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UNCOWL
Definition of UNCOWL
verb
To divest or deprive of a cowl (monk's hood or hooded robe).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From un- + cowl.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UNCOWL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
Built from these letters
UNCOWL starts with U and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read CLNOUW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start UNCOWL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found UNCOWL?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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