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Shakedown

s 1h 4a 1k 5e 1d 2o 1w 4n 1

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 9 letters · Less common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does shakedown mean?

noun

  1. initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state

    “the new industry's economic shakedown”

  2. a very thorough search of a person or a place

    “a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs”

  3. extortion of money (as by blackmail)

adjective

  1. intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system

    “a shakedown cruise”

Is SHAKEDOWN 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) No

How many points is SHAKEDOWN worth?

Scrabble

20 pts
s 1h 4a 1k 5e 1d 2o 1w 4n 1

Words With Friends

20 pts
s 1h 3a 1k 5e 1d 2o 1w 4n 2

Wordfeud

20 pts
s 1h 4a 1k 5e 1d 2o 1w 4n 1

NYT Crossplay

21 pts
s 1h 3a 1k 6e 1d 2o 1w 5n 1

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

Words from the letters in SHAKEDOWN

Hooks for SHAKEDOWN

Add one letter to the front or back of SHAKEDOWN to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

shakedowns

Words that end like SHAKEDOWN

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

overblownovergrownoverthrownunknownthrownbrownflowngrownknownshowndowntownownbreakdownshutdownblowncrowndrownfrowngowncountdownnightgowntouchdowndowntown
All words ending in -OWN

Shakedown: quick answers

Is SHAKEDOWN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SHAKEDOWN is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 20 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SHAKEDOWN worth?
SHAKEDOWN scores 20 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shakedown mean?
As a noun, shakedown means “initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SHAKEDOWN?
You can make 499 shorter words from SHAKEDOWN, such as HAWKNOSE, HAWKED, HOWKED, HAWKS. See the full list.