Definition of sanctioned

"sanctioned" in the verb sense

1. approve, O.K., okay, sanction

give sanction to

"I approve of his educational policies"

2. sanction

give authority or permission to

3. sanction

give religious sanction to, such as through on oath

"sanctify the marriage"

"sanctioned" in the adjective sense

1. canonic, canonical, sanctioned

conforming to orthodox or recognized rules

"the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis

2. ratified, sanctioned

formally approved and invested with legal authority

3. approved, sanctioned

established by authority given authoritative approval

"a list of approved candidates"

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Quotations for sanctioned

Many shiver from want of defence against the cold; but there is vastly more suffering among the rich from absurd and criminal modes of dress, which fashion has sanctioned, than among the poor from deficiency of raiment. [ Channing ]

sanctioned in Scrabble®

The word sanctioned is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters sanctioned:

SANCTIONED
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (50 words)

acnodes, aconite, actions, adonise, ancient, anodise, anoints, atonics, candies, canines, cantons, catenin, cations, coasted, coedits, consent, contain, contend, dacites, deacons, decants, dentins, descant, destain, detains, discant, donates, incants, incased, indents, instead, intends, intoned, intones, nascent, nations, nonacid, nondate, nondiet, noticed, notices, octanes, sainted, scanned, section, stained, stannic, tacnode, tendons, tension

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In sanctioned

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sanctioned in Words With Friends™

The word sanctioned is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters sanctioned:

SANCTIONED
(234)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (50 words)

acnodes, aconite, actions, adonise, ancient, anodise, anoints, atonics, candies, canines, cantons, catenin, cations, coasted, coedits, consent, contain, contend, dacites, deacons, decants, dentins, descant, destain, detains, discant, donates, incants, incased, indents, instead, intends, intoned, intones, nascent, nations, nonacid, nondate, nondiet, noticed, notices, octanes, sainted, scanned, section, stained, stannic, tacnode, tendons, tension

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word sanctioned

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In sanctioned

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