SANCTION Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 266 solutions for 'SANCTION' with 2 to 20 letters.
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The clue "sanction" last appeared in the The Sun crossword on May 9, 2026. The correct answer for this puzzle is "AUTHORISE", a 9-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
SANCTION with 2 letters
OK
2
SANCTION with 3 letters
AID
3
AYE
3
BAN
3
LET
3
NOD
3
YEA
3
YES
3
SANCTION with 4 letters
ABET
4
AMEN
4
BACK
4
FIAT
4
HEAR
4
HELP
4
MAKE
4
OKAY ⭐
4
PASS
4
SEAL
4
SIGN
4
SURE
4
TABU
4
VISA
4
VISE
4
VOTE
4
SANCTION with 5 letters
AGREE
5
ALLOW ⭐
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BLESS
5
DEIGN
5
ENACT
5
FANCY
5
FAVOR
5
GRANT
5
LEAVE
5
SIGIL
5
STAMP
5
TABOO
5
VOICE
5
SANCTION with 6 letters
ACCEDE
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ACCEPT
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ACCORD
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ADMIRE
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AFFIRM
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ASSENT
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COSIGN
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DECREE
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ENABLE
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ESTEEM
6
FAVOUR
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ORDAIN
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PASS ON
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PATENT
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PERMIT ⭐
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PUNISH
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RATIFY ⭐
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SAY AYE
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SAY YES
6
SECOND
6
SIGNET
6
THE NOD
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UPHOLD
6
WINK AT
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SANCTION with 7 letters
AGREE TO
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AGREETO
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APPROVE ⭐
7
BACKING
7
CERTAIN
7
CERTIFY
7
CHARTER
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COMMEND
7
CONDONE
7
CONFIRM
7
CONSENT
7
EMPOWER
7
ENDORSE ⭐
7
ENTITLE
7
FACULTY
7
GO AHEAD
7
GO-AHEAD
7
HELPING
7
INDORSE
7
INITIAL
7
JUSTIFY
7
LICENSE ⭐
7
PASSAGE
7
PENALTY ⭐
7
PROMOTE
7
REDRESS
7
RESPECT
7
SATISFY
7
SPONSOR
7
SUPPORT
7
SUSTAIN
7
SWEAR TO
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VOTE AYE
7
WARRANT
7
YEA VOTE
7
SANCTION with 8 letters
ABSOLUTE
8
ACCEDE TO
8
ACCORD TO
8
ACCREDIT ⭐
8

Top answers for SANCTION crossword clue from newspapers

AUTHORISE
ALLOW
ENDORSE
OKAY
RATIFY
APPROVAL
ACCREDIT
PENALTY
ENDORSEMENT
PERMIT
LICENSE
APPROVE

Definition of sanction

  • a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards; formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"; give authority or permission to; give religious sanction to, such as through on oath; "sanctify the marriage"; the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church"

Anagrams of sanction

ACTINONS CANONIST CANTIONS CONTAINS SONANTIC

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What is the best solution to the riddle SANCTION?

Solution AUTHORISE is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution AUTHORISE is 9 letters long. We have 40 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "SANCTION"?

There are 266 solutions. The longest is GIVE OFFICIAL SANCTION with 20 letters, and the shortest is OK with 2 letters.

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Solutions are between 2 and 20 letters long.

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Approve, sanction
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Duly sanctioned
1
Evian Championship co-sanctioning org.
1
Give sanction to
1
Kill without legal sanction
1
Killed without legal sanction
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Lessen, as sanctions
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Officially sanctioned
1
Remove sanctions
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Sanctioned by custom
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Sanctions informally
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Those sanctioning
1
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