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OLIO
Definition of OLIO
noun
A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Spanish olla or Portuguese olha, both from Latin olla (“pot, jar”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, OLIO · 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.
OLIO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OLIO starts with O and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read ILOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found OLIO?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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