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Is sanction a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sanction is a Scrabble US word. The word sanction is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

S1A1N1C3T1I1O1N1

Is sanction a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sanction is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

S1A1N1C3T1I1O1N1

Is sanction a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word sanction is a Words With Friends word. The word sanction is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1A1N2C4T1I1O1N2

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8-letter words (6 found)

ACTINONS,CANONIST,CANTIONS,CONTAINS,SANCTION,SONANTIC,

7-letter words (12 found)

ACTINON,ACTIONS,ANOINTS,ATONICS,CANTION,CANTONS,CATIONS,CONTAIN,INCANTS,NATIONS,ONANIST,STANNIC,

6-letter words (30 found)

ACTINS,ACTION,ACTONS,ANIONS,ANOINT,ANTICS,ATONIC,CANNOT,CANONS,CANTON,CANTOS,CASINO,CATION,COATIS,CONIAS,CONINS,COTANS,INCANT,NASION,NASTIC,NATION,NITONS,NOINTS,OCTANS,SANTON,SCOTIA,SONANT,TANNIC,TOCSIN,TONICS,

5-letter words (55 found)

ACTIN,ACTON,ANCON,ANION,ANTIC,ANTIS,ASCON,ASCOT,ATOCS,CAINS,CANNS,CANON,CANSO,CANST,CANTO,CANTS,CIONS,COAST,COATI,COATS,COINS,COITS,CONIA,CONIN,CONNS,COSTA,COTAN,ICONS,IOTAS,NANOS,NATIS,NITON,NOINT,NONAS,NONIS,OCTAN,OCTAS,OINTS,ONTIC,OSTIA,SAINT,SANTO,SATIN,SCANT,SCION,SONIC,STAIN,STOAI,STOIC,STONN,TACOS,TAINS,TIANS,TINAS,TONIC,

4-letter words (77 found)

ACTS,AINS,AITS,ANIS,ANNO,ANNS,ANON,ANTI,ANTS,ASCI,ATOC,CAIN,CANN,CANS,CANT,CAST,CATS,CIAO,CION,CIST,CITO,CITS,COAT,COIN,COIT,CONI,CONN,CONS,COST,COTS,ICON,INNS,INTO,IONS,IOTA,ISNA,ITAS,NAIN,NANO,NANS,NAOI,NAOS,NATS,NITS,NONA,NONI,NOTA,OAST,OATS,OCAS,OCTA,OINT,ONST,OTIC,SAIC,SAIN,SANT,SATI,SCAN,SCAT,SCOT,SNIT,SNOT,SOCA,STOA,TACO,TAIN,TAIS,TANS,TAOS,TIAN,TICS,TINA,TINS,TOCS,TONS,TOSA,

3-letter words (54 found)

ACT,AIN,AIS,AIT,ANI,ANN,ANS,ANT,ATS,CAN,CAT,CIS,CIT,CON,COS,COT,INN,INS,ION,IOS,ISO,ITA,ITS,NAN,NAS,NAT,NIS,NIT,NON,NOS,NOT,OAT,OCA,OIS,ONS,SAC,SAI,SAN,SAT,SIC,SIN,SIT,SOC,SON,SOT,TAI,TAN,TAO,TAS,TIC,TIN,TIS,TOC,TON,

2-letter words (19 found)

AI,AN,AS,AT,IN,IO,IS,IT,NA,NO,OI,ON,OS,SI,SO,ST,TA,TI,TO,

You can make 253 words from sanction according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sanction

sanction

Etymology

From Middle French sanction, from Latin sanctio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsæŋkʃən/
  • Rhymes: -æŋkʃən

Noun

sanction (countable and uncountable, plural sanctions)

  1. An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
  2. A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body.
  3. A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.

Derived terms

  • pragmatic sanction

Translations

Verb

sanction (third-person singular simple present sanctions, present participle sanctioning, simple past and past participle sanctioned)

  1. (transitive) To ratify; to make valid.
  3. (transitive) To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.
  5. (transitive) To penalize (a state etc.) with sanctions.

Translations

References

  • James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Sanction”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes VIII, Part 2 (S–Sh), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 82, column 1.

Anagrams

  • actinons, canonist, cantions, contains

French

Etymology

From Latin sanctiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɑ̃k.sjɔ̃/

Noun

sanction f (plural sanctions)

  1. sanction

Further reading

  • “sanction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org