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OLEASTER
Definition of OLEASTER
noun
A plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, especially, a plant in the genus Elaeagnus, especially, the type species Elaeagnus angustifolia.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English oliaster, olyaster, from Latin oleaster.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,378)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OLEASTER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 166, 2 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OLEASTER starts with O and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEELORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start OLEAST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OLEASTER?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 166 - and most players walked straight past it.
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