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Is faineant a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word faineant is a Scrabble US word. The word faineant is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

F4A1I1N1E1A1N1T1

Is faineant a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word faineant is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

F4A1I1N1E1A1N1T1

Is faineant a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word faineant is a Words With Friends word. The word faineant is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

F4A1I1N2E1A1N2T1

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8-letter words (1 found)

FAINEANT,

7-letter words (2 found)

INFANTA,INFANTE,

6-letter words (9 found)

ANTIFA,ENFANT,FAINNE,INFANT,INNATE,NAIANT,NANITE,TAENIA,TANNIE,

5-letter words (15 found)

ANENT,ANNAT,ANTAE,ENTIA,FAENA,FAINE,FAINT,FEINT,FIENT,FITNA,INANE,TAFIA,TANNA,TENIA,TINEA,

4-letter words (36 found)

AINE,ANAN,ANNA,ANTA,ANTE,ANTI,EINA,ETNA,FAAN,FAIN,FANE,FATE,FEAT,FENI,FENT,FETA,FIAT,FINE,NAAN,NAIF,NAIN,NANA,NANE,NEAT,NEIF,NIEF,NIFE,NINE,NITE,TAIN,TANA,TANE,TEIN,TIAN,TINA,TINE,

3-letter words (40 found)

AFT,AIA,AIN,AIT,ANA,ANE,ANI,ANN,ANT,ATE,EAN,EAT,EFT,ETA,FAA,FAE,FAN,FAT,FEN,FET,FIE,FIN,FIT,INN,ITA,NAE,NAN,NAT,NEF,NET,NIE,NIT,TAE,TAI,TAN,TEA,TEF,TEN,TIE,TIN,

2-letter words (19 found)

AA,AE,AI,AN,AT,EA,EF,EN,ET,FA,FE,IF,IN,IT,NA,NE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 123 words from faineant according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of faineant

faineant

Alternative forms

  • fainéant

Etymology

From Old French fay neant, alteration of feignant (“idler”), present participle of feindre, modelled on fait (“does”) + neant (“nothing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfeɪneɪˌɒn/

Noun

faineant (plural faineants)

  1. An irresponsible or lazy person.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idler

Derived terms

  • faineant deity

References

  • Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1973

Middle French

Noun

faineant m (plural faineans)

  1. lazy person; faineant

Source: wiktionary.org