Definition of tightenings

"tightenings" in the noun sense

1. tightening

the act of making something tighter

"the tightening of economic controls"

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tightenings in Scrabble®

The word tightenings is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters tightenings:

TIGHTENINGS

(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (27 words)

getting, ginseng, hinging, hinnies, hinting, hitting, ignites, insight, intents, nesting, netting, nightie, setting, shining, sieging, sighing, signing, singing, sitting, tensing, tenting, testing, tighten, tinging, tiniest, tinting, tithing

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In tightenings

TIGHTENINGS

(180)

TIGHTENINGS

(153)

TIGHTENINGS

(120)

TIGHTENINGS

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SIGHING

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HINGING

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TIGHTEN

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NIGHTIE

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NIGHTIE

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SHINING

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HINGING

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HINGING

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NIGHTIE

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NIGHTIE

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HITTING

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TIGHTEN

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HINTING

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TITHING

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HITTING

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tightenings in Words With Friends™

The word tightenings is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters tightenings:

TIGHTENINGS

(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (27 words)

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word tightenings

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TIGHTENINGS

(243)

TIGHTENINGS

(225)

TIGHTENINGS

(207)

TIGHTENINGS

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TIGHTENINGS

(126)

HINGING

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HINGING

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SIGHING

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GINSENG

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NIGHTIE

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SIEGING

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HINGING

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GINSENG

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TIGHTEN

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TITHING

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SINGING

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NESTING

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GINSENG

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TINGING

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GINSENG

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NIGHTIE

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TIGHTENINGS

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TINGING

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Words within the letters of tightenings

2 letter words in tightenings (7 words)

eh en he hi in is it

3 letter words in tightenings (24 words)

egg ens get gig gin hen hes het his hit inn ins its net nit set she sin sit ten tet the tie tin

4 letter words in tightenings (35 words)

eggs gent gets gigs gins gist hens hint hits inns nest nets nigh nine nits sent shin sigh sign sine sing site snit tens tent test teth then thin this ties tine ting tins tint

5 letter words in tightenings (30 words)

eight gents heist hinge hints inset neigh night nines ninth shine sight singe sitin stein stent sting stint tenth tents thens thine thing thins tight tines tinge tings tints tithe

6 letter words in tightenings (19 words)

eights ensign hinges ignite ingest intent neighs nights ninths signet siting tennis tenths theist things tieing tights tinges tithes

7 letter words in tightenings (27 words)

getting ginseng hinging hinnies hinting hitting ignites insight intents nesting netting nightie setting shining sieging sighing signing singing sitting tensing tenting testing tighten tinging tiniest tinting tithing

8 letter words in tightenings (12 words)

neighing nettings nighties sighting stenting stinging stinting thinnest tightens tingeing tinniest tintings

9 letter words in tightenings (2 words)

ingesting insetting

10 letter words in tightenings (1 word)

tightening

11 letter words in tightenings (1 word)

tightenings

tightenings + 2 blanks (1 word)

straightening

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Words containing the sequence tightenings

Words that start with tightenings (1 word)

tightenings

Words with tightenings in them (1 word)

tightenings

Words that end with tightenings (1 word)

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Word Growth involving tightenings

Shorter words in tightenings

in tightening

en ten tighten tightening

tight tighten tightening

Longer words containing tightenings

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