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Sanctioner

s 1a 1n 1c 3t 1i 1o 1n 1e 1r 1

About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 10 letters · Rare · form of sanction

  • Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does sanctioner mean?

noun

  1. formal and explicit approval

    “a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement”

    Synonymscountenanceendorsementindorsementwarrantimprimatur

  2. a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards

  3. official permission or approval

    “authority for the program was renewed several times”

    Synonymsauthorityauthorizationauthorisation

  4. the act of final authorization

    “it had the sanction of the church”

verb

  1. give sanction to

    “I approve of his educational policies”

    Synonymsapproveokay

  2. give authority or permission to

  3. give religious sanction to, such as through on oath

    “sanctify the marriage”

Definitions shown for sanction, the base form of sanctioner.

Is SANCTIONER a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is SANCTIONER worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
s 1a 1n 1c 3t 1i 1o 1n 1e 1r 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
s 1a 1n 2c 4t 1i 1o 1n 2e 1r 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
s 1a 1n 1c 4t 1i 1o 1n 1e 1r 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
s 1a 1n 1c 3t 1i 1o 1n 1e 1r 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SANCTIONER

Anagrams 3

containerscrenationsnarcotines

Hooks for SANCTIONER

Add one letter to the front or back of SANCTIONER to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

sanctioners

Words that end like SANCTIONER

Common words that share the ending -IONER, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

pensionerexecutionerparishionercommissionerpractitioner
All words ending in -IONER

Sanctioner: quick answers

Is SANCTIONER a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. SANCTIONER is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is SANCTIONER worth?
SANCTIONER scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does sanctioner mean?
sanctioner is related to sanction, which means “formal and explicit approval”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SANCTIONER?
You can make 1302 shorter words from SANCTIONER, such as ACTIONERS, ANORETICS, CANNISTER, CANONISER. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SANCTIONER?
SANCTIONER rearranges into CONTAINERS, CRENATIONS, NARCOTINES.