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Is sharpen a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sharpen is a Scrabble US word. The word sharpen is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

S1H4A1R1P3E1N1

Is sharpen a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sharpen is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

S1H4A1R1P3E1N1

Is sharpen a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word sharpen is a Words With Friends word. The word sharpen is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1H3A1R1P4E1N2

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7-letter words (1 found)

SHARPEN,

6-letter words (13 found)

ARPENS,HEPARS,PARENS,PHARES,PHASER,PHRASE,RAPHES,SERAPH,SHAPEN,SHAPER,SHERPA,SPHAER,SPHEAR,

5-letter words (49 found)

APERS,APRES,ARPEN,ASHEN,ASPEN,ASPER,EARNS,EPHAS,HANSE,HARES,HARNS,HARPS,HEAPS,HEARS,HEPAR,HERNS,NAPES,NARES,NEAPS,NEARS,PANES,PAREN,PARES,PARSE,PEANS,PEARS,PERNS,PHARE,PHASE,PRASE,PRESA,RAPES,RAPHE,REANS,REAPS,RHEAS,SANER,SHAPE,SHARE,SHARN,SHARP,SHEAR,SNARE,SNEAP,SPAER,SPANE,SPARE,SPEAN,SPEAR,

4-letter words (73 found)

ANES,APER,APES,APSE,ARES,ARSE,EANS,EARN,EARS,EPHA,ERAS,ERNS,HAEN,HAES,HAPS,HARE,HARN,HARP,HASP,HEAP,HEAR,HENS,HEPS,HERN,HERS,HESP,NAES,NAPE,NAPS,NARE,NEAP,NEAR,NEPS,NESH,PAHS,PANE,PANS,PARE,PARS,PASE,PASH,PEAN,PEAR,PEAS,PEHS,PENS,PERN,RAHS,RAPE,RAPS,RASE,RASH,RASP,REAN,REAP,REHS,RENS,REPS,RESH,RHEA,SANE,SEAN,SEAR,SENA,SERA,SHAN,SHEA,SHEN,SNAP,SNAR,SPAE,SPAN,SPAR,

3-letter words (57 found)

AHS,ANE,ANS,APE,ARE,ARS,ASH,ASP,EAN,EAR,EAS,EHS,ENS,ERA,ERN,ERS,HAE,HAN,HAP,HAS,HEN,HEP,HER,HES,NAE,NAH,NAP,NAS,NEP,PAH,PAN,PAR,PAS,PEA,PEH,PEN,PER,PES,PRE,RAH,RAN,RAP,RAS,REH,REN,REP,RES,SAE,SAN,SAP,SAR,SEA,SEN,SER,SHA,SHE,SPA,

2-letter words (18 found)

AE,AH,AN,AR,AS,EA,EH,EN,ER,ES,HA,HE,NA,NE,PA,PE,RE,SH,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 212 words from sharpen according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sharpen

sharpen

Etymology

From Middle English scharpenen, scharpnen, equivalent to sharp +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑɹpən/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑːpən/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pən

Verb

sharpen (third-person singular simple present sharpens, present participle sharpening, simple past and past participle sharpened)

  1. (transitive, sometimes figurative) To make sharp.
  2. (intransitive) To become sharp.

Synonyms

  • hone (figurative sense)
  • whet

Antonyms

  • blunt
  • blur

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • Hapners, pherans

Source: wiktionary.org