Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wild guess

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables
wild guess
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A guess that is not based on any evidence, knowledge, or experience.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

wild guesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

educated guess intelligent guess

Synonyms

WAG SWAG uneducated guess stab in the dark shot in the dark assumption conjecture foreguess given guess hunch hypothesis

Questions

What does wild guess mean?
A guess that is not based on any evidence, knowledge, or experience.

How to pronounce wild guess

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