Is SANCTIFICATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SANCTIFICATION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SANCTIFICATION mean?
- noun
a religious ceremony in which something is made holy
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
14
Letters
S (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + F (4) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SANCTIFICATION
Single letters that turn SANCTIFICATION into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from SANCTIFICATION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fantoccini17
- fascination16
- fantastico15
- fasciation15
- fictionist15
- catatonics14
- tacticians14
- fantastic14
- incitations13
- catatonic13
- isotactic13
- nicotinic13
- oiticicas13
- tactician13
- factions13
- fanatics13
- fictions13
- nonfacts13
- incitation12
- nicotianas12
- nictations12
- aconitic12
- cationic12
- contacts12
- oiticica12
- sciatica12
- staccati12
- staccato12
- stoccata12
- toccatas12
- caftans12
- confits12
- faction12
- fanatic12
- fiction12
- nonfact12
- actinians11
- citations11
- inactions11
- incitants11
- nicotiana11
- nictation11
- nonstatic11
- onanistic11
- santonica11
- finitist11
- fontinas11
- infantas11
- sainfoin11
- sinfonia11
- actinic11
- ascitic11
- atactic11
- cancans11
- canonic11
- cocains11
- contact11
- ocicats11
- sciatic11
- tactics11
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