neglectful
Neglectful is also used as adjective, with meanings including not showing due care or attention.
Length
10
Scrabble
16
WWF
22
Starts
NE
Ends
FUL
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “NEGLECTFUL” Mean?
neglectful has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesnot showing due care or attention
“inattentive students”
“an inattentive babysitter”
“neglectful parents”
Synonyms
failing in what duty requires
“derelict (or delinquent) in his duty”
“neglectful of his duties”
“remiss of you not to pay your bills”
Synonyms
Synonyms for NEGLECTFUL
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
10
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
Word Intelligence
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Definition
not showing due care or attention
Length
10 letters
Starts With
N
Ends With
L
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
Letters
N, E, G, L, E, C, T, F, U, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★NEGLECTFUL has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆NEGLECTFUL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆NEGLECTFUL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆NEGLECTFUL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDBEFGHD
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCCVC
Vowel Share
30%
Consonant Share
70%
Bigrams
NE, EG, GL, LE, EC, CT, TF, FU, UL
Trigrams
NEG, EGL, GLE, LEC, ECT, CTF, TFU, FUL
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