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Yes, faineant is playable

...and is worth 13 points.

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"Faineant" Definition

noun

An irresponsible or lazy person.
Source: Wiktionary
A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard.
A do-nothing; a lazy, shiftless fellow.
An irresponsible idler.

adjective

Doing nothing; shiftless; disinclined to work or exertion.
Disinclined to work or exertion.
Source: Wordnet
Idle and ineffectual .

Literally, do-nothing; specifically, an epithet applied to the later merovingian kings of france, who were puppets in the hands of the mayors of the palace.

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