Definition of guess

"guess" in the noun sense

1. guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

2. guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning

an estimate based on little or no information

"guess" in the verb sense

1. think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess

expect, believe, or suppose

"I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"

"I thought to find her in a bad state"

"he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"

"I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"

2. guess, venture, pretend, hazard

put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

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

"I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

3. estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge

judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time

"I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

4. guess, infer

guess correctly solve by guessing

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

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Quotations for guess

Human science is uncertain guess. [ Prior ]

By the husk you may guess at the nut. [ Proverb ]

There is no remedy for time misspent,
No healing for the waste of idleness,
Whose very languor is a punishment,
Heavier than active souls can feel or guess. [ Sir Aubrey de Vere ]

It is not so with Him that all things knows
As 'tis with us that square our guess by shows:
But most it is presumption in us when
The help of heaven we count the act of men. [ William Shakespeare ]

I don't remember leaving, so I guess we didn't go. [ Yogi Berra ]

No man can guess in cold blood what he may do in a passion. [ Proverb ]

I dimly guess, from blessings known, of greater out of sight. [ Whittier ]

Some had rather guess at much, than take pains to hear a little. [ Proverb ]

Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis. [ Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts ]

Fine natures are like fine poems; a glance at the first two lines suffices for a guess into the beauty that waits you if you read on. [ Edward Bulwer-Lytton ]

I guess we were all guilty, in a way. We all shot him, we all skinned him, and we all got a complimentary bumper sticker that said, I helped skin Bob. [ Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts ]

If you define cowardice as running away at the first sign of danger, screaming and tripping and begging for mercy, then yes, Mr. Brave man, I guess I'm a coward. [ Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts ]

Every moment instructs, and every object; for wisdom is infused into every form. It has been poured into us as blood; it convulsed us as pain; it slid into us as pleasure; it enveloped us in dull, melancholy days, or in days of cheerful labor; we did not guess its essence until after long time. [ Emerson ]

guess in Scrabble®

The word guess is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters guess:

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guess in Words With Friends™

The word guess is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters guess:

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Words within the letters of guess

2 letter words in guess (1 word)

3 letter words in guess (3 words)

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5 letter words in guess (1 word)

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Word Growth involving guess

Shorter words in guess

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