UNTIE
What does "UNTIE" mean?
To undo or loosen a knot, bond, or fastening.
Meanings
- To loosen or unfasten something that is tied. He knelt to untie his daughter's tangled shoelace.
- To free a person or animal that is bound. She hurried to untie the horse from the post before the storm.
- To resolve or release something difficult, as a problem or restriction. The new ruling helped untie a decades-old legal tangle. figurative
Word origin
From Old English 'untīgan', combining the reversing prefix 'un-' with 'tīgan' ('to tie'), itself from the noun 'tēag' ('a tie, rope').
Remember it
UNTIE is an anagram of UNITE — the same letters tie people together or take a knot apart.
A little poem
Patient fingers work-
one loop loosens, then the next,
the whole rope breathes out.
haiku
Wordplay
- I tried to untie the knot but only made it worse. Honestly, I'm at the end of my rope.
What it teaches
Some knots only loosen when you stop pulling and follow the slack instead.
Quick facts
What does UNTIE mean?
To undo or loosen a knot, bond, or fastening.
Is UNTIE a valid word?
Yes — UNTIE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is UNTIE?
UNTIE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does UNTIE come from?
From Old English 'untīgan', combining the reversing prefix 'un-' with 'tīgan' ('to tie'), itself from the noun 'tēag' ('a tie, rope').
What can UNTIE teach us?
Some knots only loosen when you stop pulling and follow the slack instead.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.