Definitions for unravel

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unravel un·rav·el

Spelling: [uhn-rav-uh l]

IPA: /ʌnˈræv əl/

Unravel is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 179 anagrams from letters in unravel (aelnruv).

Definitions for unravel

verb (used with object)

1. to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
2. to free from complication or difficulty; make plain or clear; solve:
3. Informal. to take apart; undo; destroy (a plan, agreement, or arrangement).

verb (used without object)

1. to become unraveled.

Origin of unravel

First recorded in 1595-1605; un-² + ravel

Examples for unravel

Although Schwend was initially released, his life began to unravel.

The whole affair is a terrible mystery; be assured I will do my best to unravel it.

Yet the distinction between good, bad, and likeable remains one of the most difficult mysteries to unravel.

Soon, Egan begins to unravel—haunted by the high body counts, the civilian casualties, and the bizarre, detached nature of it all.

Edith is an unlucky person, and when good things happen they so often seem to unravel.

Intense diplomacy in the last few days resolved a number of late snags that threatened to unravel the agreement.

She has that sort of head that loves a hard knot to unravel!

What if to-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow brings no light to unravel this mystery?

What the police have failed to fathom, how can you hope to unravel?

Of all the tangled webs ever I essayed to unravel, this is the knottiest.