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SANCTIONING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. SANCTIONING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.

s1a1n1c3t1i1o1n1i1n1g2
PlayableSANCTIONING · 11 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept SANCTIONING?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.27
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.18%

Our own measure of how useful SANCTIONING is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SANCTIONING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

sanctionings15

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How SANCTIONING scores

Scrabble s1a1n1c3t1i1o1n1i1n1g2 14
Words with Friends s1a1n2c4t1i1o1n2i1n2g3 19

Face value of the 11 tiles in SANCTIONING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
s14
a19
n36
c12
t16
i29
o18
g13

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANCTIONING has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about SANCTIONING

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of SANCTIONING

cantonising14 incognisant14

The 11 tiles of SANCTIONING in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with SANCTIONING

sanctionings15

1 longer words begin with SANCTIONING.

Shorter words from the letters in SANCTIONING

canonising13 containing13 incognitas13 instancing13 nonactings13 sonicating13 anointings11 actioning12 agonistic12 cantoning12 cognisant12 incanting12 incognita12 nonacting12 aniconist11 inactions11 nicotians11 onanistic11 anointing10 intonings10 agnostic11 cannings11 cantings11 coasting11 coatings11 coinings11 connings11 cotingas11 cotising11 incasing11 noticing11 scanning11 scanting11 actinons10 canonist10 cantions10 contains10 inaction10 nicotian10 nicotins10

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Common questions about SANCTIONING

Is SANCTIONING valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANCTIONING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is SANCTIONING worth?
SANCTIONING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to SANCTIONING?
SANCTIONING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SANCTIONING:

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