cowl
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When cowl helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
C L O W
Two-Letter Start
CO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
WL
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- CO start
- WL ending
Try it when
- cowl is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, l, o, w plus any remaining hive letters.
- The WL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CO start.
Pronunciation
noun
A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
noun
A mask that covers the majority of the head.
noun
A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.
noun
A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.
noun
A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below.
noun
A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge.
noun
(metonymy) A monk.
verb
To cover with, or as if with, a cowl (hood).
verb
To wrap or form (something made of fabric) like a cowl.
verb
To make a monk of (a person).
noun
A vessel carried on a pole, a soe.
noun
A caul (the amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth).