Happen Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Happen (5) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on August 17, 2026. We have found 43 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OCCUR.

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20 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
OCCUR Happen (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Aug 17, 2026
ARISE Happen (5) The Telegraph Mini Jun 7, 2026
TAKEPLACE Happen (4,5) (9) Mirror Classic Sep 24, 2025
COMETOPASS Happen (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 25, 2025
GODOWN Happen (6) LA Times Daily Jul 2, 2022
UNFOLD Happen (6) USA Today Nov 4, 2021
TRANSPIRE Happen (9) Family Time Apr 7, 2019
CROPUP Happen (6) The Telegraph Quick Dec 7, 2018
COMEABOUT Happen (9) The Telegraph Quick Mar 3, 2017
BEFALL Happen (6) LA Times Daily Jan 10, 2016

23 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
34% OCCURRENCE A happening that happens to happen (10)
32% ARISEN Happened (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 23, 2026
32% EVENT Happening (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 14, 2026
32% LIVE As it's happening (4) New York Times Jul 24, 2026
32% OCCURS Happens (6) LA Times Daily Jul 6, 2026
32% WAY "There is no ___ that's happening!" (3) The Atlantic Jul 1, 2026
31% EVENTS Happenings (6) Eugene Sheffer May 2, 2026
30% SOBEIT "Whatever happens, happens" (6)
29% INREALTIME As it happens (10) Universal Jan 30, 2025
29% BEFALLS Happens to (7) The Times Concise Mar 9, 2022

Clues for The Guardian Quick Puzzle on August 17, 2026

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In the crossword world, "Happen" is a clue for the word "OCCUR." Think of it as a synonym for "take place" or "occur." When something occurs, it means it happens or takes place at a particular time or in a specific way.