SHARPEN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHARPEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHARPEN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHARPEN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHARPEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sharpensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHARPEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHARPEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does SHARPEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something sharp, or to become sharper or more precise.
Sharpen covers both physical edges and abstract skills, so a knife, a pencil, an image and an argument can all be sharpened. The idea is always movement toward a finer point or a clearer result.
How SHARPEN is used
Sharpen is used for blades and tools as well as for focus, wit and skills.
- He used a stone to sharpen the kitchen knife.
- A few weeks of practice helped her sharpen her chess skills.
- You can sharpen the photo to make the edges look crisper.
- The coach asked the team to sharpen their passing before the final.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHARPEN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHARPEN
6 longer words begin with SHARPEN.
Shorter words from the letters in SHARPEN
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Common questions about SHARPEN
- Is SHARPEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHARPEN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHARPEN worth?
- SHARPEN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHARPEN mean?
- To make something sharp, or to become sharper or more precise.
- What letters can be added to SHARPEN?
- SHARPEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHARPEN:
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