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Is SANCTION a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list SANCTION is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.
| Scrabble points | Words With Friends points | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 13 | 8 |
What does SANCTION mean?
- nounformal and explicit approval
- nouna mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
- verbgive sanction to
Definitions from WordNet.
Hooks for SANCTION
Add a letter to make a new word: SANCTIONS.
Anagrams of SANCTION
Words inside SANCTION
- NOT3
- CAN5
- INTO4
- ITS3
- ACT5
- SON3
- ACTION8
- COST6
- CANNOT8
- ANTI4
- COAST7
- NATION6
- SIT3
- ACTIONS9
- NATIONS7
- CAST6
- CAT5
- ACTS6
- SAT3
- CONTAIN9
- CATS6
- TONS4
- CANT6
- COAT6
- SAINT5
- SIN3
- COINS7
- CON5
- TON3
- CASINO8
- COSTA7
- COIN6
- ICON6
- ION3
- CANON7
- SCAN6
- INN3
- COS5
- TAN3
- TIN3
- SONIC7
- ANT3
- INS3
- CANS6
- CONS6
- COATS7
- ICONS7
- TACO6
- SAC5
- STAIN5
- ANTS4
- CANTON8
- CIS5
- SIC5
- ONS3
- TIS3
- SCOTIA8
- CAIN6
- IONS4
- AIN3
- NAN3
- NOS3
- TAO3
- ANTICS8
- TACOS7
- TONIC7
- CONN6
- SANTO5
- SATIN5
- OATS4
- SCOT6
- ANON4
- STOIC7
- COT5
- TIC5
- ANI3
- CANONS8
- ACTIN7
- ASCOT7
- SCANT7
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About this list
Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.
Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.
Look up SANCTION in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is SANCTION a Scrabble word?
SANCTION is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.
How many points is SANCTION worth?
SANCTION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does SANCTION mean?
Formal and explicit approval.