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   Mis·chance

   /ˌmisˈCHans/

   

   noun

   • 1. bad luck: "by pure mischance the secret was revealed"
   • ▪ an unlucky occurrence: "innumerable mischances might ruin the enterprise"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French mescheance, from the verb mescheoir, from mes- ‘adversely’ + cheoir ‘befall’.

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • C

     3

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

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