resolve: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of resolve
verb
- transitive
To find a solution to (a problem).
- transitive
To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; to make clear or certain; to unravel; to explain.
Example: to resolve a riddle
- intransitive
To make a firm decision to do something. To become determined to reach a certain goal or take a certain action.
Example: I resolve to finish this work before I go home.
- transitive
To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind; to fix; to settle.
Example: He was resolved by an unexpected event.
Listed forms: resolves, resolving, resolved.
Source: Wiktionary — resolve.
noun
- uncountable
Determination; will power.
Example: It took all my resolve to go through with the surgery.
- countable
A determination to do something; a fixed decision.
- countable
An act of resolving something; resolution.
Listed forms: resolves.
Source: Wiktionary — resolve.
verb
- alt-of, alternative
Alternative spelling of re-solve.
Base or related entry: re-solve.
Listed forms: resolves, resolving, resolved.
Source: Wiktionary — resolve.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for resolve.
noun
the trait of being resolute
- resoluteness
- firmness
- firmness of purpose
- resolution
noun
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
verb
bring to an end; settle conclusively
verb
reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is resolve in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of resolve
R(1) + E(1) + S(1) + O(1) + L(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of resolve
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from resolve
76 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in resolve. Showing up to 24, longest first.