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NERD is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for NERD.

213 total results for NERD( score: 50 )

155 results for NERD from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Wed Jul 31, 202420APassionately discuss minutiae, with "out"Jackson Matz and Ben MatzFagliano
Tue Jul 9, 202436DJock's counterpart (2)Gary Larson and Amy EnszFagliano
Sun Jun 23, 202415DEnthusiastMichael SchlossbergFagliano
Mon Apr 8, 202456AThis emoji: 🤓Peter GordonFagliano
Tue Mar 26, 202438ATechie or Trekkie, sayLaura Dershewitz and Katherine BaickerFagliano
Fri Jan 26, 202413DMany a Comic-Con attendeeSarah Sinclair and Rafael MusaShortz
Wed Oct 11, 202361DWonkMiranda KanyShortz
Tue Jul 25, 20237DPerson who might do the Vulcan saluteGary Larson and Doug PetersonShortz
Sun Apr 9, 202325ATrivia lover, maybeJohn EwbankShortz
Mon Jan 16, 202312DSelf-description for a D&D enthusiast, maybeMichael PaleosShortz
Tue Oct 18, 202238DBrainy oddballDan SchoenholzShortz
Sun Jul 24, 202265ASquare type (3)Jessie Trudeau and Ross TrudeauShortz
Tue Apr 12, 202238DWonkish sort (2)Dan SchoenholzShortz
Tue Feb 1, 202256DPeter Parker in "Spider-Man," for oneZhouqin BurnikelShortz
Sun Oct 31, 202113DFluent speaker of Elvish, sayAlex Eaton-SalnersShortz
Sat Sep 4, 202149D"Jobs vs. Gates: The Hippie and the ___" (2015 TV movie)Byron WaldenShortz
Fri Aug 13, 202135DLead-in to core or festJohn Guzzetta and Michael HawkinsShortz
Sun Jul 4, 202197AOne who's able to rattle off digits of pi, perhapsHoward BarkinShortz
Sun May 23, 202161ASort represented by the 🤓 emojiJennifer NebergallShortz
Wed Feb 10, 202139DHomework lover, sayKate HawkinsShortz
Tue Sep 29, 202032DOne who knows all the answers, maybeRicky CruzShortz
Mon Sep 7, 202019ABrainy sortGareth BainShortz
Sun Jun 30, 201954ASpend all weekend solving crosswords, say, with "out"Emily CarrollShortz
Tue May 28, 20195DSuperbrainy sortAimee LucidoShortz
Fri Apr 26, 201922AWonkish sort (2)Kyle DolanShortz
Mon Jul 2, 201862AOne probably not with the jocks at the lunch tableEvan KalishShortz
Wed Mar 21, 201853DPut-down that nowadays may be worn as a badge of honorLaura BraunsteinShortz
Sun Oct 29, 201729AGet excited about crosswords, say, with "out"Ross TrudeauShortz
Sun Jun 4, 201786DHomework lover, maybeTom McCoyShortz
Wed Mar 22, 201763DJerry Lewis's "Nutty Professor" was an early example of oneJeffrey WechslerShortz
Mon Feb 6, 201754DJock's antithesisAndy HinzShortz
Fri Jan 6, 201722ABrainiac, stereotypicallyJacob StulbergShortz
Tue Oct 4, 201657DDo 10 crosswords in a row, say, with "out"Sam BuchbinderShortz
Mon Sep 19, 201624ASocially maladroit sortZhouqin BurnikelShortz
Tue Apr 12, 201625DDorkmeisterAlan DerKazarianShortz
Wed Dec 30, 20157DAlmost any character on "The Big Bang Theory"Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff ChenShortz
Tue Sep 1, 20155DOne scoring 100% on Sporcle quizzes, sayMichael TorchShortz
Tue Jan 13, 201537AGeek (2)Michael BlakeShortz
Tue Dec 16, 20143DOne whose favorite website is Sporcle, sayJoel D. LafargueShortz
Sun Nov 9, 201475AWith 77-Across, when combined into one word, national trivia championship, e.g.Tom McCoyShortz
Thu Nov 6, 201414DFilmdom's Napoleon Dynamite, for oneMatt GinsbergShortz
Thu Dec 5, 201319DNapoleon Dynamite, e.g.Dan SchoenholzShortz
