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If the encoding of a Word document makes it unreadable in every format, you may try the following solutions:

1. Open the document in a different program or software that recognizes the encoding used.

2. Try changing the encoding of the document by going to File > Save As > Tools > Web Options > Encoding, and selecting a different encoding.

3. Use an online file converter to convert the document to a different format or encoding.

4. If none of the above steps work, you may need to try to recover the lost data by using a text recovery software.

5. If even the recovery software fails to retrieve the data, you may need to contact a data recovery service to see if they can recover the document.