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Is tightening a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tightening is a Scrabble US word. The word tightening is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

T1I1G2H4T1E1N1I1N1G2

Is tightening a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tightening is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

T1I1G2H4T1E1N1I1N1G2

Is tightening a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word tightening is a Words With Friends word. The word tightening is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1I1G3H3T1E1N2I1N2G3

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10-letter words (1 found)

TIGHTENING,

8-letter words (2 found)

NEIGHING,TINGEING,

7-letter words (17 found)

GEITING,GETTING,GITTING,HENTING,HINGING,HINTING,HITTING,NETTING,NIGHING,NIGHTIE,NITHING,TENTING,THIGGIT,TIGHTEN,TINGING,TINTING,TITHING,

6-letter words (12 found)

GIEING,GITTIN,HETING,HIEING,HINNIE,IGNITE,INGINE,INTENT,INTINE,TIEING,TINING,TINNIE,

5-letter words (19 found)

EHING,EIGHT,ETTIN,GENII,GIGHE,GINGE,HINGE,INNIT,NEIGH,NIGHT,NINTH,TENTH,THEGN,THEIN,THINE,THING,TIGHT,TINGE,TITHE,

4-letter words (27 found)

GEIT,GENT,GIEN,GING,GINN,GITE,HENT,HING,HINT,INTI,NETT,NIGH,NINE,NITE,TEGG,TEIN,TENT,TETH,THEN,THIG,THIN,TIGE,TINE,TING,TINT,TITE,TITI,

3-letter words (31 found)

EGG,ENG,ETH,GEN,GET,GHI,GIE,GIG,GIN,GIT,HEN,HET,HIE,HIN,HIT,IGG,ING,INN,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 121 words from tightening according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tightening

tightening

Verb

tightening

  1. present participle and gerund of tighten

Noun

tightening (plural tightenings)

  1. The act or process of making more tight.

Derived terms

  • belt-tightening
  • electoral tightening
  • tightening gel

Source: wiktionary.org