Got tight
The crossword clue "Got tight" is answered by TENSED, a 6-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TENSED
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TENSED answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- STINTED (1 uses in xd)
- TIEDONEON (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TENSED
Every other clue in this collection answered by TENSED, most used first.
- Stiffened - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Showed fear - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Became taut - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Got uptight - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
- Prepared for a blow - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Tightened - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
- Tightened (up) - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Got by - MADEDO, used 44 times
- Got around - EVADED, used 29 times
- "I've got it!" - EUREKA, used 28 times
- "You got that right!" - ILLSAY, used 20 times
- Got close to - NEARED, used 18 times
- Got away from - ELUDED, used 17 times
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