5 letter words starting with cow

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got a few plausible five letter words starting with cow.

  • COWAL
  • COWAN
  • COWED
  • COWER
  • COWKS
  • COWLS
  • COWPS
  • COWRY

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:


Definition of cowed

cowed (verb)

  1. (chiefly in the passive voice) To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of.

cowed (adjective)

  1. Frightened into submission.


Definition of cowls

cowls (noun)

  1. A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
  2. A mask that covers the majority of the head.
  3. A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.
  4. A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.
  5. A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below.
  6. A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge.
  7. (metonymy) A monk.

cowls (verb)

  1. To cover with, or as if with, a cowl (hood).
  2. To wrap or form (something made of fabric) like a cowl.
  3. To make a monk of (a person).

cowls (noun)

  1. A vessel carried on a pole, a soe.

cowls (noun)

  1. A caul (the amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth).

Definition of cowry

cowry (noun)

  1. A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.
  2. (by extension) Any gastropod of the genus Cypraea; its shell.
  3. (by extension) Any gastropod of the family Cypraeidae; its shell.