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"make a wild guess" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to encourage someone to take a guess or try to guess something, even if it's unlikely to be correct. For example, "I don't know what the answer is, so let's make a wild guess."
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Make a wild guess about the buyer's undisclosed identity.
Make a wild guess on what they'll say.
I'm going to make a wild guess here and assert that Theresa May has never gone by the name of "Tezza": Does Nigel Farage count as a celebrity these days?
I'm just going to make a wild guess here: "Unit 436" is probably a really, really small unit.
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"I'm making a wild guess," he said.
I was not making a wild guess when I pointed to Davis-Besse in 1986.
That didn't stop Gotham from making a wild guess.
It was clear from Manjrekar's expression that he had just made a wild guess.
When you want the market value of your home worked out, it makes sense to get someone who is skilled in doing this rather than making a wild guess from comparisons you've happened to spot.
However, there are a lot of layers that are left undiscovered because rarely is there a discussion about the disparity in pay that exists between white women versus black women (or other colours, creeds, sexualities, etc).. Wanna take a wild guess and see who makes more?
If you don't have a ruler handy, just take a wild guess.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com