Call letters, watch 'em land, solve the phrase whenever you're ready. Miss too many and you'll bust.
Click a letter below, or type on your keyboard.
Points
100
Revealed
How to Play
Shakedown Words plays like a puzzle-board guessing game: a category and a blank phrase, and it's on you to fill it in.
Click letters on the keyboard (or type on your own) to call them.
A letter you have lands in every spot it appears in the phrase.
Every puzzle starts with 100 points. A correct letter is free — a wrong letter costs you 20. Run out of points and you bust: the answer's revealed and the round's a loss.
Once you've got a feel for it, hit Solve the phrase and type the whole thing.
The board fills itself in automatically once every letter's been called.
Stuck? Reveal answer bails you out on purpose — no shame in it, just no Balloons.
Toggle the category chips to draw from lot slang, song titles, band & albums, or venues & festivals.
Balloons are earned on every solve, based on the points you had left: solving by typing it out pays a bonus over filling in every letter, and a solve streak adds a growing bonus on top. Bust or give up and you earn none.