Cowl

4 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

A hood-shaped covering, especially on a monk's cloak or a chimney.

“The monk drew his cowl over his head against the rain.”

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Synonyms

hoodbonnetcowling

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Anagrams of Cowl

Words that use exactly the same letters as “cowl”.

clow

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “cowl” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bowl cawl coal coil coll coml cool coul cowk cows cowy dowl fowl gowl howl jowl

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5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “cowl”.

clown cowal cowle cowls crowl scowl wilco

Longer words starting with Cowl

Words that begin with “cowl”.

cowle cowls

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