hone
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Is hone a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of hone?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To sharpen with a hone; to whet.transitive
2. (transitive) To use a hone to produce a precision bore.transitive
3. (transitive) To refine (a skill especially) by learning.Examples: "He also honed the procedure known as cut and fill - whereby the spoil from railway cuttings was used to build up embankments."; "Huh? Training in your room under the torchlight / Hone that form to get you ready for the big fight"transitive
verb (English)
1. (UK, US, Southern US, dialect, intransitive) To grumble.Examples: "Such tunges ſhuld be torne out by the harde rootes,"Southern-USUKUSdialectalintransitive
2. (UK, US, Southern US, dialect) To pine, lament, or long.Examples: "He lies pitying himself, honing and moaning to himself"Southern-USUKUSdialectal
Definition source: Wiktionary