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Neglects

n 1e 1g 2l 1e 1c 3t 1s 1

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noun · verb · 8 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of neglect

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does neglects mean?

noun

  1. lack of attention and due care

    Synonymsdisregard

  2. the state of something that has been unused and neglected

    “the house was in a terrible state of neglect”

    Synonymsdisuse

  3. willful lack of care and attention

    Synonymsdisregard

  4. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

    Synonymsnegligenceneglectfulness

  5. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

    Synonymsnegligencecarelessnessnonperformance

verb

  1. leave undone or leave out

    “How could I miss that typo?”

    Synonymspretermitomitdropmissleave out

  2. fail to do something; leave something undone

    “She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib”

    Synonymsfail

  3. fail to attend to

    “he neglects his children”

  4. give little or no attention to

    “Disregard the errors”

    Synonymsignoredisregard

Definitions shown for neglect, the base form of neglects.

Is NEGLECTS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is NEGLECTS worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
n 1e 1g 2l 1e 1c 3t 1s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
n 2e 1g 3l 2e 1c 4t 1s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
n 1e 1g 3l 1e 1c 4t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
n 1e 1g 4l 2e 1c 3t 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in NEGLECTS

Words that end like NEGLECTS

Common words that share the ending -ECTS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

collectsconnectscorrectsprojectsprotectsreflectsrespectssubjectssuspectsaffectsaspectsdetectsdirectseffectsexpectsobjectsrejectsselectselectsinspectsdefectsinfectsinsectsprospects
All words ending in -ECTS

Neglects: quick answers

Is NEGLECTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. NEGLECTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is NEGLECTS worth?
NEGLECTS scores 11 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does neglects mean?
neglects is the plural and third-person singular form of neglect, which means “lack of attention and due care”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in NEGLECTS?
You can make 146 shorter words from NEGLECTS, such as NEGLECT, CLEGS, CTENES, ELECTS. See the full list.