The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word GUESS , but the solution may also be SURMISE which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
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Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GUESS | 38 % | 5 |
| THEORIZE | 15 % | 8 |
| INFER | 15 % | 5 |
| OPINE | 8 % | 5 |
| WONDER | 8 % | 6 |
| WAGER | 4 % | 5 |
| GAMBLE | 4 % | 6 |
| SURMISE | 4 % | 7 |
| RISK | 4 % | 4 |
Why may GUESS be the right solution?
The word "speculate" means to form an opinion or guess about something without having complete information. "Guess" is the right answer because it fits the definition and is a common synonym for speculate.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Speculate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- contemplate
- think over
- chew over
- mull over
- mull
- ponder
- meditate
- hypothesize
- conjecture
- suppose
- theorize
- muse
Crossword Answer definitions
GUESS verb- To reach a partly (or totally) unqualified conclusion.
- To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.
- To suppose (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
- To think, conclude, or decide (without a connotation of uncertainty). Usually in first person: "I guess".
- To hit upon or reproduce by memory.
- A prediction about the outcome of something, typically made without factual evidence or support.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result GUESS
- "__ Who's Coming to Dinner"
- It might be wild
- Random shot
- Word with wild or educated
- Speculate
- Take a stab
- Surmise
- Baffled person's response, perhaps
- Conjecture
- Shot in the dark
More clues leading to the result THEORIZE
More clues leading to the result INFER
- Conjecture
- Hint at
- Speculate
- Surmise
- Draw a conclusion
- Reason (from)
- Draw conclusions
- Deduce
- Establish by deduction
- Deduce by ratiocination
More clues leading to the result OPINE
- Think out loud
- Voice one's views
- Put in one's two cents
- Speak one's mind
- Give one's viewpoint
- Have an opinion
- Give one's take
- Add one's two cents
- Express
- Get something off one's chest
More clues leading to the result WONDER
- Awe
- Marvel
- "Sir Duke" singer
- Really something
- Show curiosity
- Speculate
- "Superstition" singer
- Prodigy
- Think curiously (about)
- Amazed admiration
More clues leading to the result WAGER
- Stake
- Play the ponies
- Jeopardy feature
- Roulette risk
- It's a bet
- Money at stake
- Track transaction
- Vegas venture
- Hazard, in a way
- Bet
More clues leading to the result GAMBLE
- Play the slots
- Play the ponies
- Take a chance
- Roll the bones in Reno, say
- Take chances
- Long shot, say
- Risk
- Make a bet
- Roll the dice
- Take a risk
More clues leading to the result SURMISE
- Conjecture
- Guess
- Infer
- "Looked at each other with a wild ___."—Keats.
- Guess.
- Conjecture.
- Reckon
- Suspect
- Guess to be true
- Speculate