tighten

/taɪtən/ verb
7 letters2 syllables11 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
VERB
1

Narrow or limit.

2

Make tight or tighter.

3

Severely restrict in scope or extent.

“tighten the rules”

4

Become tight or tighter.

“The rope tightened”

WORD FORMS
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Starts & ends withT … N
Syllablestight · en
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