ties

ties - noun

neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

a social or business relationship

equality of score in a contest

a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating

a fastener that serves to join or connect

the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

(music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value

one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track

a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied

ties - thesaurus

Scrabble score = 4