sluggishness
NOUN
/sləɡɪʃnɛs/
12 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
sluggishness is a valid 12-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1L1U1G2G2I1S1H4N1E1S1S1
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does sluggishness mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness).
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2
Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy.
“the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends”
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3
The pace of things that move relatively slowly.
“the sluggishness of the economy”
“the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold”
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