Enter criteria and click Find Words
23 five letter words begin with OL, and a third of them take E as the third letter.
E leads at about thirty percent, then D, I and a second L at thirteen each, and C at nine.
OLDER and OLIVE are the two entries in common use, with OLDEN and OLDIE some way behind them.
OLDER, OLDEN and OLDIE all run OLD and split only across the last two boxes, so confirming that D nearly finishes the puzzle.
OLDER is the sensible opener. It is the most common entry and it covers the largest shape at the same time.
In practical terms yes. Beyond OLIVE the page runs to chemistry terms and names that no ordinary puzzle would use.
It exists as an informal noun meaning a field of study, though it is far more often seen as a suffix. Treat it as a late guess.
OL rarely opens an English root. Most words containing that pair carry it further along rather than at the start.