The odds of winning any prize on NEW!One-Word Crossword are 1 in 3.82 (26.20%). Those are the odds printed when the game launched, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for its smaller prizes.

Yes. 3 of the 14 $30,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 11 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 2, 2026. We estimate about 80% of the game's 1,741,510 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 6 $3 Iowa scratch tickets on sale, NEW!One-Word Crossword ranks #6 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.82 tickets winning at least the $3 ticket price back. Right now the $3 game with the best odds of breaking even is NEW!Unlock It, where 1 in 3.51 tickets wins at least $3 back.

NEW!One-Word Crossword has 8 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $30,000 at 1 in 126,416 (11 of 14 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 10,615 (120 of 148 left); $200+ at 1 in 1,727 (674 of 855 left); $100+ at 1 in 526 (1,838 of 2,293 left). Printed odds, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for these: $20+ at 1 in 84; $10+ at 1 in 23.9; $5+ at 1 in 8.2; $3+ at 1 in 3.82.

The odds of winning at least your $3 back on one NEW!One-Word Crossword ticket are 1 in 3.82 (26.20%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.2 (12.19%).

NEW!One-Word Crossword costs $3 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Iowa Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Iowa scratch tickets and Iowa scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Iowa Lottery lists them under "Scratch Games" on its own site. "Scratch Tickets" is simply what most players in Iowa 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.

NEW!One-Word Crossword, a $3 Iowa scratch ticket, was released on Aug 4, 2026 by the Iowa Lottery.