Is “Trope” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
TROPE
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Valid

Meaning of Trope

/tɹəʊp/

noun
  1. 1.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.

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

  3. 3.Mathematical senses.

verb
  1. 1.To use, or embellish something with, a trope.

  2. 2.Senses relating chiefly to art or literature.

  3. 3.To think or write in terms of tropes.

Synonyms: tropify