Shakedown
Yes, Shakedown is a valid word.
What does SHAKEDOWN mean?
- noun
initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
“the new industry's economic shakedown”
- noun
a very thorough search of a person or a place
“a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs”
- noun
extortion of money (as by blackmail)
- adjective
intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
“a shakedown cruise”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
Valid in
- Scrabble US (TWL)Valid
- Scrabble International (SOWPODS)Valid
- Words With FriendsValid
Hooks for SHAKEDOWN
Single letters that turn SHAKEDOWN into another valid word in Scrabble US (TWL). Hooks are how you play onto a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from SHAKEDOWN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hawknose18
- hawked17
- howked17
- shanked15
- swanked15
- hawks15
- howks15
- weakons14
- hanked14
- honked14
- khedas14
- wanked14
- hawk14
- howk14
- awoken13
- knawes13
- shadow13
- shaken13
- shawed13
- showed13
- wakens13
- washed13
- weakon13
- dawks13
- dhaks13
- hoked13
- kheda13
- waked13
- whenas12
- ankhs12
- askew12
- awoke12
- dhows12
- hakes12
- hanks12
- hawed12
- hokes12
- honks12
- khans12
- knawe12
- knows12
- okehs12
- shake12
- shako12
- shank12
- swank12
- waken12
- wakes12
- wanks12
- wekas12
- woken12
- wonks12
- dawk12
- dhak12
- kendos11
- kneads11
- snaked11
- soaked11
- hawse11
- howes11
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