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Words That Start With SHAKE

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The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words That Start With SHAKE 13 words

How common is SHAKE at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 13 words that start with SHAKE. Most are 6 letters long, they average 15.5 points, the best is SHAKEDOWNS (21 points) and 38.5% end in S.

Total words
13
Most common length
6 letters
4 words
Average Scrabble score
15.5
out of 21 max
Longest word
SHAKEDOWNS
10 letters
Most common ending
S
38.5% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 38.5%
  • e 15.4%
  • n 15.4%

Top vowel pairs

  • eo15.4%
  • eu15.4%
  • ou15.4%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word that starts with SHAKE

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

S 1 + H 4 + A 1 + K 5 + E 1 + D 2 + O 1 + W 4 + N 1 + S 1 = 21 points

Double word
42 pts
Triple word
63 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

shakedowns

Form of shakedown

  1. nouninitial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state“the new industry's economic shakedown”
  2. nouna very thorough search of a person or a place“a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs”
  3. nounextortion of money (as by blackmail)
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How many words that start with SHAKE are there?

There are 13 words that start with SHAKE in our combined English word list. The most common length is 6 letters, with 4 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with SHAKE?

SHAKEDOWNS is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SHAKEDOWN (20), SHAKEABLE (18), SHAKEUPS (17).

What are some common words that start with SHAKE?

Everyday examples include SHAKE, SHAKEN, SHAKES, SHAKEUP, SHAKEDOWN, SHAKER, SHAKEUPS, SHAKEDOWNS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with SHAKE?

SHAKEDOWNS has 10 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, SHAKEN (6 letters) is the longest common one.