luck
Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
Noun 4 meanings
Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
“The raffle is just a matter of luck.”
A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.
“He blew on the dice for luck.”
Success.
“I tried for ages to find a pair of blue suede shoes, but didn't have any luck.”
The results of a random number generator.
“The creators of tool-assisted speedruns often manipulate luck to get the most favorable results in order to save the most time.”
Verb 1 meaning
To find something through good fortune; used with into, on, onto or upon.
Etymology
From Middle English luk, lukke, from Middle Dutch luc, geluc, gelucke (“good luck, fortune”) or Middle Low German lücke, gelücke (“lot, fortune, fate, luck”), of obscure origin; perhaps ultimately related to German Lücke (“gap, opening”) in the sense of "space or opportunity", hence "chance".
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LUCK at a glance
LUCK has 4 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (L 1 + U 1 + C 3 + K 5) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,272 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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