Chance
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

HAP
An accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life"

LOT
Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"

BET
The act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"

4 letters

FATE
The ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny"

LUCK
An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"

BUMP
Knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"

RISK
The probability of being exposed to an infectious agent

ODDS
The likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring

FIND
Come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"

TURN
Get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year"

UPON
Being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news"

NOTA

SHOT
A chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"

5 letters

FLUKY
Subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition"

BETON
Place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"

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HAPPEN
Come into being; become reality; "Her dream really materialized"

CASUAL
Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"

GAMBLE
A risky act or venture

RANDOM
Lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance; "a random choice"; "bombs fell at random"; "random movements"

HAZARD
An obstacle on a golf course

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FORTUNE
An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"

LOTTERY
Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots

8 letters

RUNARISK
Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

PROSPECT
A prediction of the course of a disease

ACCIDENT
Anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity"

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ADVENTURE
A wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

HAPHAZARD
Marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"

ENCOUNTER
A casual meeting with a person or thing

10 letters

ACCIDENTAL
A musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature

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OPPORTUNITY
A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"

POSSIBILITY
A tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"

PROBABILITY
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"

TAKEACHANCE
Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

TAKECHANCES
Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

SERENDIPITY
Good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries