fortunate
lucky or favored by chance
Root
- fort / fors: chance, luck, or fortune
Other words with the fort / fors root
- fortuitous: happening by chance
- fortune: luck or chance; sometimes wealth
- misfortune: bad luck or an unlucky event
Fortunate means helped by fortune or luck.
She was fortunate to see the same root appear in three hard words.
Chance turns the wheel in your favor.