Is SANCTIONINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SANCTIONINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 15 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SANCTIONINGS mean?
Sanctionings is a form of SANCTIONING.
- adjective
implying sanction or serving to sanction
“the guardian's duties were primarily sanctionative rather than administrative”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 SANCTIONINGS
SANCTIONINGS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SANCTIONINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sanctioning14
- canonising13
- consisting13
- containing13
- incognitas13
- instancing13
- sonicating13
- actioning12
- agnostics12
- agonistic12
- cantoning12
- coastings12
- cognisant12
- incanting12
- incognita12
- nonacting12
- scannings12
- canonists11
- inactions11
- onanistic11
- sanctions11
- agnostic11
- cannings11
- castings11
- coasting11
- coatings11
- consigns11
- costings11
- cotingas11
- gnostics11
- incasing11
- noticing11
- scanning11
- scanting11
- anointing10
- actinons10
- canonist10
- contains10
- inaction10
- nicotins10
- sanction10
- scansion10
- sonantic10
- actings10
- canings10
- canning10
- canting10
- casings10
- casting10
- coating10
- coining10
- conning10
- consign10
- cosigns10
- costing10
- cotinga10
- gascons10
- gnostic10
- santonins9
- agonists9
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