OLEO is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. OLEO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OLEO?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OLEO is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OLEO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oleosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OLEO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OLEO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,918.
What does OLEO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
Margarine; a butter substitute made mainly from vegetable oils.
Oleo is a shortening of oleomargarine, the original name for margarine. North Americans kept the short form oleo as an everyday word for the spread. It was once sold as a cheaper stand-in for butter.
How OLEO is used
Informal, chiefly North American; increasingly old-fashioned compared with margarine.
- She spread oleo on the toast instead of butter.
- The recipe called for a cup of melted oleo.
- During the shortage, oleo was easier to find than butter.
- He always kept a tub of oleo in the fridge.
- The diner served rolls with little packets of oleo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OLEO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OLEO
14 longer words begin with OLEO.
Words with OLEO inside
Showing 24 of 26 words that contain OLEO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OLEO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OLEO
Common questions about OLEO
- Is OLEO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OLEO, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OLEO worth?
- OLEO is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OLEO mean?
- Margarine; a butter substitute made mainly from vegetable oils.
- What letters can be added to OLEO?
- OLEO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OLEO:
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