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Updated June 2026
Formal consent or authorisation to do something. The act of allowing someone to undertake a particular action.
“Students must obtain permission from their parents before attending the field trip.”
/pəˈmɪʃən/
per·mis·sion
Double 'S' and double 'I'; contains common suffix '-ION'
Worth 14 points; good for using common letters with the valuable 'M'
Shorter words formed from the letters in “permission”.
11-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “permission”.
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