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Is tighten a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tighten is a Scrabble US word. The word tighten is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

T1I1G2H4T1E1N1

Is tighten a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tighten is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

T1I1G2H4T1E1N1

Is tighten a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word tighten is a Words With Friends word. The word tighten is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1I1G3H3T1E1N2

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7-letter words (1 found)

TIGHTEN,

6-letter words (1 found)

HETING,

5-letter words (14 found)

EHING,EIGHT,ETTIN,HINGE,NEIGH,NIGHT,TENTH,THEGN,THEIN,THINE,THING,TIGHT,TINGE,TITHE,

4-letter words (21 found)

GEIT,GENT,GIEN,GITE,HENT,HING,HINT,NETT,NIGH,NITE,TEIN,TENT,TETH,THEN,THIG,THIN,TIGE,TINE,TING,TINT,TITE,

3-letter words (27 found)

ENG,ETH,GEN,GET,GHI,GIE,GIN,GIT,HEN,HET,HIE,HIN,HIT,ING,NEG,NET,NIE,NIT,NTH,TEG,TEN,TET,THE,TIE,TIG,TIN,TIT,

2-letter words (11 found)

EH,EN,ET,GI,HE,HI,IN,IT,NE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 76 words from tighten according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tighten

tighten

Etymology

Equivalent to tight +‎ -en. From Middle English tighten, from Old English tyhtan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaɪ.tən/, [ˈtʰaɪ̯tn̩], [ˈtʰaɪ̯ʔn̩]
  • Rhymes: -aɪtən
  • Homophones: titan, Titan

Verb

tighten (third-person singular simple present tightens, present participle tightening, simple past and past participle tightened)

  1. (transitive) To make tighter.
  2. (intransitive) To become tighter.
  3. (economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
  4. (economics) To raise short-term interest rates.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "make tighter"): loosen

Derived terms

Related terms

  • tight

Translations

Anagrams

  • tingeth

Source: wiktionary.org