The current odds of winning any prize on One Word Crossword are 1 in 4.04 (24.72%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $20,000 top prize.

Yes. 17 of the 18 $20,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Nov 14, 2026. We estimate about 17% of the game's 6,105,442 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. One Word Crossword is on sale at Arizona Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 5 $3 Arizona scratchers on sale, One Word Crossword ranks #5 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.04 tickets winning at least the $3 ticket price back. Right now the $3 game with the best odds of breaking even is Winter Wonders, where 1 in 3.62 tickets wins at least $3 back.

One Word Crossword has 9 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $20,000 at 1 in 1,033,486 (1 of 18 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 258,372 (3 of 25 left); $500+ at 1 in 103,349 (6 of 103 left); $100+ at 1 in 4,593 (215 of 2,022 left); $50+ at 1 in 361 (2,639 of 29,039 left); $20+ at 1 in 63.3 (13,471 of 106,772 left); $10+ at 1 in 26.6 (22,468 of 213,653 left); $5+ at 1 in 8.61 (81,261 of 610,393 left); $3+ at 1 in 4.04 (135,444 of 762,676 left).

The odds of winning at least your $3 back on one One Word Crossword ticket are 1 in 4.04 (24.72%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.61 (11.62%).

One Word Crossword costs $3 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Arizona Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Arizona scratchers and Arizona scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Arizona Lottery lists them under "Scratchers" on its own site. "Scratchers" is simply what most players in Arizona call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

One Word Crossword, a $3 Arizona scratcher, was released on Sep 30, 2025 by the Arizona Lottery.