SANCTION is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SANCTION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANCTION?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANCTION is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANCTION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sanctionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SANCTION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SANCTION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANCTION has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SANCTION
- The same 8 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SANCTION mean in Scrabble?
noun
Official permission or approval, or a penalty imposed to enforce a rule or law.
Sanction is an odd word that points two ways: it can mean approval, and it can mean punishment. In news about trade and diplomacy, sanctions are the measures one country takes against another to force a change of behaviour.
How SANCTION is used
Check context: it may mean approval or penalty; as a verb it means to authorise.
- The plan received the sanction of the council.
- Heavy economic sanction followed the treaty breach.
- The board will not sanction any further spending.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANCTION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SANCTION
The 8 tiles of SANCTION in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with SANCTION
10 longer words begin with SANCTION.
Shorter words from the letters in SANCTION
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Common questions about SANCTION
- Is SANCTION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANCTION, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANCTION worth?
- SANCTION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANCTION mean?
- Official permission or approval, or a penalty imposed to enforce a rule or law.
- What letters can be added to SANCTION?
- SANCTION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SANCTION:
Open SANCTION in the Word Finder