What it means
- (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.
Letter analysis
- Unravels contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
Words that mean the same
Sub-words
- unravel
- learns
- navels
- neural
- ravels
- ravens
- salver
- slaver
- suaver
- unreal
- unseal
- values
- vernal
- avers
- earls
- earns
- lanes
- laser
- leans
- learn
- lunar
- lures
- navel
- naves
- nears
- nurse
- ravel
- raven
- raves
- reals
- renal
- rules
- runes
- salve
- saner
- saver
- slave
- snare
- snarl
- suave
- ulnae
- ulnas
- vales
- value
- vanes
- venal
- ales
- anus
- ares
- aver
- earl
- earn
- ears
- eras
- lane
- lase
- lean
- leas
- lens
Related words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with UNR
- unravel
- unraveled
- unraveling
- unravelled
- unravelling
- unreachable
- unread
- unreadable
- unready
- unreal
- unrealistic
- unrealistically
- unrealized
- unreasonable
- unreasonably
- unreasoning
- unrecognizable
- unrecognized
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Words ending with ELS
Common questions
What does Unravels mean?
To separate the threads (of); disentangle.
How many letters are in Unravels?
Unravels has 8 letters.
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