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Is SANCTIONS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SANCTIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SANCTIONS mean?

Sanctions is a form of SANCTION.

  1. verb

    give sanction to

    “I approve of his educational policies”

  2. noun

    formal and explicit approval

    “a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement”

  3. noun

    a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards

  4. verb

    give authority or permission to

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
9

S (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 11 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 SANCTIONS

SANCTIONS 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.

Anagrams of SANCTIONS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from SANCTIONS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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