Definition of happenstance

"happenstance" in the noun sense

1. coincidence, happenstance

an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

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happenstance in Scrabble®

The word happenstance is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters happenstance:

HAPPENSTANCE
(234)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (28 words)

achenes, anapest, appease, canapes, canteen, capstan, caseate, catnaps, chasten, cheapen, enchant, enhance, ethanes, happens, heptane, nascent, neatens, patches, peaches, peasant, pectens, penance, pencase, pentane, petnaps, phenate, saphena, teaches

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word happenstance

HAPPENSTANCE
(234)
HAPPENSTANCE
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HAPPENSTANCE
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(46)
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(33)
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HAPPENSTANCE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In happenstance

HAPPENSTANCE
(234)
HAPPENSTANCE
(225)
HAPPENSTANCE
(156)
HAPPENSTANCE
(150)
CHEAPEN
(106 = 56 + 50)
HAPPENS
(106 = 56 + 50)
PATCHES
(106 = 56 + 50)
PEACHES
(106 = 56 + 50)
HAPPENSTANCE
(104)
HAPPENS
(104 = 54 + 50)
PEACHES
(104 = 54 + 50)
PATCHES
(104 = 54 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(104 = 54 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(101 = 51 + 50)
PEACHES
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PATCHES
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PEACHES
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CHEAPEN
(101 = 51 + 50)
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(101 = 51 + 50)
HAPPENS
(101 = 51 + 50)
HAPPENS
(101 = 51 + 50)
PATCHES
(101 = 51 + 50)
HAPPENS
(101 = 51 + 50)
TEACHES
(98 = 48 + 50)
TEACHES
(98 = 48 + 50)
SAPHENA
(98 = 48 + 50)
ENCHANT
(98 = 48 + 50)
ENCHANT
(98 = 48 + 50)
SAPHENA
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHASTEN
(98 = 48 + 50)
ENCHANT
(98 = 48 + 50)
ENHANCE
(98 = 48 + 50)
ENHANCE
(98 = 48 + 50)
HEPTANE
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHASTEN
(98 = 48 + 50)
HEPTANE
(98 = 48 + 50)
SAPHENA
(98 = 48 + 50)
ACHENES
(98 = 48 + 50)
PHENATE
(98 = 48 + 50)
PHENATE
(98 = 48 + 50)
ACHENES
(98 = 48 + 50)
ACHENES
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PEACHES
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PEACHES
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ENHANCE
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PATCHES
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PHENATE
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CHEAPEN
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HAPPENS
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HAPPENS
(95 = 45 + 50)
HEPTANE
(95 = 45 + 50)
ENCHANT
(95 = 45 + 50)
TEACHES
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PATCHES
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CHASTEN
(95 = 45 + 50)
SAPHENA
(95 = 45 + 50)
TEACHES
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CHEAPEN
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CHEAPEN
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CHEAPEN
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CHEAPEN
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PETNAPS
(94 = 44 + 50)
CHEAPEN
(94 = 44 + 50)
PEACHES
(94 = 44 + 50)
PENCASE
(94 = 44 + 50)
CAPSTAN
(94 = 44 + 50)
PATCHES
(94 = 44 + 50)
PECTENS
(94 = 44 + 50)
APPEASE
(94 = 44 + 50)
CATNAPS
(94 = 44 + 50)
CANAPES
(94 = 44 + 50)
PENANCE
(94 = 44 + 50)
PETNAPS
(92 = 42 + 50)
CAPSTAN
(92 = 42 + 50)
PEACHES
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PETNAPS
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CANAPES
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CANAPES
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CHEAPEN
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ETHANES
(92 = 42 + 50)
PENCASE
(92 = 42 + 50)
CATNAPS
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PENANCE
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PENANCE
(92 = 42 + 50)
CATNAPS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PATCHES
(92 = 42 + 50)
HAPPENS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PECTENS
(92 = 42 + 50)
HAPPENSTANCE
(92)
HAPPENSTANCE
(92)
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(92 = 42 + 50)
PENCASE
(92 = 42 + 50)
PENCASE
(92 = 42 + 50)
HAPPENS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PECTENS
(92 = 42 + 50)
CAPSTAN
(92 = 42 + 50)
HAPPENSTANCE
(92)
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ETHANES
(90 = 40 + 50)
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TEACHES
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ENHANCE
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PHENATE
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CHASTEN
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ACHENES
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SAPHENA
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ENCHANT
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PHENATE
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PHENATE
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SAPHENA
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SAPHENA
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HEPTANE
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SAPHENA
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ACHENES
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HEPTANE
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PHENATE
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ENHANCE
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ENHANCE
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ENCHANT
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ENCHANT
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ENCHANT
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ENCHANT
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TEACHES
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HEPTANE
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ENHANCE
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TEACHES
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CHASTEN
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CHASTEN
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CHASTEN
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CHASTEN
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CHASTEN
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CHASTEN
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ENHANCE
(89 = 39 + 50)
PHENATE
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HEPTANE
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HAPPENSTANCE
(88)
PEACHES
(88 = 38 + 50)
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PATCHES
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HAPPENSTANCE
(88)
SAPHENA
(86 = 36 + 50)
PETNAPS
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PENTANE
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CHEAPEN
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SAPHENA
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CAPSTAN
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CHASTEN
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PETNAPS
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PHENATE
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PETNAPS
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PETNAPS
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CASEATE
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HEPTANE
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACHENES
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CASEATE
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happenstance in Words With Friends™

