Definition of guess

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• guess is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
• guess is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
• guess is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of guess

• an estimate based on little or no information (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. dead reckoning
  2. guessing
  3. guesswork
  4. shot
• guess correctly; solve by guessing (verb)

  Examples

  1. He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize

  Synonyms

  1. infer
• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. approximate
  2. estimate
  3. gauge
  4. judge
• expect, believe, or suppose (verb)

  Examples

  1. I guess she is angry at me for standing her up

  Synonyms

  1. imagine
  2. opine
  3. reckon
  4. suppose
  5. think
• a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. conjecture
  2. hypothesis
  3. speculation
  4. supposition
  5. surmisal
  6. surmise
• put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb)

  Examples

  1. I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again

  Synonyms

  1. hazard
  2. pretend
  3. venture

See definition of guess in Merriam Webster