Wordle · Archive · #287 · Saturday, April 2, 2022
Wordle #287 Answer — Saturday, April 2, 2022
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature, such as the ‘mad scientist’ of horror movies or the use of the phrase ‘once upon a time’ as an introduction to fairy tales; a motif. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has 2 vowels, and all five letters are different. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with T. -
Hint 4Getting closer
A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.
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Wordle answer #287
TROPE
noun /tɹəʊp/
The Word, Explained
Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature, such as the ‘mad scientist’ of horror movies or the use of the phrase ‘once upon a time’ as an introduction to fairy tales; a motif.
Close cousins: tropify
A friendly one — common letters, no repeats, and enough vowels for openers to find.
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