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COWAGES
Definition of COWAGES
Wiktionary has no entry for COWAGES itself. This is its base word, COWAGE.
noun
A leguminous climbing plant, Mucuna pruriens, the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for COWAGE.
Borrowed from Hindi कवच (kavac).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Hindi
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
21st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (357)
branch · 1.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, COWAGE · 5 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.
COWAGES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COWAGES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEGOSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found COWAGES?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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