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COWARDICES
Definition of COWARDICES
noun
plural of cowardice
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Word DNA
COWARDICES inherits its ancestry from its root, COWARDICE.
Line of descent
- Anglo-Norman
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
26th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (258)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, COWARDICE · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COWARDICES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COWARDICES starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACCDEIORSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Words that start COWARD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found COWARDICES?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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