chance: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 13 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of chance
noun
- countable
An opportunity or possibility.
Example: We had the chance to meet the president last week: we have a good/strong chance of making / to make a profit.
- uncountable
Random occurrence; luck.
Example: Why leave it to chance when a few simple steps will secure the desired outcome?
- countable
The probability of something happening.
Example: There is a 30 percent chance of rain tomorrow.
- countable, plural, uncountable
probability; possibility.
Listed forms: chances, chaunce.
Source: Wiktionary — chance.
adj
- not-comparable
Happening by chance, casual.
Listed forms: chaunce.
Source: Wiktionary — chance.
adv
- not-comparable, obsolete
Perchance; perhaps.
Listed forms: chaunce.
Source: Wiktionary — chance.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for chance.
adjective
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
noun
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
noun
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
noun
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
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is chance in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of chance
C(3) + H(4) + A(1) + N(1) + C(3) + E(1) = 13 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of chance
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from chance
24 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in chance. Showing up to 24, longest first.