guessing game

noun

: a game in which the player has to correctly guess the answer

—often used figuratively

Making a diagnosis in such cases can be a real guessing game.

Reporters continue to play a guessing game as they wait to hear her final decision.

Examples of guessing game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the Chicago White prepare to celebrate the past this weekend with the statue ceremony for Mark Buehrle and the 20th reunion of the 2005 World Series champions, the future remains a guessing game. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025

Law Professor Sonia Gipson Rankin argues that Michigan citizens accused of welfare fraud found themselves in a guessing game of who is liable -was it the unemployment agency, technology vendors or management consultants? —Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025

Apparel could learn to treat inventory less like a guessing game and more like a live operating system. —Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 7 July 2025

This season, though, the panelists are joined by Detective Lucky Duck, who is slated to assist in the musical guessing game. —Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

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