sanction
NOUNVERB
/sæŋkʃən/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
sanction is a valid 8-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1A1N1C3T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does sanction mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
Official permission or approval.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Formal and explicit approval.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
A mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards.
BROADER
4
The act of final authorization.
“it had the sanction of the church”
BROADER
NARROWER
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Give sanction to.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Give authority or permission to.
BROADER
RELATED
3
Give religious sanction to, such as through on oath.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of sanction
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