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COBRAS
Definition of COBRAS
noun
plural of cobra
noun
Any of the genus Naja of venomous snakes that can spread their neck ribs into a broad hood when threatened; a true cobra.
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Word DNA
COBRAS inherits its ancestry from its root, COBRA.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Portuguese
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,861)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, COBRA · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COBRAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
COBRAS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABCORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found COBRAS?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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