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Is tightener a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tightener is a Scrabble US word. The word tightener is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is tightener a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tightener is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Is tightener a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word tightener is a Words With Friends word. The word tightener is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (3 found)

RETIGHTEN,TETHERING,TIGHTENER,

8-letter words (3 found)

RINGETTE,TEETHING,THIRTEEN,

7-letter words (17 found)

GENTIER,GITTERN,GREENTH,INTEGER,NEITHER,NETTIER,REHINGE,RETTING,RIGHTEN,TEERING,TENTIER,TERGITE,THEEING,THEREIN,TIGHTEN,TIGHTER,TREEING,

6-letter words (31 found)

EITHER,ENGIRT,ENTIRE,GERENT,GETTER,HEREIN,HETING,HETTIE,HINGER,HINTER,HITTER,INHERE,NERITE,NETHER,NETTER,NETTIE,NIGHER,NITHER,REGENT,RETINE,RETINT,TEEING,TENTER,TENTIE,TETHER,THEINE,THETRI,THRENE,TINTER,TITHER,TRIENE,

5-letter words (59 found)

EGRET,EHING,EIGHT,EIGNE,ENTER,ERING,ETHER,ETHNE,ETTIN,GENET,GENIE,GENRE,GERNE,GIRTH,GREEN,GREET,GREIN,GRITH,HENGE,HINGE,HIREE,INERT,INTER,ITHER,NEIGH,NIGER,NIGHT,NITER,NITRE,REGIE,REIGN,RENIG,RENTE,RETIE,RHINE,RIGHT,TEETH,TENET,TENGE,TENTH,TERNE,TETRI,THEGN,THEIN,THEIR,THERE,THETE,THINE,THING,THREE,TIGER,TIGHT,TINGE,TITER,TITHE,TITRE,TREEN,TRINE,TRITE,

4-letter words (65 found)

EGER,EINE,ERNE,ETEN,ETHE,GEIT,GENE,GENT,GERE,GERT,GHEE,GIEN,GIRN,GIRT,GITE,GREE,GREN,GRIN,GRIT,HEIR,HENT,HERE,HERN,HETE,HING,HINT,HIRE,NETE,NETT,NIGH,NITE,REEN,REIN,RENT,RETE,RINE,RING,RITE,RITT,TEEN,TEER,TEHR,TEIN,TENE,TENT,TERN,TETE,TETH,THEE,THEN,THIG,THIN,THIR,TIER,TIGE,TINE,TING,TINT,TIRE,TITE,TREE,TRET,TRIE,TRIG,TRIN,

3-letter words (47 found)

EEN,ENE,ENG,ERE,ERG,ERN,ETH,GEE,GEN,GER,GET,GHI,GIE,GIN,GIT,HEN,HER,HET,HIE,HIN,HIT,ING,IRE,NEE,NEG,NET,NIE,NIT,NTH,REE,REG,REH,REI,REN,RET,RIG,RIN,RIT,TEE,TEG,TEN,TET,THE,TIE,TIG,TIN,TIT,

2-letter words (14 found)

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

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 240 words from tightener according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tightener

tightener

Etymology

tighten +‎ -er. Referring to a meal, suggests the tightening of one's belt around the expanding waistline.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtaɪtn̩ɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtaɪtn̩ə/
  • Hyphenation: tight‧en‧er

Noun

tightener (plural tighteners)

  1. Something used to tighten.
  2. (UK, slang, archaic) A large meal; a feast or blowout.
    • 184?, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor
      One proposed going to Hungerford-market to do a feed on decayed shrimps or other offal laying about the market; another proposed going to Covent-garden to do a 'tightener' of rotten oranges, to which I was humorously invited; […]

References

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

Anagrams

  • Hettinger, retighten, tethering

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