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WHETS

5 letters

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Classic 2 pts
Big 2 pts
Super Big 2 pts

WHETS is a valid 5-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 2 in Classic, 2 in Big, and 2 in Super Big Boggle.

WHETS root WHET-s

Word family

WHET 1 WHETTING-ting 11 WHETTED-ted 5
verb
  1. transitiveTo sharpen (something, such as a knife or sword) by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone; to hone.
  2. transitiveOf an animal such as a boar: to sharpen (its horns, teeth, tusks, etc.) by rubbing on a stone, etc., in preparation for an attack.
  3. figurativelytransitiveTo make more keen or to stimulate (someone's appetite, interest, etc.); to hone, to sharpen.
    • to whet one's appetite or one's courage
  4. figurativelyobsoletetransitiveTo encourage (someone) to do something; to incite, to urge.
  5. figurativelyobsoletetransitiveTo inculcate or teach (habits, information, etc.).
  6. figurativelyobsoleteraretransitiveOf a bird: to preen (its feathers).
  7. figurativelyintransitiveTo make more keen; to stimulate.
  8. figurativelyintransitiveTo prepare for an attack.
  9. figurativelyintransitiveobsoleteTo consume drink or food as an appetizer.
noun
  1. An act of sharpening something by rubbing on an object, especially a whetstone.
  2. broadlydialectalAn occasion to do something; a go, a turn.
  3. broadlydialectalA period of time between two sharpenings of a scythe.
  4. figurativelyAn item of drink or food consumed as an appetizer or to ward off hunger until a meal; specifically, a small amount of liquor drunk as an appetizer; a dram, a nip.
  5. figurativelyA thing which makes one's desire, interest, etc., more keen; an incitement, an inducement.