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

That guessing game isn't an easy one. —Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 18 May 2026

There are several variations on classic trivia packaged into different games, as well as a one-letter-guessing game that’s suggestive of Jeopardy. —Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026

The show is a culinary guessing game, where bakers must decode and decipher what type of dessert was made after surveying small clues like crumbs and food trails. —Peter White, Deadline, 4 May 2026

Malone may be aware of the guessing game going on about whether the forthcoming album and tour will lean one musical direction or another. —Chris Willman, Variety, 2 May 2026

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