tight
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
Adjective 4 meanings
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
“a tight sponge; a tight knot”
Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
“The passageway was so tight we could barely get through.”
Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
“Their marching band is extremely tight.”
Limited or restricted.
“We had a very tight schedule.”
Adverb 2 meanings
Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
“Hold on tight to the rope.”
Soundly.
“Good night, sleep tight.”
Etymology
From Middle English tight, tyght, tyȝt, tiht, variants of thight, thiht, from Old English *þiht, *þīht (attested in meteþiht), from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tenkt- (“dense, thick, tight”), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, pull”).
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TIGHT at a glance
TIGHT has 5 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (T 1 + I 1 + G 2 + H 4 + T 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,591 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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