happen
To occur or take place.
Verb 4 meanings
To occur or take place.
“Let me tell you how it happened.”
To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly.
“Take an umbrella in case it happens to rain.”
To encounter by chance.
To become popular or trendy.
Etymology
From Middle English happenen, hapnen, augmented from Middle English happen (“to come to pass, happen”), perhaps from Old English hæppan (“to move accidentally, slip”) and/or from Old Norse *happa, *heppa, from Proto-Germanic *hampijaną (“to fit in, be fitting”).
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HAPPEN at a glance
HAPPEN has 6 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (H 4 + A 1 + P 3 + P 3 + E 1 + N 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #622 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with happen
All rhymes- OPEN6
- ASPEN7
- REOPEN8
- BULLPEN11
- DEEPEN9
- SHARPEN12
- DAMPEN11
- RIPEN7
- MISSHAPEN16
- PLAYPEN14
- CHEAPEN14
- SHIPPEN14
One letter away
- HAPPED14
- HAPTEN11
- HIPPEN13
- RAPPEN10
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