Torpid
6 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Lacking energy or alertness, moving or reacting with extreme slowness and dullness.
“After the heavy meal, he felt torpid and dozed off in his armchair.”
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tor·pid
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Ends in ID, the P between OR and ID is easy to overlook, good consonant-vowel mix
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Scrabble
Worth 9 points, TRIPOD is an anagram, the P and D add moderate tile value
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