Sans

4 lettersprepositionrare

Updated February 2026

Definition

Without; lacking. A formal or literary way to say 'without'.

“The dessert was served sans the whipped cream topping.”

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Less common word ending in S with double S pattern.

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Worth 4 points; useful when you need to use double S.

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