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NYT : 7 from Modern Era daily puzzles
BURYTHEHATCHET DOAHATCHETJOBON HATCHET HATCHETFACE HATCHETJOB HORTONHATCHESTHEEGG THECATCHERINTHERYE

These pre-Shortz words have never appeared in any Modern Era crossword:

NYT : 8 from pre-Shortz puzzles
BURIESTHEHATCHET CHASTEAUNTSCHASEDANTS DIGUPTHEHATCHET HATCHETMAN HATCHETS HATCHMENT THATTOSECURETHESERIGHTS THENATCHEZTRACE

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Private : 11 from the XWord Info word lists
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Regular Users see 6 basic words here from the XWord Info Word List.
Angels see 5 additional premium words from Jeff Chen's Personal List.

These unscored dictionary words aren't found in either NYT puzzles or our word lists:

Abridged : 17 from internal dictionaries
BROADHATCHET CHINESEWATERCHESTNUT CLAWHATCHET HALFHATCHET HARRIETBEECHERSTOWE HARRYFITCHKLEINFELTER HATCHETIER HATCHETIEST HATCHETLIKE HATCHETTITE HATCHETTITES HATCHETY HATCHMENTS PHARMACEUTICALCHEMIST RHEUMATICHEARTDISEASE THATCHERITE THATCHIEST

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Unabridged : 23 from our unabridged dictionary
CHARTERCHEST HAEMOTACHOMETER HAEMOTACHOMETRY HATCHELTEETH HATCHETEDGE HATCHETFASHION HATCHETFIST HATCHETFITCH HATCHETHEAD HATCHETHEADED HATCHETSTAKE HATCHETTIN HATCHETTOLITE HATCHETWORK HATCHWAYNETTING MAHRATTAENTRENCHMENT POLEHATCHET SHAFTARCHITECTURE SHINGLINGHATCHET THATCHESTER THATCHINGBEETLE THROWINGHATCHET WARHATCHET

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