Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Make a tentative assumption (11 letter answer)
The Answer
HYPOTHESIZE
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Notes
The answer HYPOTHESIZE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
HYPOTHESIZE as a verb:
1. (speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose) = to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"