The word found after unscrambling tighter means that closely constrained or constricted or constricting, pulled or drawn tight, set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration, pressed tightly together, (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity, affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow, of such close construction as to be impermeable, of textiles, securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid, (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched, very drunk, exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent, demanding strict attention to rules and procedures, packed closely together, .