A term invented by Lewis Carroll for words such as brunch, chortle or smog Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A term invented by Lewis Carroll for words such as brunch, chortle or smog last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PORTMANTEAU.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PORTMANTEAU A term invented by Lewis Carroll for words such as brunch, chortle or smog (11) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 10, 2022
4% ATE Brunched (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 14, 2025
4% HAHAS Laugh track chortles (5) LA Times Mini Oct 11, 2025
4% HOHO Yuletide chortle (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025
4% ALICE "___ in Wonderland," 1865 best-selling fantasy novel by Lewis Carroll (5)
4% LOLZ Online chortles (4) LA Times Daily Sep 25, 2025
4% CHATTER Talk about Lewis Carroll character (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 16, 2025
4% MAD ___ Hatter, Lewis Carroll's creation (3)
4% HAZE Smog, e.g. (4) New York Times Aug 4, 2025
4% COINAGE Invented word (7) The Sun Two Speed Aug 3, 2025

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