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185 debut words in 2025

184 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
Wed Jan 1, 2025Seth Bisen-Hersh and Jeff Chen3HALFDOLLAR PUTINWRITING WORKBAG
Thu Jan 2, 2025Robert Charlton4IMINHERE PHONETICALLY SPELLEDWITHANF WHYISNTTHEWORD
Fri Jan 3, 2025Colin Adams3JERSEYSWAP PRANKCALL PRECISELY
Sat Jan 4, 2025Sam Ezersky10AZTECEMPEROR CROWDFUNDING ECHECKS LAMBSTEAK LOWINCOME NPRTOTEBAG SHOCKING SOOVERIT UBERONE VOWING
Sun Jan 5, 2025Kareem Ayas13BARESITALL BATPUP BUYONEGETONEFREE DUCATI FABFIVE FELTIT HAIREXTENSIONS NERFED NOQUARTER SUVARI TAKEAPENNYLEAVEAPENNY TANNINGBED TREVIFOUNTAIN
Mon Jan 6, 2025Rena Cohen3BUSAN CONTACTTRACE DRAWCONCLUSIONS
Tue Jan 7, 2025Dana Edwards6BOLDFACEDLIE FLAUTAS NEOLOGISM SUBSCRIPTION WHATDISAY YEETS
Wed Jan 8, 2025Laura Dershewitz4BUMPSETSPIKE MINORPROBLEM POWERSURGE STANDUPACT
Thu Jan 9, 2025David P. Williams1BODHITREE
Fri Jan 10, 2025Robert Logan3IOSAPPS LORANGE NERFING
Sat Jan 11, 2025Ryan McCarty11CARAMELLATTES DOMEDROOF GAMEBOOTH JAMESROSS LAPELMICS LATERBRO NERDSPEAK OILPRESS PANTSED SURECURE WORDDOC
Sun Jan 12, 2025Jeffrey Martinovic4GROWTHRING HIDDENWIRES PLAYABLE QUEENOFCARNIVAL
Mon Jan 13, 2025Adam Levav3BREATHEEASY BRODATES FOURTHYEARS
Tue Jan 14, 2025Lance Enfinger3ATTENTIONSEEKER STORMCHASER TOOKASHOTAT
Wed Jan 15, 2025Parker Higgins2ORMADAM PREBOARDED
Thu Jan 16, 2025Rebecca Goldstein and Adam Wagner6APRESSKIT CLOSESHOPE COMMONCORE EDNAMODEL MOBSCENEST SKIPAD
Fri Jan 17, 2025Willa Angel Chen Miller3BOARDSEATS SHAVEDHEADS UBERRATING
Sat Jan 18, 2025Scott McMahon2OSCARNOMINATION SALAH
Sun Jan 19, 2025Emily Sharp and Kunal Nabar10ADDEDCOMPLEXITY DIFFERENCEOFOPINION GOTOOFAR INAPASTLIFE INTEGRATEDCIRCUIT MUSICROW PRODUCTOFTHETIMES SCREENERS SQUAREDUPAYO
Mon Jan 20, 2025Katie Byl and Jeff Chen4BRITICISM CHIGNONS FOLLOWTHEHERD PARTNERTRACK
Tue Jan 21, 2025Dan Caprera4BRODOWN CORNERDRUGSTORE LUISFONSI OHYOUHAVENOIDEA
Wed Jan 22, 2025Landon Horton5DRINKINGBUGGY HORSEANDBUNNY OKAYBYE PLAYBOYBUDDY PUBGRUB
Fri Jan 24, 2025Ernest Lim4BEARTHEEXPENSE CEDARWOOD MAKESHEADLINES PRESSEDFORTIME
Sat Jan 25, 2025Michael Lieberman6ARMRESTHOG ELFHATS EYESOCKETS MORTUARIES PECLASSES TOURGUIDES
Sun Jan 26, 2025Rich Proulx11AGESPOTS ALAINA DOESASOLID HAVEEYESON MINIDISCS ROSSELLINI SITREPS STEALSUPON TALKEDSHOP WHITEFLOUR WORKGROUP
Mon Jan 27, 2025Alexander Liebeskind2FEDERALGRANTS SEMESTERATSEA
Tue Jan 28, 2025Dan Margolis2MARBLESTATUES SEEDEDTEAMS
Wed Jan 29, 2025Sophia Maymudes10BADEG BOTTOMLESSBRUNCH COUGHSYRU KNOCKOFFS PROPOSEATOAS RAGAMUFFI REHAS SAVEONESBACO SKIBOARD STREAKBY
Thu Jan 30, 2025Joe Marquez3CANTSEESTRAIGHT SOLDIEROFFORTUNE USERRESEARCH
Fri Jan 31, 2025Adrian Johnson6ABETISABET BARGAMES CANTWE EMPTYSTARE MAYITRY RAPBATTLES
Sat Feb 1, 2025Kate Chin Park and Rafael Musa3ANDVOILA HITPIECES SEASTARS
Sun Feb 2, 2025Derrick Niederman22BEADOLL COLT/VOLT DUTCH/DITCH GUMMI HAZMATSUITS JAGUARXKES JOKER/POKER KEYDISH METRODOME/METRONOME MMMDCV PAR/PAY PATH/PATE QUICK/BUICK RACHELWEISZ ROADNOISE SIESTA/FIESTA SLIM/SWIM SPEEDCOP STAGENAME/STATENAME TREX/TREK WORD/WARD ZANY/MANY
Mon Feb 3, 2025Jack Scherban3BOULDERERS CHALKEDUP THENATS
Tue Feb 4, 2025Adam Aaronson6ANGELANGLE BOXESIN EXITSEXIST IONIQS QUITEQUIET VENMOVENOM

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