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OLEO
Definition of OLEO
noun
A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
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Where it comes from
Ellipsis of oleo strut.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, OLEO · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OLEO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 50 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 20, 9 June 2026.
Built from these letters
OLEO starts with O and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read ELOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start OLEO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found OLEO?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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