tight
tight is a valid 5-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
What does tight mean?
Very drunk.
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched.
“a tight game”
Affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow.
“tight money”
“a tight market”
Closely constrained or constricted or constricting.
“tight skirts”
“he hated tight starched collars”
Of such close construction as to be impermeable.
“a tight roof”
“warm in our tight little house”
Packed closely together.
“they stood in a tight little group”
“hair in tight curls”
Securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid.
“the bolts are tight”
Set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration.
“in tight formation”
“a tight blockade”
Of textiles.
“smooth percale with a very tight weave”
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity.
Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures.
“tight security”
Pressed tightly together.
Pulled or drawn tight.
“a tight drumhead”
“a tight rope”
Exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent.
“a good man to have on your side in a tight situation”
In an attentive manner.
Firmly or closely.
“held tight”