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Hones

h 4o 1n 1e 1s 1

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noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of hone

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does hones mean?

noun

  1. a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors

verb

  1. sharpen with a hone

    “hone a knife”

  2. make perfect or complete

    “perfect your French in Paris!”

    Synonymsperfect

Definitions shown for hone, the base form of hones.

Is HONES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is HONES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
h 4o 1n 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
h 3o 1n 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
h 4o 1n 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
h 3o 1n 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in HONES

Anagrams 2

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Words that end like HONES

Common words that share the ending -ONES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -ONES

Hones: quick answers

Is HONES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HONES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HONES worth?
HONES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does hones mean?
hones is the plural and third-person singular form of hone, which means “a whetstone made of fine gritstone”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HONES?
You can make 45 shorter words from HONES, such as HENS, HOES, HONE, HONS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of HONES?
HONES rearranges into HOSEN, SHONE.