Duveteux and poilu are French equivalents of the Sanskrit word lomasa. The respective pronunciations of the masculine singular adjectives -- which references a Vishnu-devoted sage in Hinduism and whose choice depends upon downiness of the former and the hairiness of the latter -- will be "dyoov-tuh" and "pwa-lyoo" in French.

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 10 words with the pattern --W--N-S-. That is, nine letter words with 3rd letter W and 6th letter N and 8th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are:

bawdiness

dowdiness

downiness

gawkiness

jowliness

lowliness

newsiness

pawkiness

rowdiness

tawniness

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 11 words with the pattern -OW--N---. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter O and 3rd letter W and 6th letter N. In alphabetical order, they are:

bowhunter

cowinners

dowdiness

downiness

gowpenful

howlingly

jowliness

lowlander

lowliness

lowsening

rowdiness

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 18 words with the pattern -OW----S-. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter O and 3rd letter W and 8th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are:

bowelless

dowdiness

dowerless

downburst

downiness

jowliness

lowercase

loweriest

lowermost

lowliness

powellise

powerless

rowdiness

toweriest

towerless

townhouse

townliest

vowelless

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 16 words with the pattern --W----SS. That is, nine letter words with 3rd letter W and 8th letter S and 9th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are:

bawdiness

bowelless

dowdiness

dowerless

downiness

gawkiness

jowliness

lowliness

newsiness

pawkiness

powerless

rowdiness

sewerless

tawniness

towerless

vowelless