Definition of tightness

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • tightness is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • tightness is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • tightness is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of tightness


  • the spatial property of being crowded together (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. compactness
    2. concentration
    3. denseness
    4. density
  • extreme stinginess (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. closeness
    2. meanness
    3. minginess
    4. niggardliness
    5. niggardness
    6. parsimoniousness
    7. parsimony
    8. tightfistedness
  • lack of movement or room for movement (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. tautness
  • a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. stringency
  • a tight feeling in some part of the body (noun)

    Examples

    1. she felt an alarming tightness in her chest

    Synonyms

    1. constriction

See definition of tightness in Merriam Webster