The word sanction is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • sanction n. An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid.
  • sanction n. A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted…
  • sanction n. A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above.

32 valid words from 3 definitions

ABOVE ADOPTED AN ANY APPROVAL AUTHORITY BY CLAUSE COERCIVE COMPLIANCE CONTRACT ENSURE ESPECIALLY GENERALLY INTENDED LAW MAKES MEASURE OF ONE OR PENALTY PUNISHMENT SOME SOMETHING SPECIFYING THAT THE TO TREATY VALID WITHIN

6 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AN IO ION ON SAN TI

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AS IT NA NAS NO OI

5 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

ACTINONS CANONIST CANTIONS CONTAINS SONANTIC

10 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

SANCTIONS SANCTIONED SANCTIONER SANCTIONEER SANCTIONERS SANCTIONING SANCTIONABLE SANCTIONEERS SANCTIONINGS SANCTIONLESS

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

UNSANCTIONED

17 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A SANTONICA
+E CANTONISE ENACTIONS
+G COGNISANT
+H STANCHION
+I ANICONIST INACTIONS NICOTIANS ONANISTIC
+O CONATIONS INTONACOS
+R CONSTRAIN TRANSONIC
+S CANONISTS SANCTIONS
+T NONSTATIC
+U COUNTIANS

12 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-C ANOINTS NATIONS ONANIST
-I CANTONS
-N ACTIONS ATONICS CATIONS
-O INCANTS STANNIC
-S ACTINON CANTION CONTAIN

Scrabble scoring

  • 10 points.

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  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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