Is SHARPENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SHARPENS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SHARPENS mean?
Sharpens is a form of SHARPEN.
- verb
make sharp or sharper
“sharpen the knives”
- verb
make crisp or more crisp and precise
“We had to sharpen our arguments”
- verb
become sharp or sharper
“The debate sharpened”
- verb
put (an image) into focus
“Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
S (1) + H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SHARPENS
SHARPENS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SHARPENS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phasers12
- phrases12
- seraphs12
- shapers12
- sharpen12
- sherpas12
- pashes11
- phaser11
- phases11
- phrase11
- raphes11
- seraph11
- shapen11
- shaper11
- shapes11
- sharps11
- sherpa11
- shnaps11
- harness10
- ephas10
- harps10
- hasps10
- heaps10
- phase10
- raphe10
- shape10
- sharp10
- hanses9
- rashes9
- shares9
- sharns9
- shears9
- epha9
- haps9
- harp9
- hasp9
- heap9
- heps9
- pash9
- pehs9
- arpens8
- aspens8
- aspers8
- parens8
- parses8
- passer8
- prases8
- repass8
- sneaps8
- spares8
- sparse8
- speans8
- spears8
- ashen8
- ashes8
- hanse8
- hares8
- hears8
- herns8
- rheas8
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