Figurative use of words. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Figurative use of words. . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TROPE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TROPE Figurative use of words. (5)
95% TROPES Figurative uses of words (6)
10% UMPED Used a "Safe!" word? (5) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
9% RUSSIANDOLL Figure holding more change in US dollars (11) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 15, 2025
9% ADD "Combining" kitchen word that is used in cookbooks (3)
9% TRIANGULATED Surveyed (an area) using three-sided figures (12) The Times Concise Oct 7, 2025
9% SHALT Word used in most of the Ten Commandments (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 30, 2025
9% HOWTYPICAL "That figures!" (10) Universal Sep 26, 2025
9% GPA Figure on a US college transcript (abbr.) (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 22, 2025
9% ISTO Words that might be used in an analogy (4) The Atlantic Sep 6, 2025
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