Definitions For Tighten

verb

  • Narrow or limit
  • Severely restrict in scope or extent
  • Become tight or tighter
  • Make tight or tighter
  • To make (something) tight or tighter or to become tight or tighter

Is Tightens a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
13

The word Tighten is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Tighten in a Sentence

  • She tightened her hold on the handle.
  • Tighten the straps on the backpack so that the load doesn't shift while hiking

Synonyms for Tighten

Antonyms for Tightens

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