Bet you didn’t know that! :p So what’s a “word nerd”? It’s someone addicted to crossword puzzles. Apparently David Cook is one and spent much of his downtime during the American Idol competition doing crosswords. So, does he still get a chance to do them while on tour? David Cook shares, “A little bit, but it’s been relegated to some online puzzles, like Yahoo crosswords. But I’ve really gotten into Sudoku recently, which I don’t understand at all.”

The singer further explains, “[You see] I hated numbers when I was in school. Math and I just didn’t see eye to eye. But I’m hooked on Sudoku now. It’s just a different kind of “nerd-dom.” But you shouldn’t do Sudoku if you’re easily frustrated. I’m a bit neurotic about it. If I mess up one thing, the puzzle’s done — especially on a crossword. I’m not one of these people that can write over a wrong word or erase over it. If I find out it’s wrong, I’m done. There’s a slew of unfinished puzzles around my house.” LOL! David Cook is one perfectionist prick! ;-P