Obolus
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
An ancient Greek unit of weight equivalent to one tenth of a gram.
“The merchant weighed out the gold dust to the nearest obolus on his fine balance.”
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ob·o·lus
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Wordle
Three vowels (O, O, U) in the word, the double-O pattern combined with a U makes it strong for vowel elimination.
Scrabble
All low-value tiles, useful for dumping O and U vowels simultaneously, an obscure but valid Scrabble play.
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