Learn English – Do I need to use “guess” or “try to guess” when I want someone to try to anwer the question

phrase-choice

Does the following sentences mean the same?

If you don't know the answer, guess it.

If you don't know the answer, try to guess it.

By the way, do I have to inclide it after guess?

Best Answer

As soon often, Google Books Ngram Viewer gives an excellent insight into popular usage.

Guess is the runaway winner. It is many times more popular than the other two options.

Guess it makes a weak showing.

Try to guess it barely features at all.

https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=guess%2Cguess+it%2Ctry+to+guess+it&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&

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