What does CHANCE mean?
- Pronunciation
- /tʃæns/
- Letters
- 6
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Words With Friends score
- 15
- How common
- Very common
Meaning
noun
- a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances“the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington”
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another“bad luck caused his downfall”
- a risk involving danger“you take a chance when you let her drive”
- a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible“the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5”
- the possibility of future success“his prospects as a writer are excellent”
verb
- be the case by chance“I chanced to meet my old friend in the street”
- take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome“When you buy these stocks you are gambling”
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with“We find this idea in Plato”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
chanced15chances14chancing16
Anagrams of CHANCE
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside CHANCE
24 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
Related
Questions
Is CHANCE a valid word in word games?
CHANCE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is CHANCE worth?
CHANCE is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from CHANCE?
24 other words, including HE, AN, CAN and EACH.