tightrope
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
/ˈtaɪtˌɹoʊp/
Definition of tightrope
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
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noun
- A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
- (figuratively)A difficult or desperate situation.
verb
- (intransitive)To walk on a tightrope.
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Etymology
From tight + rope.
Words you can make from tightrope
200+ playable · top: GOPHER (12 pts)
Best play gopher 12 points7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
20 words5-letter words
42 words- EPHOR 10 pts
- HOPER 10 pts
- THORP 10 pts
- THRIP 10 pts
- TOPHE 10 pts
- TOPHI 10 pts
- EIGHT 9 pts
- GIRTH 9 pts
- GOETH 9 pts
- GRITH 9 pts
- RIGHT 9 pts
- TIGHT 9 pts
- GRIPE 8 pts
- GRIPT 8 pts
- GROPE 8 pts
- ITHER 8 pts
- OTHER 8 pts
- PIROG 8 pts
- THEIR 8 pts
- THROE 8 pts
- TITHE 8 pts
- TROTH 8 pts
- PETIT 7 pts
- PETTI 7 pts
- PETTO 7 pts
- PITOT 7 pts
- REPOT 7 pts
- TOPER 7 pts
- TRIPE 7 pts
- TROPE 7 pts
- ERGOT 6 pts
- GRIOT 6 pts
- TIGER 6 pts
- TRIGO 6 pts
- OTTER 5 pts
- ROTTE 5 pts
- TETRI 5 pts
- TITER 5 pts
- TITRE 5 pts
- TORTE 5 pts
- TOTER 5 pts
- TRITE 5 pts
4-letter words
57 words- HOPE 9 pts
- PHEO 9 pts
- PHOT 9 pts
- PITH 9 pts
- TOPH 9 pts
- GOTH 8 pts
- GORP 7 pts
- GRIP 7 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- PRIG 7 pts
- PROG 7 pts
- TETH 7 pts
- THIO 7 pts
- THIR 7 pts
- THRO 7 pts
- PERI 6 pts
- PERT 6 pts
- PIER 6 pts
- POET 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- PORT 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- RIPE 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- TOPE 6 pts
- TOPI 6 pts
- TRIP 6 pts
- TROP 6 pts
- ERGO 5 pts
- GIRO 5 pts
- GIRT 5 pts
- GITE 5 pts
- GOER 5 pts
- GORE 5 pts
- GRIT 5 pts
- GROT 5 pts
- OGRE 5 pts
- TRIG 5 pts
- TROG 5 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- ROTI 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TIRO 4 pts
- TOIT 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORI 4 pts
- TORT 4 pts
- TOTE 4 pts
- TRET 4 pts
- TRIO 4 pts
- TROT 4 pts
3-letter words
61 words- HEP 8 pts
- HIP 8 pts
- HOP 8 pts
- PEH 8 pts
- PHI 8 pts
- PHO 8 pts
- PHT 8 pts
- POH 8 pts
- GHI 7 pts
- HOG 7 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- GIP 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIT 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- HOT 6 pts
- PEG 6 pts
- PIG 6 pts
- RHO 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- THO 6 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- OPT 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- PIE 5 pts
- PIT 5 pts
- POI 5 pts
- POT 5 pts
- PRO 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- RIP 5 pts
- TIP 5 pts
- TOP 5 pts
- EGO 4 pts
- ERG 4 pts
- GET 4 pts
- GIE 4 pts
- GIT 4 pts
- GOR 4 pts
- GOT 4 pts
- ORG 4 pts
- REG 4 pts
- RIG 4 pts
- TEG 4 pts
- TOG 4 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TET 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIT 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
- TOT 3 pts
2-letter words
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