Trope

/tɹəʊp/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters

Definition of Trope

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.
A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.
Mathematical senses.
Musical senses.
Philosophical senses.

verb

To use, or embellish something with, a trope.
Senses relating chiefly to art or literature.
To think or write in terms of tropes.

Anagrams of Trope

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 5 letters:

Words You Can Make

27 words can be made from the letters in "trope":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

pert poet pore port repo rope rote tope tore trop

3-LETTER WORDS

ope opt ore ort per pet pot pro rep ret roe rot toe top tor

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "trope" and rearranging:

+ddeport ported redtop

+hpother thorpe

+lpetrol replot

+rporter pretor report

Related Word Patterns

TR...Words starting with "tr"...PEWords ending with "pe"All 5-letter words Unscramble "trope"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

tropify

Rhyming Words

aeroscope agape airscape allotrope allotype ambrotype antelope antetype antipope antirape antitype ape apocope archetype arthroscope+5 more

Related Words

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