How it works
A rebus riddle draws a phrase with its own words: where a word stands, how often it appears and what is missing give the answer. STAND / I, with I under STAND, reads I understand.
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How to read the pictures
A slash means the first part is written above the second: HEAD / HEELS is head over heels. Brackets put one word inside another: CLO(HEAD)UDS. A repeated word is a count, and letters may run backward, split apart or go missing. Say what you see, and a familiar phrase comes out.
Pictogram riddles, set by set
Some puzzle pages call these word pictures. The menu under the button keeps one set: over and under, inside and between, counts and repeats, or letters gone wrong. Choose More filters in that menu for Level.
Tips
- Read the puzzle aloud exactly as it looks: stand, and under it, I.
- Print gives ten puzzles with a line for each guess and the answers on a page of their own.
Questions and answers
What is a rebus riddle?
A puzzle that shows a common phrase through the position or the number of its words and letters. MAN / BOARD, with MAN above BOARD, is man overboard. An older kind of rebus uses small pictures in place of words.
What are some easy rebus riddles?
CYCLE CYCLE CYCLE is a tricycle. BAN ANA is a banana split. MILL1ON is one in a million. ROOD is a back door. The Easy level holds the best-known phrases.
How do you solve a rebus?
Describe the picture out loud. Say where each word is (over, under, inside, between), how many times it appears, and whether letters are backward, split or missing. One of those words is usually part of the answer.
Are these rebus puzzles made of letters only?
Yes. Every puzzle is typed in letters, figures and a few marks, so it can be read out, copied into a message or printed. Drawn puzzles, such as counting the shapes in a figure, are a different kind and are not on this page.