Happen
The crossword clue "Happen" is answered by OCCUR, a 5-letter entry. Used 148 times across 50 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 35 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
OCCUR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OCCUR answer page.
Used 148 times across 50 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 35 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- BETIDE (16 uses in xd)
- COMETOPASS (6 uses in xd)
Other clues for OCCUR
Every other clue in this pilot answered by OCCUR, most used first.
- Take place - used 121 times, most recently in 2026
- Come to pass - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Happen again - RECUR, used 182 times
- Happen next - ENSUE, used 124 times
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