Wed Nov 27, 201336AHardly Mr. Cool (4)Jules P. MarkeyShortz
Wed Nov 20, 201330AStereotypical MensanPeter A. CollinsShortz
Tue Nov 12, 201326DMathlete, stereotypically (2)Mike DoranShortz
Tue Aug 27, 201363AWeenieJacob McDermottShortz
Sun Jul 28, 201387DBookworm, maybeAndrew ReynoldsShortz
Sat Jul 13, 20135DPi Day celebrant, perhapsByron WaldenShortz
Mon Jun 3, 201330DStereotypical techieJohn LampkinShortz
Thu May 2, 201335DSwot : Britain :: ___ : AmericaJosh KnappShortz
Sun Mar 31, 201363ABrainy person, and proud of itCaleb MadisonShortz
Wed Dec 12, 201230DSquare figurePeter A. CollinsShortz
Mon Nov 5, 201222DUnlikely prom king (4)Andrea Carla MichaelsShortz
Tue Sep 11, 201264AUnlikely prom king (4)Kenneth LeeserShortz
Mon Aug 6, 201270AUncool sort (5)Lynn LempelShortz
Thu Jun 14, 201263DDweeb (10)Tracy GrayShortz
Wed Oct 12, 201127APoindexter typeGary CeeShortz
Thu Oct 6, 201140DLover of brain gamesAlan ArbesfeldShortz
Tue Oct 4, 201157DAnyone who can speak Klingon, e.g.Dan FeyerShortz
Sun Sep 25, 201116DQuiz bowl lover, sayPaul HunsbergerShortz
Thu Aug 18, 201163ACreature in Dr. Seuss's "If I Ran the Zoo"Kevan ChosetShortz
Fri Apr 8, 201151AUnlikely prom king (4)Joe KrozelShortz
Fri Mar 11, 20118DSquare type (3)Martin Ashwood-SmithShortz
Tue Nov 30, 201013DDweeby sortKristian HouseShortz
Sat Nov 13, 201040AMany a character on "The Big Bang Theory"Mark DiehlShortz
Fri May 7, 201048AHigh-school put-downTyler HinmanShortz
Sat Apr 17, 201023DOne who might celebrate Pi DayTim CroceShortz
Tue Apr 13, 20106DDorky sortAlex BoisvertShortz
Sun Mar 21, 201013DBrainiac's put-downAdam FrommShortz
Tue Jul 7, 200932DJock's counterpart (2)Lynn LempelShortz
Sat Nov 29, 200854DSquare type (3)Barry C. SilkShortz
Fri Oct 3, 200856DSquare (4)Harvey EstesShortz
Mon Sep 15, 200838DGuy with his nose always stuck in a bookSharon E. PetersenShortz
Tue Jul 15, 200857DGeek (2)Leonard WilliamsShortz
Tue Nov 27, 20074DSocial misfit (3)Julie Ann BowlingShortz
Fri Aug 10, 200732ABully's target, maybePatrick BerryShortz
Thu Jul 12, 200713DUnlikely party animalMichael ShteymanShortz
Tue Jun 12, 200737D"Happy Days" put-downJonathan GerschShortz
Thu May 17, 200748AStudious sort, and proud of itAlan ArbesfeldShortz
Wed May 2, 200724AGeeky guyRichard SilvestriShortz
Sun Dec 10, 200667DEggheady sort (2)David J. KahnShortz
Sat May 6, 200621DWhom a bully may bullyJames E. BuellShortz
Mon Nov 21, 200570AOverly bookish sort (2)Wesley JohnsonShortz
Wed Oct 12, 200572AUncool sort (5)Paul GuttormssonShortz
Tue Oct 4, 200530DEncyclopedia reader from A to Z, sayBarry C. SilkShortz
Sun Jul 31, 200566DMathlete, stereotypically (2)Mark FeldmanShortz
Mon Jun 6, 20054DDweeb (10)Raymond HamelShortz
Tue May 24, 200562AUncool sort (5)Mike TorchShortz
Sun Mar 20, 200570DUnlikely prom king (4)Patrick BerryShortz
Wed Mar 9, 200547AGeeky sort (2)Rob RichardsonShortz
Wed Dec 1, 200450DHardly Mr. Cool (4)Roy LebanShortz
Mon Nov 29, 200469AGeeky sort (2)Kendall Twigg and Nancy SalomonShortz
Sun Oct 24, 200441DTypical Rick Moranis film rolePatrick BerryShortz
Sat Sep 4, 200424ASocial bunglerPatrick BerryShortz
Tue May 11, 200456DOne who's unhipLee Glickstein and Nancy SalomonShortz
Tue Feb 17, 20047DDork (2)Bob Frank and Nancy SalomonShortz
Thu Oct 9, 200343DSquare (4)Alan ArbesfeldShortz
