Trusted

olio

Definitions, pronunciation, related words, and community validation from players who tested this word in Spelling Bee.

4 LETTERS1 POINT[əʊljəʊ]

Community validation

Did you try this word? Vote to let us know if it was accepted or not.

0 works0 doesn'tnet 0

Your vote can be updated later, but rapid repeated voting is rate-limited.

Spelling Bee Profile

How olio fits the hive

Base Score

Before any pangram bonus

Unique Letters

I L O

Two-Letter Start

Useful for systematic scans

Ending

Useful for cleanup scans

olio is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include i, l, o plus any remaining hive letters.
Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
The IO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the OL start.
BuzzyWords has saved this word in 8 published Daily pages.

Next useful action

Open the solver and scan by start, ending, and score.

See where this word appeared and what else shared the hive.

[əʊljəʊ][oʊljoʊ]

noun
A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
noun
A medley or mixture; a hotchpotch.
noun
A collection of various musical, theatrical or other artistic works; a miscellany.
noun
(by extension) Vaudeville or similar miscellaneous musical or theatrical entertainment skits presented between the main acts of burlesque or minstrel shows.