Idling
6 lettersadjectivemoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Spending time doing nothing productive, or (of an engine or machine) running at low speed without being put to work.
“He sat idling at his desk for most of the afternoon, unable to concentrate on any task.”
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i·dling
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Wordle
Starts with ID, ING suffix, two I's in the word, very common letters throughout
Scrabble
ING makes it flexible for hooking, all low-value tiles, useful for clearing the rack
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