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 (2025 in LA Times).
Sharpen crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HONE | 68 % | 4 |
| WHET | 23 % | 4 |
| STROP | 6 % | 5 |
| EDGE | 3 % | 4 |
| REFINE | 0 % | 6 |
Why may WHET be the right solution?
The word "whet" means to sharpen or stimulate. It is often used in the context of sharpening a blade or appetite.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sharpen
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- heighten
- focus
- taper
- point
- hone
- deepen
- refine
- strengthen
- intensify
- enhance
- tighten
- refocus
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
More clues leading to the result STROP
- Barber's sharpener
- Razor sharpener
- Hone
- Shaving kit need
- Barbershop accessory
- Blade sharpener
- Barber shop prop
- Sharpener
- Barber-chair attachment
- Barber's item
More clues leading to the result EDGE
- "The ___ of Night"
- "The ____ Of Night"
- "The ____ of Night" (TV soap)
- Advantage
- Boundary line
- Brink
- Creep
- Favorable advantage
- Keenness
- Word in a Maugham title