Egghead
The crossword clue "Egghead" is answered by NERD, a 4-letter entry. Used 22 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NERD
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NERD answer page.
Used 22 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
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Other clues for NERD
Every other clue in this collection answered by NERD, most used first.
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