Meaning
- (verb) To separate the threads (of); disentangle. “Mother couldn't unravel the ball of wool after the cat had played with it.”
- (verb) (of threads, etc.) To become separated; (of something woven, knitted, etc.) to come apart.
- (verb) To clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve. “to unravel a mystery”
- (verb) To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse. “to unravel the broad consensus which was created”
- (verb) To become undone; to collapse.
- (noun) The act of becoming unravelled
Letter breakdown
- Unravelling contains 11 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 15.
Synonyms
Words from these letters
- unraveling
- ravelling
- revaluing
- alluring
- guerilla
- learning
- raveling
- ravening
- villager
- earning
- enuring
- grannie
- granule
- leaning
- leaving
- lingual
- nearing
- nerving
- realign
- unlearn
- unravel
- valuing
- village
- vinegar
- virgule
- allure
- angler
- genial
- gluier
- gravel
- graven
- grille
- guinea
- gunner
- inaner
- laurel
- linage
- lineal
- linear
- linger
- luring
- naiver
- neural
- ravine
- raving
- regain
- ruling
- runnel
- uglier
- unreal
- unveil
- urinal
- vaguer
- vainer
- venial
- vernal
- vulgar
- agile
- alien
Connected words
Other 11-letter words
- abandonment
- abbreviated
- abbreviates
- abdications
- aberrations
- abjurations
- abnormality
- abominating
- abomination
- aboriginals
- abortionist
- abracadabra
- abridgement
- abridgments
- abrogations
- absenteeism
- abstentions
- abstracting
Words starting with UNR
- unravel
- unraveled
- unraveling
- unravelled
- unravels
- unreachable
- unread
- unreadable
- unready
- unreal
- unrealistic
- unrealistically
- unrealized
- unreasonable
- unreasonably
- unreasoning
- unrecognizable
- unrecognized
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Words ending with ING
Reader questions
What does Unravelling mean?
To separate the threads (of); disentangle.
How many letters are in Unravelling?
Unravelling has 11 letters.
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