Egghead

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

An informal and sometimes dismissive term for a person who is highly intellectual or academically minded.

“The politicians dismissed his proposals as the impractical ideas of an egghead.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ɛɡˈhɛd/

Syllables

egg·head

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Synonyms

intellectual academic scholarhighbrowbookworm

Antonyms

philistineanti-intellectual

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts with EGG and contains the double G, HEAD is recognisable in positions 4 to 7

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Scrabble

Double G and H (4 pts), worth around 14 points base, compound word with strong tiles

Words Related to Egghead

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “egghead”.

degage hagged egged gadge gaged gagee hedge aged agee dgag edea edge egad gade gaed gage geed ghee gheg hade haed head hede heed

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