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NEGLECT
Definition of NEGLECT
verb
To fail to care for or attend to something.
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Where it comes from
The verb is inherited from Middle English neglect, neclect, derived from Latin neglēctus, perfect passive participle of neglegō (“to make light of, disregard, not to pick up”), itself from nec (“not”) + legō (“to pick up, select”). The noun is from neglēctus (“neglect”). First attested in 1460, the noun in 1588.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NEGLECT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NEGLECT starts with N and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEEGLNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start NEGLEC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found NEGLECT?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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