Is SHAKEDOWN a word?
SHAKEDOWN is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
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”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
SHAKEDOWN: word details
- Pronunciation: SHAYK-down (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 9 letters, a long word. It is one of 41,139 9-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 20 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 20 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside shakedown
Words you can make from the letters of shakedown.
Solve a whole rack, not just SHAKEDOWN
SHAKEDOWN is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does SHAKEDOWN mean?
SHAKEDOWN is a noun. It means: initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state.
Is SHAKEDOWN a valid word?
Yes, SHAKEDOWN is a valid word. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.