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Did you open the word application, again? There is a list on the left of documents not saved.
What office version are you using?
Or this, from the web...
How to recover an unsaved Word document using Microsoft Word 2010, Word 2013, and Word 2016
1. Click the File tab / Manage Documents.
2. Click the Manage Document button.
3. From the drop down list, click Recover Unsaved Documents.
4. The Open dialog box opens displaying a list of your unsaved recoverable Word documents.