handshake
Handshake can refer to grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract).
Length
9
Scrabble
20
WWF
19
Starts
HA
Ends
AKE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “HANDSHAKE” Mean?
handshake has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensegrasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
Synonyms
Synonyms for HANDSHAKE
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
Length
9 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
H, A, N, D, S, H, A, K, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★HANDSHAKE has a Scrabble score of 20. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HANDSHAKE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆HANDSHAKE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆HANDSHAKE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEABFG
CV Pattern
CVCCCCVCV
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
HA, AN, ND, DS, SH, HA, AK, KE
Trigrams
HAN, AND, NDS, DSH, SHA, HAK, AKE
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