Children's author who coined the word "nerd" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Children's author who coined the word "nerd" . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DRSEUSS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DRSEUSS Children's author who coined the word "nerd" (7)
79% SEUSS Author who coined "nerd" (5)
75% GEEK Nerd (4) Commuter Oct 8, 2025
75% DWEEB Nerd (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 10, 2025
69% CANDY Nerds or Smarties (5) USA Today Sep 15, 2025
69% JOSEPHHELLER American author who coined the term "catch-22" (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 7, 2025
69% S Nerd (1) USA Today Quick Jul 12, 2025
69% DORK Nerd (4) USA Today Quick Jul 12, 2025
69% ENID Children's author Blyton (4) New York Times Jul 6, 2025
66% CAEN Bay Area columnist who coined the word "beatnik" (4) LA Times Daily Oct 18, 2025
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