unclue

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ clue.

Verb

unclue (third-person singular simple present unclues, present participle uncluing, simple past and past participle unclued)

1. (transitive) To unwind; to untangle.

   unclue ropes

2. (transitive) To decipher; to untangle (e.g. a mystery)

   uncluing the plot

References

• “unclue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• nucule