Mon Jul 14, 200357DDweeb (10)Elizabeth C. GorskiShortz
Mon Sep 16, 200261ASocially challenged person (2)Roy LebanShortz
Tue Aug 20, 200234ASocial misfit (3)Bob PeoplesShortz
Fri May 17, 200259AComputer ___ (2)Joe DiPietroShortz
Sun Mar 10, 2002114ADoofusNelson HardyShortz
Sun Dec 9, 2001113DBully's prey, traditionallyCathy MillhauserShortz
Mon Nov 26, 200147AUnhip personBette Sue CohenShortz
Sat Jul 14, 200129ARole in many teen flicksDavid J. KahnShortz
Mon Dec 11, 200031DDweeb (10)Myles CallumShortz
Mon Nov 20, 20007DDweeb (10)Randall J. HartmanShortz
Fri Nov 10, 200047DUnpopular sortBob KlahnShortz
Thu Oct 5, 200058DBully's prey, oftenCathy MillhauserShortz
Tue Jun 6, 20002DDoofus-y sortAlan ArbesfeldShortz
Mon Jun 5, 200040ADweeb (10)William A. BallardShortz
Thu May 11, 200013DDateless sortPeter AbideShortz
Mon May 1, 200013DMr. UncoolGregory E. PaulShortz
Sun Jan 30, 200066DSquare (4)Peter GordonShortz
Sun Nov 21, 199997APropeller-headPatrick D. BerryShortz
Sun Oct 24, 199910AUnlikely class presidentNancy SalomonShortz
Sun Aug 8, 199942ASocially challenged person (2)Brendan Emmett QuigleyShortz
Thu Jul 22, 19995DUnlikely candidate for prom king (2)M. Preston SherwoodShortz
Tue May 18, 199931DUnlikely candidate for prom king (2)Cynthia Joy HigginsShortz
Mon May 17, 199920APerson who gets picked onEthan CooperShortz
Sun May 16, 1999176AComputer ___ (2)Nancy Nicholson JolineShortz
Tue Apr 20, 199933DInternet addict, perhapsElizabeth C. GorskiShortz
Sun Apr 18, 199938DOne who isn't inFrank LongoShortz
Tue Apr 13, 199928DUncool sort (5)Fred PiscopShortz
Mon Apr 5, 199913DDilbert, e.g.Gregory E. PaulShortz
Wed Mar 3, 199929AOverly brainy sortRich NorrisShortz
Fri Feb 26, 199950AThis may be hard to dateMartin Ashwood-SmithShortz
Mon Jan 18, 199937DOne who's socially cluelessFrederick T. BuhlerShortz
Mon Jan 4, 199913DUncool oneGregory E. PaulShortz
Tue Nov 3, 199864AHardly Mr. Cool (4)Ed EarlyShortz
Sun Oct 18, 199817DHardly a hipsterDavid J. KahnShortz
Sun Sep 27, 199817DSocial misfit (3)Randolph RossShortz
Mon Sep 7, 199871ABrainy, socially inept sortGregory E. PaulShortz
Mon Jul 6, 199857DUncool sort (5)Sheldon BenardoShortz
Wed May 27, 199838DDisappointing date, maybeMark Elliot SkolskyShortz
Wed Mar 18, 199865DBookwormSusan SmithShortz
Wed Feb 11, 199861AOverly bookish sort (2)Nancy S. RossShortz
Mon Oct 27, 199737ADweeb (10)Mark GottliebShortz
Sun Oct 12, 199783ADweeb (10)Nancy SalomonShortz
Tue Jul 1, 199731DTaped eyeglasses wearerFred PiscopShortz
Sun Jun 29, 199748DSquare (4)David J. KahnShortz
Thu Apr 17, 199711DSquare, updatedSusan SmithShortz
Tue Mar 25, 199717AOne socially challengedBrendan Emmett QuigleyShortz
Mon Feb 3, 199735AEggheady sort (2)M. E. BrindamourShortz
Tue Dec 19, 199521DDork (2)Marie HellerShortz
Fri Sep 15, 199513DTeen outcastMatt GaffneyShortz
Thu Jun 8, 199551DDweeb (10)Chuck DeodeneShortz
Mon Apr 3, 199512DUncool fellowRandall J. HartmanShortz
Sat Jan 28, 199528AOne who's not in (2)Randolph RossShortz
Mon Jan 16, 199514AOne who's socially challengedWalter CovellShortz
Thu Nov 3, 199465ADweeb (10)Cathy MillhauserShortz
Fri Oct 14, 199441DOne who's not in (2)Bob SefickShortz
Mon Oct 10, 199469AHardly Mr. Cool (4)Wayne Robert WilliamsShortz
Sun Apr 24, 1994103ACommon butt of jokesLouis SabinShortz
Mon Dec 6, 199311DWonk, maybePeter GordonShortz
