The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HONED , but the solution may also be EDGED which is one of the most recent solution (2006 in Washington Post).
Whetted 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 |
| KEEN | 11 % | 4 |
| EDGED | 11 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Whetted
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- keen
- piqued
- dampened
- dulled
- slaked
- sated
- satiate
- quenched
- buoyed
- boosted
- kindled
- bolstered
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 KEEN
- Intellectually sharp
- Loud wail
- Sharp
- Peachy-__
- Sharp as a tack
- Sharp-edged
- Splendid, slangily
- Discerning
- Highly developed
- Peachy ___