VOLUNTEER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VOLUNTEER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VOLUNTEER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VOLUNTEER is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VOLUNTEER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
volunteersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VOLUNTEER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VOLUNTEER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VOLUNTEER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VOLUNTEER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To offer to do something freely, without being asked or paid to do it.
People volunteer for tasks, for unpaid charity work and for military service. The verb can also mean to offer a remark nobody asked for, as in volunteering an opinion. As a noun, a volunteer is the person who steps forward.
How VOLUNTEER is used
Volunteer is common in everyday speech, charity work and the armed forces.
- Three students volunteer at the animal shelter each week.
- Nobody wanted to volunteer for the night shift.
- He did not volunteer any details about the trip.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VOLUNTEER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VOLUNTEER
5 longer words begin with VOLUNTEER.
Shorter words from the letters in VOLUNTEER
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Common questions about VOLUNTEER
- Is VOLUNTEER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VOLUNTEER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VOLUNTEER worth?
- VOLUNTEER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VOLUNTEER mean?
- To offer to do something freely, without being asked or paid to do it.
- What letters can be added to VOLUNTEER?
- VOLUNTEER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VOLUNTEER:
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