guessing game

noun

: a game in which the player has to correctly guess the answer

—often used figuratively

Making a diagnosis in such cases can be a real guessing game.

Reporters continue to play a guessing game as they wait to hear her final decision.

Examples of guessing game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This could make the search for unusual magnetic materials less of a guessing game. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Treasury yields are at their highest since 2007, and as oil creeps higher on the Iran standoff, investors find themselves in yet another guessing game. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026

After years of speculation, the Bond search is finally starting to look less like a guessing game and more like an actual casting process. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026

Whether Portland has the necessary cap space to re-sign Wilson while retaining other key players is, at best, a guessing game. — Karan Lodha, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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