SHAKEDOWN

9 letters 20 pts

Scrabble Validity

Valid UK Scrabble Word

Confirmed in SOWPODS / CSW24 (UK & International Scrabble).

Dictionary memberships:

  • TWL/NWL (Scrabble US) — US Scrabble validity
  • ENABLE (Words with Friends) — Words With Friends validity
  • SOWPODS / CSW24 (UK & International Scrabble) — UK Scrabble validity

Tile Values

S 1
H 4
A 1
K 5
E 1
D 2
O 1
W 4
N 1
Σ 20

Definitions

Noun

  1. extortion of money (as by blackmail)
  2. a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"
  3. initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; "the new industry's economic shakedown"

Adjective

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

Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1

About the word SHAKEDOWN

Yes, SHAKEDOWN is valid for UK Scrabble according to SOWPODS / CSW24 (UK & International Scrabble). If you play it, you can score 20 points in Scrabble.

SHAKEDOWN is a 9-letter word. It contains 3 vowels and 6 consonants.