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VOLUNTEERS
Definition of VOLUNTEERS
noun
plural of volunteer
noun
One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
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Word DNA
VOLUNTEERS inherits its ancestry from its root, VOLUNTEER.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,595)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VOLUNTEER · 3 relatives 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.
VOLUNTEERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 80 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
VOLUNTEERS starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EELNORSTUV - 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 VOLUNTEERS?
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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