Is NEGLECTFULNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEGLECTFULNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEGLECTFULNESS mean?
- noun
the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
14
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + G (2) + L (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + F (4) + U (1) + L (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 20 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for NEGLECTFULNESS
NEGLECTFULNESS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from NEGLECTFULNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- genuflects16
- neglectful16
- gleefulness15
- genuflect15
- fenceless14
- feculent13
- unfences13
- fleetness12
- slugfest12
- feceses12
- fennecs12
- fescues12
- fleeces12
- uncleft12
- unfence12
- gentleness11
- esculents11
- senescent11
- sentences11
- feetless11
- fellness11
- fullness11
- neglects11
- nestfuls11
- senseful11
- engulfs11
- fulgent11
- gleeful11
- clefts11
- fences11
- fennec11
- fescue11
- fleece11
- entelluses10
- ungenteel10
- celestes10
- centeses10
- clueless10
- cuteness10
- esculent10
- sentence10
- feeless10
- fellest10
- fennels10
- fetuses10
- flenses10
- fullest10
- fulness10
- funnels10
- funnest10
- neglect10
- nestful10
- netfuls10
- teenful10
- engulf10
- fugles10
- clefs10
- cleft10
- feces10
- fence10
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