SURMISE
Scrabble letter values: S1U1R1M3I1S1E1 = 9
Definition
- noun a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. — synonyms: guess, conjecture, supposition, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
- verb infer from incomplete evidence.
- verb imagine to be the case or true or probable. — synonyms: suspect
Examples
- “I suspect he is a fugitive”
- “I surmised that the butler did it”
- “surmises of jealousy or of envy”