Trusted

chance

Definitions, pronunciation, related words, and community validation from players who tested this word in Spelling Bee.

6 LETTERS6 POINTS[tʃʰans]

Community validation

Did you try this word? Vote to let us know if it was accepted or not.

0 works0 doesn'tnet 0

Your vote can be updated later, but rapid repeated voting is rate-limited.

Spelling Bee Profile

How chance fits the hive

Base Score

Before any pangram bonus

Unique Letters

A C E H N

Two-Letter Start

Useful for systematic scans

Ending

Useful for cleanup scans

chance is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, e, h, n plus any remaining hive letters.
Watch the repeated-letter pattern (C x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
The CE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CH start.
BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.

Next useful action

Open the solver and scan by start, ending, and score.

See where this word appeared and what else shared the hive.

[tʃʰans][tʃʰeəns][tʃʰɐːns]

noun
An opportunity or possibility.
"We had the chance to meet the president last week."
noun
Random occurrence; luck.
"Why leave it to chance when a few simple steps will secure the desired outcome?"
noun
The probability of something happening.
"There is a 30 percent chance of rain tomorrow."
noun
What befalls or happens to a person; their lot or fate.
adjective
Happening by chance, casual.
adverb
Perchance; perhaps.
verb
To happen by chance, to occur.
"It chanced that I found a solution the very next day."
verb
To befall; to happen to.
verb
To try or risk.
"Shall we carry the umbrella, or chance a rainstorm?"
verb
To discover something by chance.
"He chanced upon a kindly stranger who showed him the way."
verb
(Belize) To rob, cheat or swindle someone.
"The car broke down a week after I bought it. I was chanced by that fast-talking salesman."

2026-07-06

Verified answer

C + A E H L N V