Hardly hip

The answer to “Hardly hip” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is NERDY — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on July 25, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 21-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Hardly hip” answer

NERDY (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is NERDY.

Why the answer is NERDY

Think of someone more interested in gadgets and trivia than the latest trends 🤓

What does NERDY mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of NERDY is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Hardly hip” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 25, 2026 (most recent) → NERDY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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