The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HONED , but the solution may also be WHETTED which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Sharpened crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HONED | 78 % | 5 |
| EDGED | 12 % | 5 |
| ACUATE | 5 % | 6 |
| WHETTED | 3 % | 7 |
| STROPPED | 1 % | 8 |
Why may HONED be the right solution?
The word "honed" means to sharpen or refine something, which makes it the perfect answer for the clue "Sharpened."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sharpened
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sharp
- pointed
- honed
- contoured
- fueled
- heightened
- enhanced
- reinforced
- centralized
- concentrated
- improved
- aggravated
Crossword Answer definitions
HONED verb- 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.
- To grumble.
- To pine, lament, or long.
- Made sharp.
- Made more accurate or precise.
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 HONED
- Sharpened
- Put an edge on
- Whetted
- Perfected
- Gave an edge to
- Perfected, as skills
- Put to the grindstone
- Took a strop to
- Made sharper
- Gave an edge
More clues leading to the result EDGED
- Worked on lawn borders
- Beat by a nose
- Moved sideways
- Trimmed the lawn
- Beat by a hair
- Beat in a close one
- Snuck (by)
- Took the lead
- Nosed out
- Bordered
More clues leading to the result ACUATE
- Pointed
- Having a point.
- Sharpened.
- Sharp at the end.
- Having a sharp point.
- Sharp-pointed
- Having a sharp point
- Sharpened
- Needle-shaped
- Ending in a sharp point