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Updated June 2026
A person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task, typically without payment. Can also be used as a verb meaning to offer one's services.
“Volunteers helped distribute food and supplies after the natural disaster.”
/ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɪə/
vol·un·teer
Contains 'volunt' root; '-eer' ending with multiple vowels
13 points with valuable 'v'; charitable vocabulary
Shorter words formed from the letters in “volunteer”.
10-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “volunteer”.
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