tight: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with T · ends with T
Meaning of tight
adj
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
Example: a tight sponge; a tight knot
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. Unyielding or firm.
Example: tight control on a situation
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. Under high tension; taut.
Example: Make sure to pull the rope tight.
- colloquial
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. Scarce, hard to come by.
Example: I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do.
Listed forms: tighter, tightest.
Source: Wiktionary — tight.
adv
Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
Example: Hold on tight to the rope.
Soundly.
Example: Good night, sleep tight.
Listed forms: tighter, tightest.
Source: Wiktionary — tight.
verb
- obsolete
To make tight; tighten.
- obsolete
To make water-tight.
Listed forms: tights, tighting, tighted.
Source: Wiktionary — tight.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for tight.
adjective
pulled or drawn tight
adjective
pressed tightly together
adjective
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
adjective
of textiles
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is tight in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of tight
T(1) + I(1) + G(2) + H(4) + T(1) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of tight
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from tight
9 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in tight. Showing up to 24, longest first.