Definitions for unscramble

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unscramble un·scram·ble

Spelling: [uhn-skram-buh l]

IPA: /ʌnˈskræm bəl/

Unscramble is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 1071 anagrams from letters in unscramble (abcelmnrsu).

Definitions for unscramble

verb (used with object)

1. to bring out of a scrambled condition; reduce to order or intelligibility.
2. Also, descramble. to make (a scrambled radio or telephonic message) comprehensible by systematically tuning the receiver to the frequencies used in transmission. Compare decode (def 2).

Origin of unscramble

First recorded in 1915-20; un-² + scramble

Examples for unscramble

But, with every quarter that passes, it's harder to unscramble the egg.

"These two'll unscramble that broadcast," said Sergeant Bellews, with tranquil confidence.

The disadvantage, soon manifest, was that no plan had been devised to unscramble the reports from the various tanks.

In the Pentagon it takes days to unscramble a received broadcast such as Betsy receives!