December 07, 2026
Denouement
nounDefinition
The final part of a play, film, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved. The satisfying moment when everything falls into place.
Example Sentence
“The denouement of the mystery revealed that the least suspected character was the guilty party.”
Etymology
From French denouement, from denouer (to untie), from de- (un-) + nouer (to tie), from Latin nodare (to knot).
Scrabble Score
D2E1N1O1U1E1M3E1N1T1
DENOUEMENT scores 13 points in Scrabble.
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