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Yes, circumstance is playable

...and is worth 26 points.

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OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Circumstance" Definition

noun

A condition or fact attending an event and having some bearing on it; a determining or modifying factor.
A condition or fact that determines or must be considered in the determining of a course of action.
A particular incident or occurrence: Your arrival was a fortunate circumstance. See Synonyms at occurrence.
Detail accompanying or surrounding an event, as in a narrative or series of events.
Financial status or means: "Prior came of a good family, much reduced in circumstances” ( George Sherburn).

verb-transitive

To place in particular circumstances or conditions; situate.

idiom

Under Given these conditions; such being the case.
Under no circumstances In no case; never.

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