The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HONES , but the solution may also be WHETS which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Sharpens crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HONES | 60 % | 5 |
| WHETS | 28 % | 5 |
| EDGES | 6 % | 5 |
| STROPS | 5 % | 6 |
| GRINDS | 1 % | 6 |
Why may WHETS be the right solution?
"Sharpens" is a verb that means to make something sharper. "Whets" is a synonym of "sharpens" and means to sharpen the blade of a tool or weapon by rubbing it against a stone. Therefore, "Whets" is the right answer to the crossword clue "Sharpens".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sharpens
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- taper
- heighten
- focus
- point
- enhances
- hones
- improvement
- improves
- improving
- strops
- whets
- sharpness
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 WHETS
- Sharpens
- Improves one's edge?
- Stimulates, as an appetite
- Stimulates, as one's curiosity
- Piques, as an appetite
- Makes sharper
- Makes a point?
- Appetizers, e.g.
- Hones
- Sharpens, as a knife
More clues leading to the result EDGES
- Dagger's pair
- Margins of superiority
- Trims
- Competitive advantages
- Noses (out)
- Rims
- An octahedron has twelve
- Easy bits of a jigsaw puzzle
- Papercut cutters
- Some jigsaw pieces
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