OLE is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. OLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OLE is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 16 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OLE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in OLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 421.
What does OLE mean in Scrabble?
interjection
A shout of approval at a bullfight or a dance.
Ole is Spanish and probably came from Arabic, out of an invocation of God — a long way from where it is now heard. In English it is printed with an accent about half the time and understood either way.
How OLE is used
Stands alone. Often printed with an accent.
- Ole, shouted half the room, and the dancer ignored them.
- The word ole probably comes from Arabic.
- An ole at the wrong moment is worse than silence.
- English prints ole with an accent about half the time.
- Two oles from the same corner and then nothing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OLE
Showing 24 of 55 words that begin with OLE.
Words ending in OLE
Showing 24 of 269 words that end in OLE. Useful as a back hook: play OLE onto a word already on the board.
Words with OLE inside
Showing 24 of 1132 words that contain OLE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OLE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OLE
Common questions about OLE
- Is OLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OLE, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OLE worth?
- OLE is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OLE mean?
- A shout of approval at a bullfight or a dance.
- What letters can be added to OLE?
- OLE takes 16 hooks: 13 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of OLE:
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