shakedown
Shakedown can refer to a very thorough search of a person or a place, initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state, or extortion of money (as by blackmail). Shakedown is also used as adjective, with meanings including intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system.
Length
9
Scrabble
20
WWF
20
Starts
SH
Ends
OWN
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “SHAKEDOWN” Mean?
shakedown has 4 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 senseintended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
“a shakedown cruise”
Noun
3 sensesinitial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
“the new industry's economic shakedown”
a very thorough search of a person or a place
“a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs”
extortion of money (as by blackmail)
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
Length
9 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
N
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
S, H, A, K, E, D, O, W, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★SHAKEDOWN has a Scrabble score of 20. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SHAKEDOWN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SHAKEDOWN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHI
CV Pattern
CCVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
SH, HA, AK, KE, ED, DO, OW, WN
Trigrams
SHA, HAK, AKE, KED, EDO, DOW, OWN
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