Is COWRIES a word?
COWRIES is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, COWRIES is a valid word.
What does cowries mean?
COWRIES is an inflected form of cowrie.
noun: any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
COWRIES: word details
- Pronunciation: KOW-reez (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
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Words you can make from the letters of cowries.
Solve a whole rack, not just COWRIES
COWRIES is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does COWRIES mean?
COWRIES is an inflected form of cowrie and is a noun. It means: any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells.
Is COWRIES a valid word?
Yes, COWRIES is a valid word. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.