SHARPENING

10 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What SHARPENING Means

SHARPENING is a form of SHARPEN, which means:

verb: make sharp or sharper“sharpen the knives”
verb: make crisp or more crisp and precise“We had to sharpen our arguments”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SHARPENING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 H4 A1 R1 P3 E1 N1 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In SHARPENING

806 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (1)

8 letter words (19)

AGINNERS EARNINGS ENGRAINS GRANNIES HARPINGS HEARINGS HEARSING HEPARINS PANNIERS PARISHEN PHRASING PREASING SERAPHIN SHARPING SHEARING SNEAPING SPEANING SPEARING SPHERING

7 letter words (79)

6 letter words (149)

AGNISE AGRISE ANGERS ARISEN ARPENS ARSHIN ARSINE ARSING ASHIER ASHINE ASHING ASPINE ASPIRE EANING EARING EASING ENRING ENSIGN ERNING GAINER GAPERS GAPIER GARISH GASHER GASPER GEISHA GENIPS GERAHS GINNER GIPSEN GRAINE GRAINS GRAIPS GRAPES GRAPHS GREINS GRIPES HAEING HANGER HANGIS HARING HARPIN HEGARI HEGIRA HENNAS HEPARS HERNIA HINGER HINGES HIRAGE INANER INANES INGANS INNAGE INNERS INSANE INSPAN NAPING NARINE NEIGHS NIGERS NIGHER PAGERS PAGRIS PAIRES PANGEN PANIER PANING PANNER PANNES PARGES PARIES PARING PARISH PENANG PENING PENNIA PENNIS PERAIS PERISH PHAGES PHANGS PHARES PHRASE PINANG PINGER PINNAE PINNAS PINNER PISHER PRAISE PRANGS RAHING RAINES RANGES RANGIS RANINE RAPHES RAPHIS RAPINE RASHIE RASING REAGIN REGAIN REGINA REHANG REIGNS RENGAS RENIGS RENINS REPINS RESHIP RESIGN RHINES RIPENS SAGIER SANGER SANING SANNIE SARING SARNIE SERANG SERAPH SERING SERIPH SHAIRN SHAPEN SHAPER SHERIA SHERPA SHINER SHINNE SHRINE SIENNA SIGHER SIGNER SINGER SINNER SNIPER SPAING SPARGE SPHAER SPHEAR SPINAE SPINAR SPIREA SPRAIN SPRANG SPRING

5 letter words (196)

AEGIS AESIR AGERS AGRIN AHING AIRNS ANGER ANIGH ANISE APERS APHIS APING APISH APRES ARISE ARISH ARPEN ASHEN ASPEN ASPER EARNS EHING EPHAS EPRIS ERING GAINS GAIRS GAPER GAPES GARIS GARNI GEANS GEARS GENAS GENIP GERAH GIRNS GIRSH GNARS GNASH GRAIN GRAIP GRANS GRAPE GRAPH GRASP GREIN GRENS GRINS GRIPE GRIPS GRISE HAINS HAIRS HANGI HANGS HANSE HARES HARNS HARPS HEAPS HEARS HEIRS HENNA HEPAR HERNS HINGE HINGS HIRES INANE INGAN INNER ISNAE NAPES NARES NARIS NASHI NEAPS NEARS NEIGH NIGER NIGHS NINES NIPAS PAGER PAGES PAGRI PAINS PAIRE PAIRS PAISE PANES PANGS PANNE PARES PARGE PARIS PARSE PEAGS PEANS PEARS PEGHS PEINS PENNA PENNI PERAI PERIS PERNS PHAGE PHANG PHARE PHASE PIANS PIERS PINAS PINES PINGS PINNA PIRNS PRANG PRASE PRESA PRIES PRIGS PRISE RAGES RAGIS RAINE RAINS RAISE RANGE RANGI RANIS RAPHE REANS REAPS REGNA REIGN REINS RENGA RENIG RENIN REPIN RESIN RHEAS RHIES RHINE RINES RINGS RINSE RIPEN RIPES RISEN SAGER SAINE SANER SANGH SARGE SARIN SEGAR SEGNI SEHRI SENGI SENNA SEPIA SERAI SERIN SHAPE SHARE SHARN SHARP SHEAR SHIER SHINE SHIRE SIGNA SINGE SIREN SNARE SNEAP SNIPE SPAER SPAHI SPAIN SPANE SPANG SPARE SPEAN SPEAR SPEIR SPIER SPINA SPINE SPIRE SPRAG SPRIG

4 letter words (216)

AGEN AGER AGES AGIN AHIS AINE AINS AIRN AIRS ANES ANIS ANNS APER APES APSE AREG ARES ARGH ARIS EANS EARN EARS EGIS EINA EISH ENGS EPHA ERAS ERGS ERNS GAEN GAES GAIN GAIR GANE GANS GAPE GAPS GARE GARI GARS GASH GASP GEAN GEAR GENA GENS GERS GHIS GIEN GIES GINN GINS GIPS GIRN GNAR GRAN GREN GRIN GRIP GRIS HAEN HAES HAGS HAIN HAIR HANG HAPS HARE HARN HARP HASP HEAP HEAR HEIR HENS HEPS HERN HERS HESP HIES HING HINS HIPS HIRE HISN INGS INNS IRES ISNA NAGS NAIN NANE NANG NANS NAPE NAPS NARE NEAP NEAR NEGS NEPS NESH NGAI NIES NIGH NINE NIPA NIPS NISH PAGE PAHS PAIN PAIR PAIS PANE PANG PANS PARE PARS PASE PASH PEAG PEAN PEAR PEAS PEGH PEGS PEHS PEIN PENI PENS PERI PERN PHIS PIAN PIAS PIER PIES PIGS PINA PINE PING PINS PIRN PIRS PISE PISH PRIG RAGE RAGI RAGS RAHS RAIN RAIS RANG RANI RAPS RASE RASH RASP REAN REAP REGS REHS REIN REIS RENS REPS RESH RHEA RIAS RIGS RINE RING RINS RIPE RIPS RISE RISP SAGE SAIN SAIR SANE SANG SARI SEAN SEAR SEIR SENA SERA SHAN SHEA SHIN SHIP SHIR SHRI SIEN SIGH SIGN SINE SING SINH SIPE SIRE SNAG SNAP SNAR SNIG SNIP SPAE SPAG SPAN SPAR SPIE SPIN

3 letter words (120)

AGE AGS AHI AHS AIN AIR AIS ANE ANI ANN ANS APE ARE ARS ASH ASP EAN EAR EAS EHS ENG ENS ERA ERG ERN ERS GAE GAN GAP GAR GAS GEN GER GHI GIE GIN GIP GIS HAE HAG HAN HAP HAS HEN HEP HER HES HIE HIN HIP HIS ING INN INS IRE ISH NAE NAG NAH NAN NAP NAS NEG NEP NIE NIP NIS PAH PAN PAR PAS PEA PEG PEH PEN PER PES PHI PIA PIE PIG PIN PIR PIS PRE PSI RAG RAH RAI RAN RAP RAS REG REH REI REN REP RES RIA RIG RIN RIP SAE SAG SAI SAN SAP SAR SEA SEG SEI SEN SER SHA SHE SIN SIP SIR SPA SRI

2 letter words (26)

AE AG AH AI AN AR AS EA EH EN ER ES GI HA HE HI IN IS NA NE PA PE PI RE SH SI

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