NEGLIGENT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NEGLIGENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEGLIGENT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEGLIGENT is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEGLIGENT
No single letter turns NEGLIGENT into another word.
How NEGLIGENT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NEGLIGENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEGLIGENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEGLIGENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Failing to take proper care or to do what duty requires.
In law, a negligent person has not acted as a reasonable person would, and may owe damages for the harm caused. The word can also mean casually careless in manner.
How NEGLIGENT is used
Common in legal, medical and everyday contexts when blaming carelessness.
- The court found the driver negligent.
- A negligent guard left the gate unlocked.
- He was negligent in checking the figures.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEGLIGENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEGLIGENT
1 longer words begin with NEGLIGENT.
Shorter words from the letters in NEGLIGENT
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Common questions about NEGLIGENT
- Is NEGLIGENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEGLIGENT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEGLIGENT worth?
- NEGLIGENT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEGLIGENT mean?
- Failing to take proper care or to do what duty requires.
- What letters can be added to NEGLIGENT?
- No single letter can be added to NEGLIGENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NEGLIGENT:
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