glotynn wrote:
Besides, nief and rief can do the job as well.

As to 'sans', I cannot find an example of its usage other than:
sans serif
sans souci
sans-culotte
All these phrases are borrowed from Latin. Any English word, if borrowed from other languages, is against the rules of this game. What would you say, Futari?

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