The Clue
Surmises (7 letter answer)
The Answer
GUESSES
Tags
Notes
The answer GUESSES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Conjectures
Stabs
Some are "educated"
Definition
GUESS as a noun:
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 as a verb:
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"