The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HONES , but the solution may also be HONERS which is one of the most recent solution (2011 in Boston Globe).
Sharpeners crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HONES | 33 % | 5 |
| HONERS | 33 % | 6 |
| STROPS | 22 % | 6 |
| EDGERS | 11 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sharpeners
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pencil
- sharpen up
- sharpers
- sharpness
- grinders
- cutters
- carvers
- scalers
- chisels
- shavers
- slicers
- groomers
Crossword Answer definitions
HONES 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 HONES
- Sharpens
- Whets
- Puts an edge on
- Perfects
- Strops
- Gets sharp
- Improves, as an edge
- Sharpeners
- Seeks an edge
- Works on the edge
More clues leading to the result HONERS
- Sharpeners
- Knife sharpeners
- They work on the cutting edge
- They may make a point
- Strop users
- Users of strops
- Oilstone users
- People with strops
- Whetstone users
More clues leading to the result STROPS
- Barbershop bands
- Sharpens a razor
- They're on the cutting edge
- Makes razor-sharp
- Razor sharpeners
- Barbershop accessories
- Sharpeners
- Sharpens, in a way
- Barbershop sharpeners
- Barbershop items