Shakeout

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:15 pts8 letters
Definition of Shakeout

noun

  1. An event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated.

    "The dot-com shakeout of the 1990s left only the most durable, most profitable, and most well backed companies surviving."

  2. The separation of molds from their flask, the castings from the molding sand, and potentially the cores from the castings.
  3. The shaking of an object to spread it wide and eject any debris.
Anagrams of Shakeout

No exact anagrams found for "shakeout". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "shakeout" and rearranging:

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Shakeout"

Shakeout is a 8-letter word that scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Shakeout" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "shakeout" is a high-scoring word.