236 words come out when you unscramble SANCTION, starting with SANCTION itself: 10 in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends. It has 5 anagrams, each with the same 10 points: ACTINONS, CANONIST, CANTIONS, CONTAINS and SONANTIC. 9 shorter words score 9, among them ACTIONS, CONTAIN and CATIONS. 8 letters: 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from SANCTION by length: 6 with 8 letters, 12 with 7, 30 with 6, 55 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 19 with 2.
30 6-letter words from SANCTION; 22 of them share the top score of 8. ACTION, CASINO and NATION are everyday picks.
Among 55 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SANCTION, the top score is 7, reached by 35. COAST, CANON and SAINT are the familiar ones.
34 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SANCTION tie at 6 points; none scores more. COST, ANTI and ICON will look familiar.
Among 54 3-letter words from SANCTION, the top score is 5, reached by 14. NOT, CAN and ITS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SANCTION but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with SA · ending in ON · all 8-letter words
SANCTION first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SANCTION works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANCTION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 236) | 189 | 236 | 178 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 47 of them: CANTIONS, CANTION, ACTONS, CONIAS, ACTON, ATOCS, CANNS, COITS, CONIA, OCTAS, ATOC, CANN and 35 more. Words With Friends* skips 11 of them: ASCON, SOCA, NANOS, NONIS, SOC, TIANS, NANO, NONI, ATS, SAN and OI.
Each word below uses all the letters of SANCTION and one more.