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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DRSEUSS Children's author who coined the word "nerd" (7)
79% SEUSS Author who coined "nerd" (5)
75% ENID ____ Blyton, children's author (4) The Telegraph Quick Jun 1, 2026
75% NESBIT The Railway Children author (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 31, 2026
75% DWEEB Nerd (5) The Times Sunday Concise May 24, 2026
75% ANORAKS Nerds (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 15, 2026
75% GEEK Nerd (4) Commuter May 14, 2026
72% ANORAK Nerd (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 26, 2026
72% JEFF Children's author Kinney (4) New York Times Apr 24, 2026
69% CANDY Smarties and Nerds (5) LA Times Daily May 20, 2026
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