SANCTION — 8 letter word
sanction
The word sanction has 8 letters: S, A, N, C, T, I, O, N. It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Sanction has 5 anagrams: sonantic, actinons, canonist, cantions, contains. As a noun, it means "a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards".
8 letter word "sanction": S A N C T I O N — noun
Scrabble score: 10 Words With Friends score: 13
Letter analysis of sanction
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
3 vowels, 5 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of sanction
noun
- a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards
- the act of final authorization "it had the sanction of the church"
- official permission or approval Synonyms: authorization
- formal and explicit approval Synonyms: indorsement, countenance, warrant, imprimatur, endorsement
verb
- give sanction to Synonyms: O.K., approve, o.k., ok, okeh
- give religious sanction to, such as through on oath
- give authority or permission to
Anagrams of sanction(5)
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