guessed; guessing; guesses
1
: to form an opinion of from little or no evidence
She could only guess what he meant.
3
: to arrive at a correct conclusion about by conjecture, chance, or intuition
guess the answer
4
—used often with so to indicate half-hearted or uncertain confirmation or agreement
"Are you done?" "I guess so."
: to make a guess
We can only guess at what really happened.
guesser
noun
: an attempt to give an opinion or answer about something based on limited or insufficient information : conjecture, surmise
I don't know how old you are, but I'll venture a guess.
Examples of guess in a Sentence
Verb
Can you guess how many people were there?
He guessed that it would rain today.
It was colder and windier than I had guessed it would be.
She can only guess what he meant.
I had to choose one, and I guessed right.
If you can't think of an answer, guess.
“I just heard why he left her.” “Let me guess—another woman.”
As you might have guessed, her parents are not happy about her decision.
We can only guess at what really happened.
She guessed my age on her first try.
Noun
I'm not sure how old he is, but I'm willing to hazard a guess.
My guess is that he'll change his story when he realizes how much trouble he's in.
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David J. Neal,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Competitive Wordle Score The Wordle Bot gets 1 point for guessing in three and 1 for beating me.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Just a guess but the Babylon Bee writers caught wind of the Royals two-game stretch last week when they were outscored 35-3.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
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Verb
Peter, Anton and Marian Stastny, Quebec Nordiques, 1980-89 Even someone who barely knows a puck from a duck could guess Wayne Gretzky led the NHL in scoring for the 1980s.
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David J. Neal,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
Competitive Wordle Score The Wordle Bot gets 1 point for guessing in three and 1 for beating me.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Noun
People buy knockout round matches often speculating about the teams in them, only to see those guesses upended by the competition on the field.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Just a guess but the Babylon Bee writers caught wind of the Royals two-game stretch last week when they were outscored 35-3.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
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“Guess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guess. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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