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VOLUNTEER
Definition of VOLUNTEER
noun
One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French voluntaire, from Latin voluntārius (“willing, voluntary”); or from voluntary + -eer.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VOLUNTEER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 55 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
VOLUNTEER starts with V and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EELNORTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start VOLUNT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found VOLUNTEER?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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