Yes, COWRIE is a Scrabble word!

Letter values in Scrabble US: C 3, O 1, W 4, R 1, I 1, E 1.

Is it a valid word?

COWRIE is a valid word in the official Scrabble dictionary (US), the UK Scrabble Dictionary and Words with Friends (ENABLE).

any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells