Wordle Answer for April 2, 2022
On April 2, 2022, the daily Wordle puzzle resolved to TROPE. Here's the full breakdown — hints for each turn count, the definition, and the supporting clues we generated when this puzzle was live.
The answer
TROPE
What trope means
A recurring or formulaic theme, character type, or narrative device that appears frequently in literature, film, or other storytelling.
Where the word comes from
From Latin *tropus*, meaning "turn" or "figure of speech," which came from Greek *tropos* (τρόπος), also meaning "turn" or "way." The Greeks used it to describe a rhetorical device where words were turned from their literal meaning. Medieval Latin applied the term to musical phrases that were "turned" or elaborated within liturgical chants, and it eventually entered Middle English and Old French before settling into modern English with its current sense of a recurring theme or formula.
Hints for April 2, 2022
Each row is the starting word our algorithm picks for that turn count, with the tiles Wordle would have shown in response.
Synonyms of trope
- figure
- image
- figure of speech
Used in a sentence
The lonely detective investigating a murder is such a common _____ in detective fiction.
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