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tight - adjective

  • closely constrained or constricted or constricting
  • pulled or drawn tight
  • set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
  • pressed tightly together
  • (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
  • affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
  • of such close construction as to be impermeable
  • of textiles
  • securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
  • (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
  • exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
  • demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
  • packed closely together

tight - adverb

  • firmly or closely
  • in an attentive manner

tight - thesaurus

close   closely   compressed   fast   mean   mingy   miserly   nasty   rigorous   stringent   taut  


View spelling list igh words and learn about the word tight in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?.

Scrabble score for tight

t is 1 i is 1 g is 2 h is 4 t is 1
Scrabble score = 9

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