neglect
Neglect can refer to the state of something that has been unused and neglected, lack of attention and due care, or the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern. As a verb, neglect can mean to leave undone or leave out, give little or no attention to, or fail to do something; leave something undone.
Length
7
Scrabble
10
WWF
14
Starts
NE
Ends
ECT
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “NEGLECT” Mean?
/nɪˈɡlɛkt/
neglect has 9 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
5 senseslack of attention and due care
Synonyms
the state of something that has been unused and neglected
“the house was in a terrible state of neglect”
Synonyms
willful lack of care and attention
Synonyms
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
Synonyms
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Verb
4 sensesfail to do something; leave something undone
“She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib”
“The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account”
Synonyms
fail to attend to
“he neglects his children”
“Sam cannot neglect Sue”
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
lack of attention and due care
Length
7 letters
Starts With
N
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
N, E, G, L, E, C, T
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Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆NEGLECT has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆NEGLECT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆NEGLECT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆NEGLECT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDBEF
CV Pattern
CVCCVCC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
NE, EG, GL, LE, EC, CT
Trigrams
NEG, EGL, GLE, LEC, ECT
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