Surmise

/sɜːˈmaɪz/ noun verb

Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.

Meaning

  1. (noun) Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess. “surmises of jealousy or of envy”
  2. (noun) Reflection; thought; posit.
  3. (verb) To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.

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Letter breakdown

  • Surmise contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 9.

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What does Surmise mean?

Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.

What are the anagrams of Surmise?

Valid anagrams: mussier.

How many letters are in Surmise?

Surmise has 7 letters.

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