What does NEGLECT mean?

Pronunciation
/nəˈglɛkt/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
14
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. leave undone or leave out“How could I miss that typo?”
  2. fail to do something; leave something undone“She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib”
  3. fail to attend to“he neglects his children”
  4. give little or no attention to“Disregard the errors”

noun

  1. lack of attention and due care
  2. the state of something that has been unused and neglected“the house was in a terrible state of neglect”
  3. willful lack of care and attention
  4. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

neglects11neglecting14

Anagrams of NEGLECT

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside NEGLECT

38 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

gentle7 elect7 cent6 gene5 gent5glee5glen5 lent4teen4 tele4cee5cel5eel3eng4gee4 gel4 gen4 get4 lee3 leg4 let3 nee3net3 tee3 tel3ten3 el2 en2 et2ne2

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Questions

Is NEGLECT a valid word in word games?

NEGLECT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is NEGLECT worth?

NEGLECT is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from NEGLECT?

38 other words, including GET, LET, TEN and CENT.