Dull
The crossword clue "Dull" is answered by VAPID, a 5-letter entry. Used 16 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
VAPID
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VAPID answer page.
Used 16 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1962. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for VAPID
Every other clue in this collection answered by VAPID, most used first.
- Uninspired - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Flavorless - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Uninspiring - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Uninteresting - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Dull finish - MATTE, used 141 times
- Dull pains - ACHES, used 19 times
- Dull sounds - THUDS, used 18 times
- Dull photo finish - MATTE, used 16 times
- Dull surface - MATTE, used 14 times
- Dull sound - THUMP, used 10 times
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