ravel

NOUNVERB /rə'vɛl/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R

ravel is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1A1V4E1L1
1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does ravel mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937).

SYNONYMS
MAURICE RAVEL
2

A row of unravelled stitches.

SYNONYMS
LADDERRUN
BROADER
DAMAGEHARMIMPAIRMENT
VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Disentangle.

“can you unravel the mystery?”

SYNONYMS
RAVEL OUTUNRAVEL
BROADER
STRAIGHTEN OUTDISENTANGLEUNSNARL
RELATED
RAVELLINGRAVELING
2

Tangle or complicate.

“a ravelled story”

SYNONYMS
KNOTTANGLE
ANTONYMS
UNRAVEL
BROADER
INTERLACEINTERTWINELACEENTWINETWINEENLACE
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of ravel

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS
LAVER8REVAL8VELAR8

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