Loosen, as a knot
The crossword clue "Loosen, as a knot" is answered by UNTIE, a 5-letter entry. Used 35 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
UNTIE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the UNTIE answer page.
Used 35 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for UNTIE
Every other clue in this collection answered by UNTIE, most used first.
- Loosen - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
- Loosen, as laces - used 108 times, most recently in 2026
- Set free - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
- Free - used 39 times, most recently in 2021
- Disentangle - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Let loose - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Loosen, as shoelaces - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Knot again - RETIE, used 70 times
- Tie the knot - MARRY, used 35 times
- Tree knot - GNARL, used 30 times
- Hangman's knot - NOOSE, used 24 times
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