The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HONE , but the solution may also be WHET which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Make keener crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HONE | 63 % | 4 |
| WHET | 25 % | 4 |
| SHARPEN | 13 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Make keener
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- whet
- hone
- subtilize
- quicken
- keen
- acquisitive
- awaken
- discrimination
- dull
- dulled
- edge
- enkindle
Crossword Answer definitions
HONE noun- A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.
- To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
- To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
- To refine or master (a skill).
- To make more acute, intense, or effective.
- A kind of swelling in the cheek.
- To grumble.
- To pine, lament, or long.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result HONE
- Perfect
- Use a whetstone
- Fine-tune
- Make perfect
- Perfect, as a skill
- Put an edge on
- Sharpen
- Whet
- Improve with effort
- Apply to an emery wheel
More clues leading to the result WHET
- Hone
- Sharpen
- Stimulate
- Sharpen, as a blade
- Sharpen, as a knife
- Use a strop
- Make keen
- Make keener
- Give an edge to
- Stimulate, as an appetite