Home › Words › T › tightheadtightheadtighthead means prop who plays on the right-hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is tightly bound between those of the opposing hooker and loosehead.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, tighthead ranks #3,412 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom tight + head.nounprop who plays on the right-hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is tightly bound between those of the opposing hooker and looseheadDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).