The word happenstance is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 25

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters happenstance:

HAPPENSTANCE
(333)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (28 words)

achenes, anapest, appease, canapes, canteen, capstan, caseate, catnaps, chasten, cheapen, enchant, enhance, ethanes, happens, heptane, nascent, neatens, patches, peaches, peasant, pectens, penance, pencase, pentane, petnaps, phenate, saphena, teaches

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word happenstance

HAPPENSTANCE
(333)
HAPPENSTANCE
(279)
HAPPENSTANCE
(261)
HAPPENSTANCE
(261)
HAPPENSTANCE
(210)
HAPPENSTANCE
(198)
HAPPENSTANCE
(128)
HAPPENSTANCE
(116)
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(108)
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(108)
HAPPENSTANCE
(100)
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(100)
HAPPENSTANCE
(100)
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(100)
HAPPENSTANCE
(82)
HAPPENSTANCE
(70)
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(70)
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(66)
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(62)
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(58)
HAPPENSTANCE
(36)
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(34)
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(34)
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(33)
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(31)
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(31)
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(31)
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(30)
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(30)
HAPPENSTANCE
(29)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In happenstance

HAPPENSTANCE
(333)
HAPPENSTANCE
(279)
HAPPENSTANCE
(261)
HAPPENSTANCE
(261)
HAPPENSTANCE
(210)
HAPPENSTANCE
(198)
HAPPENSTANCE
(128)
PECTENS
(125 = 90 + 35)
CAPSTAN
(125 = 90 + 35)
HAPPENS
(125 = 90 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(119 = 84 + 35)
HAPPENS
(119 = 84 + 35)
PENANCE
(116 = 81 + 35)
HAPPENSTANCE
(116)
HEPTANE
(116 = 81 + 35)
PETNAPS
(113 = 78 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(113 = 78 + 35)
PENCASE
(113 = 78 + 35)
CATNAPS
(113 = 78 + 35)
HAPPENS
(113 = 78 + 35)
CANAPES
(113 = 78 + 35)
PATCHES
(110 = 75 + 35)
PEACHES
(110 = 75 + 35)
PEACHES
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PENANCE
(110 = 75 + 35)
PATCHES
(110 = 75 + 35)
PATCHES
(110 = 75 + 35)
PEACHES
(110 = 75 + 35)
HAPPENSTANCE
(108)
HAPPENSTANCE
(108)
HAPPENS
(107 = 72 + 35)
PENTANE
(107 = 72 + 35)
ENHANCE
(107 = 72 + 35)
PENCASE
(107 = 72 + 35)
CATNAPS
(107 = 72 + 35)
CANAPES
(107 = 72 + 35)
PENCASE
(107 = 72 + 35)
PETNAPS
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HAPPENS
(107 = 72 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(107 = 72 + 35)
ENCHANT
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CANTEEN
(107 = 72 + 35)
NASCENT
(107 = 72 + 35)
ENCHANT
(107 = 72 + 35)
CHEAPEN
(107 = 72 + 35)
ENCHANT
(107 = 72 + 35)
ANAPEST
(104 = 69 + 35)
CHASTEN
(104 = 69 + 35)
PENANCE
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ACHENES
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PEACHES
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PHENATE
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PENANCE
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PATCHES
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PEACHES
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PHENATE
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SAPHENA
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APPEASE
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SAPHENA
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PATCHES
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ENHANCE
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CAPSTAN
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NASCENT
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PECTENS
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CHEAPEN
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HAPPENS
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HAPPENSTANCE
(100)
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(100)
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(100)
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(100)
CHEAPEN
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PEASANT
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ENCHANT
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ENCHANT
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PECTEN
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Words within the letters of happenstance

2 letter words in happenstance (12 words)

9 letter words in happenstance (1 word)

12 letter words in happenstance (1 word)

happenstance + 1 blank (1 word)

Words containing the sequence happenstance

Words that start with happenstance (2 words)

Words with happenstance in them (1 word)

Words that end with happenstance (1 word)

Word Growth involving happenstance

Shorter words in happenstance

app happen happens

ha hap happen happens

en pen happen happens

pe pen happen happens

en ens pens happens

en pen pens happens

pe pen pens happens

an tan stance

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