Definitions for haphazard

haphazard hap·haz·ard

Spelling: [adjective, adverb hap-haz-erd; noun hap-haz-erd]
IPA: /adjective, adverb hæpˈhæz ərd; noun ˈhæpˌhæz ərd/

Haphazard is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 27 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 26 points.

You can make 96 anagrams from letters in haphazard (aaadhhprz).

Definitions for haphazard

noun

  1. mere chance; accident.

adverb

  1. haphazardly.

adjective

  1. characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless.

Origin of haphazard

First recorded in 1565-75; hap1 + hazard

Examples for haphazard

In a word, system will have to be substituted for confusion, method for haphazard.

After wandering at haphazard some little way I met a peasant in a sleigh.

Once outside he slowly resumed his walk in haphazard fashion.

Then, of course, your whole battalion displaced to haphazard Iraqi Army bases.

The absence of command and control means there is only haphazard combat coordination on the ground.

Although tough environmental controls were put in place in 2000, enforcement has been haphazard.

Why should not a man start off at haphazard, and get out when the mood takes him?

It should be the most ideal exchange, not the most haphazard.

Passages taken at haphazard will suffice to establish my contention.

Take any sonnet at haphazard, and you will hear the rage of his desire.

Word Value for haphazard
Scrable

27

Words with friends

26

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