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Sanctions

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

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noun · verb · 9 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of sanction

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

What does sanctions 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 sanctions.

Is SANCTIONS a valid word?

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

How many points is SANCTIONS worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
s 1a 1n 1c 3t 1i 1o 1n 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
s 1a 1n 2c 4t 1i 1o 1n 2s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
s 1a 1n 1c 4t 1i 1o 1n 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
s 1a 1n 1c 3t 1i 1o 1n 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in SANCTIONS

Anagrams 1

canonists

Sanctions: quick answers

Is SANCTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SANCTIONS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SANCTIONS worth?
SANCTIONS scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does sanctions mean?
sanctions is the plural and third-person singular form of sanction, which means “formal and explicit approval”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SANCTIONS?
You can make 306 shorter words from SANCTIONS, such as ACTINONS, CANONIST, CANTIONS, CONTAINS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SANCTIONS?
SANCTIONS rearranges into CANONISTS.