5 results for NERD from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
May 11, 2014Diagramless62AWonky typeFred PiscopShortz
Jan 5, 2014Diagramless57ARevenge seeker in a 1984 comedyFred PiscopShortz
Aug 21, 2011Panda52DAny dr., at heartMel TaubShortz
May 15, 2011Cryptic12AStudious sort encountered in dinner dance (4)Don ManleyShortz
Nov 30, 1997Diagramless67ASquare oneFred PiscopShortz
53 results for NERD from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Fri Nov 19, 19936DModern squareBryant WhiteTaub
Wed Nov 3, 199329DTwerpDaniel GirardiTaub
Mon Jul 19, 199319ATwerp's cousinMichael S. MaurerMaleska
Mon Jul 5, 199339A"The ___," 1987 Shue playJean J. DavisonMaleska
Mon Mar 8, 19933DContemporary dull oneJoy L. WoukMaleska
Thu Oct 15, 199230DDweebNorma SteinbergMaleska
Fri Apr 3, 199261DJerkAlfio MicciMaleska
Mon Feb 17, 199260DBoreWilson McBeathMaleska
Sun Nov 10, 199152DUncool collegianCharles M. DeberMaleska
Sun Sep 1, 199195DWimp's cousinFrances HansenMaleska
Sat Jun 29, 199152ADripKevin BoyleMaleska
Thu Jan 24, 199128D"The ___," Shue playBetty JorgensenMaleska
Sun Jan 20, 1991122ATwerp's cousinBernard MerenMaleska
Wed Nov 7, 199027DTwerp's cousinLois SidwayMaleska
Mon Oct 15, 199030DJerkRichard SilvestriMaleska
Sat Jul 28, 199035ADull guyJesse RoarkeMaleska
Tue Jul 17, 199036DTwerp's cousinLois SidwayMaleska
Wed Jul 11, 199059DSimp of a sortBetty JorgensenMaleska
Tue May 1, 199058DDorkMichael A. RampinoMaleska
Fri Apr 20, 199024DDorkBernice GordonMaleska
Sun Oct 29, 198995AWimp's cousinAlfio MicciMaleska
Tue Oct 10, 198956DJerkLouis SabinMaleska
Thu Aug 31, 198912DLunkheadLouis SabinMaleska
Wed Jul 12, 198944AOafJeffrey A. MercerMaleska
Tue May 23, 198964ADrip's cousinEileen LexauMaleska
Wed May 3, 198962AClodhopper's cousinKenneth WitteMaleska
Thu Apr 27, 19897DIneffectual personKathryn RighterMaleska
Wed Mar 15, 198943ATwerpMartha J. DeWittMaleska
Tue Nov 8, 198813DWimp's cousinLouis SabinMaleska
Wed Sep 14, 198863AWimp's cousinMelvin KenworthyMaleska
Tue Mar 1, 198838ATwerp's next of kinMary M. MurdochMaleska
Mon Feb 8, 198859DWimp's cousinErnie FurtadoMaleska
Tue Jan 12, 198862DTwerp's cousinJeanne WilsonMaleska
Mon May 18, 198726ATwerp or jerkEvelyn BenshoofMaleska
Tue Feb 17, 198770AWimp's cousinSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Sun Nov 9, 198696AWimp's cousinRobert H. WolfeMaleska
Sun Aug 31, 198686AWimp's cousinFrances HansenMaleska
Wed Aug 20, 198622DA real dripDale O. BurgenerMaleska
Wed Jun 18, 198669AWimp's cousinPatterson PeppleMaleska
Fri Mar 7, 198653ASchlemielS. E. WilkinsonMaleska
Sun Nov 24, 198542ADullard, in spadesCaroline G. FitzgeraldMaleska
Sun Oct 27, 1985124AWimp's cousinWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Thu May 9, 198531ATwerpHarold B. CountsMaleska
Sun May 5, 198574ATwerpFrances HansenMaleska
Wed Apr 17, 198562AJerkShirley SolowayMaleska
Tue Feb 12, 198541DA jerkGayle DeanMaleska
Wed Oct 10, 198458AJerkLois SidwayMaleska
Sun Jul 1, 198486ADoltRobert H. WolfeMaleska
Sat Apr 14, 198460AWimpDaniel GirardiMaleska
Sun Apr 3, 198396ADull oneJohn M. SamsonMaleska
Sun Oct 24, 19827DJerkFrances HansenMaleska
Thu Apr 22, 198235DLout: SlangEli WesoffMaleska
Sun Apr 11, 1982128AJerkStanley GlassMaleska
Anagrams:DERN, REND
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