Is NEGLECTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEGLECTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEGLECTS mean?
Neglects is a form of NEGLECT.
- verb
leave undone or leave out
“How could I miss that typo?”
- verb
fail to do something; leave something undone
“She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib”
- verb
fail to attend to
“he neglects his children”
- verb
give little or no attention to
“Disregard the errors”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + G (2) + L (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + S (1) = 11 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 NEGLECTS
NEGLECTS 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 NEGLECTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- neglect10
- gentles8
- elects8
- select8
- clegs8
- genets7
- gentes7
- gentle7
- gleets7
- tenges7
- celts7
- cense7
- cents7
- cetes7
- elect7
- scene7
- scent7
- cleg7
- nestle6
- egest6
- geest6
- gelts6
- genes6
- genet6
- gents6
- geste6
- glees6
- gleet6
- glens6
- leges6
- tenge6
- cees6
- cels6
- celt6
- cent6
- cete6
- sect6
- tecs6
- leets5
- lenes5
- lense5
- sente5
- sleet5
- steel5
- stele5
- teels5
- teens5
- teles5
- tense5
- engs5
- gees5
- gels5
- gelt5
- gene5
- gens5
- gent5
- gest5
- gets5
- glee5
- glen5
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