Tue Jan 20, 2026Jonathan Raksin6AMAZONWAREHOUSE ECHOLOCATION ENZ GREEKMYTHOLOGY NATOALPHABET THEGRANDCANYON
Wed Jan 21, 2026Ginny Too and Avery Gee Katz3EBAYSALE MAHJONG POTHEADS
Thu Jan 22, 2026Joe DiPietro2WOKENUP WORKINGONIT
Fri Jan 23, 2026Joyce Keller2ASATREAT PRESSONNAILS
Sat Jan 24, 2026Adrian Johnson and Ryan McCarty10AVENGERSENDGAME ENDRANT ESCHEWED HALLOWEENPARTY ISAIDSTOP KISSARMY ONLINECASINOS PUTH SENIORCENTERS SHOWBOATS
Sun Jan 25, 2026Mark MacLachlan9ACCESSLOG FILETOOLARGE MITERSAW OUTOFDISKSPACE RUNTIMEERROR SERVERNOTFOUND STACKOVERFLOW VIRUSDETECTED WINDOWSUPDATEFAILED
Mon Jan 26, 2026Erica Hsiung Wojcik3BESTCOMEDYALBUM CCME DAVIDSONCOLLEGE
Tue Jan 27, 2026Miranda Kany and Tracy Bennett2HETHEY INTHESTICKS
Wed Jan 28, 2026Kevin Curry5CHICKENSTRIP DRAGONSLAYER EDGEPIECES HORSESTABLE TURTLESHELL
Thu Jan 29, 2026Kit Sheffield3MACGYVERED SORSORSORSORSOR TOMORTOMORTOMOR
Fri Jan 30, 2026Robyn Weintraub9ALLSTARCAST BABYGROOT GHOSTSTORIES GOESBERSERK REMAINCALM SOUTHBEACH TEXTBOX WEEDKILLER WORKSLATE
Sat Jan 31, 2026Nick Maritz5BUILDSUP MARTIALARTS PEDIATRICIANS SANTAMONICAPIER SNELLEN
Sun Feb 1, 2026Lance Enfinger and John Kugelman11BLEDSOE BOSTONPOPSICLE CLASSICALCLOWN FOLLICLESONONESFACE LIFEBAR LYRICALJET NLMVPS REDEARTH TOPICALDOG TWOPARTICLEHARMONY WERENAUTICALWORTHY
Mon Feb 2, 2026John Ewbank and Colin Thomas1NFLREFS
Tue Feb 3, 2026Nate Cardin4GRADELEVEL INSIDEVOICES SHAKESHACK VAPES
Wed Feb 4, 2026Hanh Huynh and Ted Mayer3HELLONEWMAN RUMSPRINGA VISIONQUEST
Thu Feb 5, 2026Dario Salvucci3FREEWAYEXIT GUNLAP MEMED
Fri Feb 6, 2026Geoffrey Schorkopf and Rafael Musa9GPSWATCH IMSOSCARED ITSASMALLWORLD LIFESTYLECREEP OENOPHILIA OVERPACK PLOPART STOPDEAD TINYHOME
Sat Feb 7, 2026Mark Diehl11GENUSANDSPECIES GOODSPELLER MACARONISALAD MISSILETEST RETIRETHESIDE ROPEINTO ROSYBOA SONYREADERS SPORTSBETS TOENAILSCISSORS WAFFLEMAKER
Sun Feb 8, 2026Chloe Revery6DIRECTORDER ELASTICHAIRTIE FANVID LIFEBEFOREMAN THEADCOUNCIL UNDERCOVERBOSS
Mon Feb 9, 2026Matthew Stock3AREYOUCHICKEN GOLDNUGGET LASVEGASSTRIP
Tue Feb 10, 2026Sarah Sinclair and Amie Walker3GETSINSHAPE LAVAPIT MRSPOTATOHEAD
Wed Feb 11, 2026Joseph Gangi7CAPSOFF DOGBREED GOODNESSGRACIOUS GREATBALLSOFFIRE OFINTEREST SAFESEAT SATINFOR
Thu Feb 12, 2026Kareem Ayas3CLAMSOUP GIVEAHUG SHOUTOUTS
Fri Feb 13, 2026Evan Mulvihill10DIAMONDEARRING DIVEBARS FLATEARTHERS ICEARENA LABNOTE MINNESOTANICE MOVIETRAILERS RANALIGHT SANDBERG THAIICEDTEAS
Sat Feb 14, 2026David Karp4GTG REMOTEWORKERS SANTAPHOTOS TAKESABET
Sun Feb 15, 2026Michael Lieberman and Rebecca Goldstein8BLOWTOSMITHEREENS DEAGED FEATHEREDGE ITSALLDOWNHILLFROMHERE RESPELLED TEACHEREDITION TOPMODEL WEEDTEA
