Yes. OLEA is a valid word.
OLEA is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
OLEA is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About OLEA
OLEA is a plural of OLEUM, a heavy, oily solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid used in industry; OLEUMS is also valid. OLEA uses an O, an E and an A with one L, all one-point tiles. Like ILEA and ODEA, it is a Latin plural that is worth knowing for the vowels it clears.
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OLEA scores 4 points
Before any bonus squares: O 1 + L 1 + E 1 + A 1 = 4. On a double-word square that's 8, on a triple-word 12, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: OLEA as the first play
Later in the game, put the O on a 3L square and OLEA is worth 6 before any word bonus.
Longer words from OLEA
Words that start with OLEA:
- OLEATE
- OLEATES
- OLEANDERan ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers
- OLEASTERany of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits
- OLEANDERSform of OLEANDER: an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers
- OLEASTERSform of OLEASTER: any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits
- OLEAGINOUSunpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
- OLEAGINOUSLY
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- OLEANDOMYCIN
- OLEANDOMYCINS
- OLEAGINOUSNESSconsisting of or covered with oil
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of OLEA and these are still words:
- FLEAany wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
- ILEAform of ILEUM: a part of the small intestine
- PLEAa humble request for help from someone in authority
- ODEAform of ODEUM: a theater or concert hall
- OLLAleaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper
- OLEOsame as MARGARINE
- OLES
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
OLEA is a plural of OLEUM, a strong chemical solution of sulfuric acid.
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