Squares
The crossword clue "Squares" is answered by NERDS, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
NERDS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NERDS answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 7 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.
- CORRESPONDS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NERDS
Every other clue in this collection answered by NERDS, most used first.
- Dweebs - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
- Geeks - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Uncool group - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- "Revenge of the ___" - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
- Social misfits - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Geeky types - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- The out crowd - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- Unhip types - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
- Bookish bunch - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Geeky guys - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Jocks' antitheses - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- "Revenge of the ___" (1984 comedy) - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Geeky students - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Floor squares - TILES, used 15 times
- Three squares - MEALS, used 15 times
- "Hollywood Squares" answer choice - AGREE, used 12 times
- Glass squares - PANES, used 11 times
- Paul of "Hollywood Squares" - LYNDE, used 11 times
- Ceramic squares - TILES, used 6 times
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