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 Ewbank5ACESHIGH BUSINESSINSIDERS CRUISINFORABRUISIN LESSEROFTWOEVILS SINGSINTHESHOWER
Fri Feb 20, 2026Kate Hawkins3FINELINENS FRIENDMATERIAL SWEATERWEATHER
Sat Feb 21, 2026Josh Knapp5BODYHORROR CARSHARE MYSTERYBOX TOXICGAS TRIVIATEAM
Sun Feb 22, 2026Jill Rafaloff and Michelle Sontarp5COMPARETO DANGEROUSLIAISONS THEAGEOFINNOCENCE THEPRINCEOFTIDES WHERETHEWILDTHINGSARE
Mon Feb 23, 2026Hannah Binney5BACHELORPAD LOBSTERTRAP OUTROS ROLEREVERSALS SEEYOUNEVER
Tue Feb 24, 2026Adam Aaronson6AUTOBIO ELECTRICGUITAR ETHNICGROUP ICANDIGIT RENFAIRES WHEATBEER
Wed Feb 25, 2026Brad Lively2BREAKDANCES STANNED
Thu Feb 26, 2026Yitzi Snow4ICANSAY LIABILITIES ROMANNUMERALS VIKINGSHIPS
Fri Feb 27, 2026Caroline Hand4ANASTASIASTEELE CESAREANS MANHATTANKANSAS OLDASDIRT
Sat Feb 28, 2026Adam Levav6BEFORETIMES BUTTHURT CURLYBRACES ERASERPEN LEATHERBAR STRESSLEVEL
Sun Mar 1, 2026Matt Proulx and Jeffrey Martinovic10BASMATIRICE BONECHILLING BRITISHSHILLING CHINCHILLAS CIAASSET FULLBEARD KEVINJONAS ONMUTE PETSCANS SPAMEMAIL
Mon Mar 2, 2026Leslie Benson1GIVEASHOUTOUT
Tue Mar 3, 2026Drew Schmenner6FIRSTTHINGSFIRST GETUPTOSPEED HUSHESUP MUTATING SPITSBARS STRETCHLIMOS
Wed Mar 4, 2026Wayne Bergman4MISSTHEMARK RECOMMITS TOILETLID USAA
Thu Mar 5, 2026Hanh Huynh2EVERPRESENT PASSINGSHOT
Fri Mar 6, 2026Adrian Johnson3DATINGUP PURAVIDA STARTBUTTON
Sat Mar 7, 2026Fritz Juhnke5CARDSHARK HOLYMOSES OMNIVERSE POCOAPOCO RIBJOINTS
Sun Mar 8, 2026Kelly Richardson8EMMAWATSON FRIDAKAHLO HALFTWO ILIKEIT INTERNATIONALWOMENSDAY LEAVEATIP ODAWA SLOPPIEST
Mon Mar 9, 2026Christina Iverson and Andrea Carla Michaels3BESTACTRESS FOSTERDOG SUBSIN
Tue Mar 10, 2026Daniel Bodily3FRESHOJ JUMPONIT ONZOOM
Thu Mar 12, 2026Joe Marquez3ANGELADAVIS BRANGELINA PUREEVIL
Fri Mar 13, 2026James McCarron and Rachel Souza6BENTTHEKNEE DESSERTSPOON NOFILTER SLAPBASS SWINGERA TSHIRTCANNONS
Sat Mar 14, 2026Kameron Austin Collins4BLOTTY BOOKTOK FURSONA HOTELPOOL
Sun Mar 15, 2026Miranda Kany4ANCHOVYPASTE BREADCUBES CTRLR DIJONMUSTARD
Mon Mar 16, 2026Jamey Smith3GATEAGENT OBITPAGES WWIII
Tue Mar 17, 2026Kiran Pandey4BLOGPOST GIRLSCOUTCOOKIES MOVIECLIP TERMINALLYONLINE
Wed Mar 18, 2026Adam Vincent4BABYFORMULA IJAMES LANGUOROUS THATDBEWONDERFUL
Thu Mar 19, 2026John Kugelman3GAYANTHEMS GODTIER LOOKIGETIT
Fri Mar 20, 2026Rafael Musa and Rebecca Goldstein4GAMEREFUGE JUSTSOWERECLEAR OPERACOAT SURPRISEPARTIES
Sat Mar 21, 2026Boaz Moser6FREERUNNING HIRONO IWANTOUT KOONS SECURITYLEAK TOOKTHEL
Sun Mar 22, 2026Alex Eaton-Salners7ATOMICCITY MAFIOSOS PRESSKIT SOTHISISIT SOUTHASIAN STREAMEDIN ZINS

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