Rejected
8 lettersverbcommonUpdated February 2026
Definition
Refused to accept, consider, or use something, or dismissed a proposal or offer. Past tense of reject, indicating previous action of turning down or discarding.
“The publisher rejected her manuscript but encouraged her to revise and resubmit it.”
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Contains three E's with -ED ending; J is uncommon and highly distinctive
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Worth 19 points; the high-value J makes this word excellent for scoring
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