5 Letter Words Starting with OL

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  • OLDEN
  • OLDER
  • OLDIE
  • OLEIC
  • OLEIN
  • OLENT
  • OLEOS
  • OLEUM
  • OLIOS
  • OLIVE
  • OLLAS
  • OLLAV
  • OLLIE
  • OLOGY
  • OLPAE
  • OLPES
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Only sixteen words start with OL, and the OLD shape takes most of what matters.

E and D Lead a Very Short OL List

E takes the third box in five of the sixteen, thirty one percent, with D and L on three each and I and P on two. Six letters appear there in total.

  • OLDER
  • OLIVE
  • OLDEN
  • OLDIE
  • OLEIC

The OL Words You Would Produce

OLDER and OLIVE are the two entries anyone would reach for. OLDEN and OLDIE follow and both are recognisable.

OLEIC, OLEIN, OLENT, OLEOS, OLEUM, OLIOS, OLLAS, OLLAV, OLLIE, OLOGY, OLPAE and OLPES make up the rest, and none of those is vocabulary you carry.

The OLD Shape Carries Most of the Page

OLDEN, OLDER and OLDIE share three letters and differ only in the last two, so landing on OLD confirms most of the word and leaves a three way choice.

  • OLDEN
  • OLDER
  • OLDIE

E and S each close four of the sixteen, and I leads the fourth box on four words. Three words repeat a letter, all of them doubling the L.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is OLDER or OLIVE the likelier answer

Both are ordinary words and they differ in every box after the OL. OLDER is the more common of the two.

How do OLDEN, OLDER and OLDIE differ

Only in the last two boxes. Confirming the fourth letter separates OLDIE from the other two immediately.

What is OLOGY

An informal word for a branch of study. It is the only entry here ending in Y.

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