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COWRY
Definition of COWRY
noun
Alternative spelling of cowrie.
noun
A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.
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Other senses
COWRY carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A unit of surface used in Hindustan, equal to a square yard.
noun
The popular name of Cypræa moneta, a small yellowish-white shell with a fine gloss, used by various peoples as money.
noun
In general, any shell of the genus Cypræa or family Cypræidæ.
noun
Any of the marine molluscs of the genus Cypraea.
Word DNA
COWRY inherits its ancestry from its root, COWRIE.
Line of descent
- Hindi
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
22nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (352)
branch · 1.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, COWRIE · 4 relatives in the game
COWRY in a sentence
“Hence, the devaluation of the cowry was a logical result.”
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE), 2008
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COWRY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 135 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COWRY starts with C and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CORWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found COWRY?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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