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VOLUNTEERISM
Definition of VOLUNTEERISM
noun
Reliance on volunteers to perform a social or educational function.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From volunteer + -ism.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
VOLUNTEERISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VOLUNTEERISM starts with V and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EEILMNORSTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start VOLUNTEE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found VOLUNTEERISM?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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