Yes. OLEO is a valid word.
OLEO is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
OLEO 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 OLEO
OLEO is short for oleomargarine, an old name for margarine; its plural is OLEOS. It uses two O tiles and an E around a single L. Its near twin OLIO, a mixed stew or collection, differs by just one letter, so learning both gives you two ways to unload a pair of O tiles. During the Second World War, margarine became common when butter was scarce.
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OLEO scores 4 points
Before any bonus squares: O 1 + L 1 + E 1 + O 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: OLEO as the first play
Later in the game, put the O on a 3L square and OLEO is worth 6 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After OLEO (1):
- OLEOSform of OLEO: a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from OLEO
Other forms of OLEO (1):
- OLEOSform of OLEO: a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
Words that start with OLEO:
- OLEOGRAPH
- OLEORESINa naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil
- OLEOGRAPHS
- OLEOGRAPHY
- OLEORESINSform of OLEORESIN: a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil
- OLEOGRAPHIC
- OLEOGRAPHIES
- OLEORESINOUS
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- OLEOMARGARINEa spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
- OLEOMARGARINESform of OLEOMARGARINE: a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
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Memory tip
OLEO is margarine, short for oleomargarine. Two O tiles and an E.
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