Unscramble TIGHTNESS and you have 238 words, TIGHTNESS itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. TIGHTENS and SHETTING are the best of the shorter words, at 12 points. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from TIGHTNESS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 4 with 8, 9 with 7, 39 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 49 with 3 and 16 with 2.
9 of 39 6-letter words you get when you unscramble TIGHTNESS tie at 10 points; none scores more. THINGS, NIGHTS and THESIS will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words from TIGHTNESS, 14 score 9 points, the group's best. NIGHT, THING and EIGHT are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble TIGHTNESS; 5 of them share the top score of 8. THEN, SIGN and GETS are everyday picks.
GHI tops the 3-letter words from TIGHTNESS at 7 points; next come EHS and ETH on 6. GET, ITS and SET will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of TIGHTNESS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with TI · ending in SS · all 9-letter words
TIGHTNESS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
TIGHTNESS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIGHTNESS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 238) | 195 | 238 | 175 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
43 of the 238 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHETTING, HETING, EHING, GHEST, HINGS, NISHES, SIETHS, SITHEN, SITHES, THIGS, HING, ISHES and 31 more. 20 of the 238 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SHITES, TESTINGS, SHITE, STINGES, SESH, SHEN, STINGE, GITES, STENTS, GITE, NEGS, SIGS and 8 more.