The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NERD , but the solution may also be SHORTE which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in New York Times).
Egghead crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NERD | 52 % | 4 |
| BRAIN | 26 % | 5 |
| SHORTE | 4 % | 6 |
| SAVANT | 4 % | 6 |
| ROCKETSCIENTIST | 4 % | 15 |
| SAGE | 4 % | 4 |
| CHROMEDOME | 4 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Egghead
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- longhair
- nerd
- highbrow
- sage
- intellectual
- brainiac
- brainy
- nerdy
- dweeb
- dimwit
- boffin
- pinko
Crossword Answer definitions
NERD noun- (sometimes derogatory) A person who is intellectual but generally introverted
- (sometimes derogatory) One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something.
- An unattractive, socially awkward, annoying, undesirable, and/or boring, person; a dork.
- (post-1980s) A member of a subculture revolving around video games, fantasy and science fiction, comic books and assorted media.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result NERD
- Black-sock wearer in gym, perhaps
- Dork
- Dweeb
- Overly bookish sort
- Pocket-protector wearer, perhaps
- Quirky character
- Geek
- High-school misfit
- High-school outcast
- Pocket-protector wearer
More clues leading to the result BRAIN
- Upper story
- "You can't process me with a normal ___."
- Head piece?
- Think tank?
- Robin Cook book
- Cranium's contents
- Gray matter
- Einstein
- High-IQ sort
- Woody Allen's "second favorite organ"
More clues leading to the result SHORTE
- Letter in red and violet
- Nest sound?
- What "end" begins with
- Egghead?
- What 1-Down has that 1-Across lacks
- Half a jet-setting duo?
- Jet sound?
- Sound from pets and jets
- Everything begins with it
- Beginning to end?
More clues leading to the result SAVANT
- Brainiac
- Scholar
- Pundit
- Well-educated one
- Learned scholar
- Learned person
- Wise guy
- Learned one
- Erudite person
- Eminent scholar
More clues leading to the result ROCKETSCIENTIST
- Genius
- Houston hoops brainiac?
- Brainy sort
- Math whiz
- Egghead
- Brainiac
- Profession requiring advanced math skills
- Stereotypical brainiac
More clues leading to the result SAGE
- Mint-family member
- Wise guy?
- Cooking herb
- Guru
- Type of advice
- Very wise
- Wise guy
- Aromatic herb
- Flavorful herb
- Stuffing herb