whet

whet is a 4-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To rub or on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening; to sharpen by attrition; as, to whet a knife. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 9 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To rub or on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening; to sharpen by attrition; as, to whet a knife.
2. transitive verb. To make sharp, keen, or eager; to excite; to stimulate; as, to whet the appetite or the courage.
3. noun. The act of whetting.
4. noun. That which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer.
5. verb. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
6. verb. make keen or more acute

   "whet my appetite"

   Synonyms: quicken

Synonyms

quicken

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in whet:

hewt, thew

Common word forms

whets, whetted, whetter, whetting

Words from these letters

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