Questions tagged [rebus]
A puzzle that uses images and/or text, where solving the puzzle requires examination of the components' attributes. Typically wordplay combining the images/text will yield a word or phrase.
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Nothing complicated, just a simple principle
You're infront of a rather odd eight ball pool table with the holes covered up such that the whole table is perfectly flat. It has unusual inner dimensions, 9 and 26, with all balls (1-15) with radius ...
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Is this maths equation leading me through the first or second door?
I needed to speak to my professor who has gone into hiding.
I followed her directions, leading me underneath the university until I got to corridor with two doors, labeled with the Roman Numerals: I ...
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Is this rebus puzzle unsolvable?
I tried my best to make the connection between the pictures and the words they represent as obscure as possible, while retaining a strong connection between the visual representation and meaning.
So ...
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A rebus representing a Christian prayer
This is a rebus representing a Christian prayer, I spent hours conceiving the idea and executing it.
The rebus itself is very simple, it contains 16 images, each corresponding to an English word, but ...
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A rebus puzzle describing a name
This is a rebus puzzle describing a singer's name. This puzzle will still be pretty straight-forward, though you really need a little knowledge in programming this time...
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A rebus puzzle consisting of four characters
This is a rebus puzzle consisting of four characters. The puzzle is very simple if you're knowledgeable enough.
Given four characters, guess two words:
ΔΕὖ%
The first word consists of 5 basic Latin ...
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Simple Positive Phrase in Rebus
See if you can solve the following rebus.
The answer is a positive, productive phrase.
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Rebus puzzle with four colored bars and diagonals between them
This is an extremely simple rebus puzzle, the answer is extremely obvious if you know where to seek, you only need some lateral thinking, and maybe some basic programming knowledge.
To make it even ...
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Simple Coding Term in Rebus
See if you can solve the following rebus.
NOTE: Answer has terms that relate to coding.
Enjoy!
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Please respond Mark!
I have been trying to contact my son Mark for past 4 days, I hope he is alright. My 17 year old son went to attend "Mathematics Summer Camp", I am really eager to know about the camp, his ...
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Yes! Paaawk mmm
Try to make sense of what you see below.
M◓_◔z◔z◔a◓(_◔ + ,◓)
M◓_◔z◔z◔a◓(_◔ + ,◓)
◠◔(u◓ + _◔)_◔◠◔(_◔ + >◓)a◓z◔
P◓_◔z◔z◔a◓(_◔ + ,◓)
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We are everywhere
Each of the small images corresponds to at most 5 letters. The answer to this puzzle is a word.
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One simple Rebus, I think
The answer to the Rebus is: Two connected phrases made of 4 words.
Which of the 3 versions below correctly paraphrases the answer?
Won by a whole lot of points
A whole number for you to see through
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A *Problem* for you
How many possible ways?
The full answer is 11 letters long.
Hint1
Hint2(Rebus)
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Swarms of Codes
Since the days of old, codes have been devised and utilized to various ends: to relay secret messages, to identify friend from foe, or to record secret formulae.
What ancient dark art is at work here?
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Who are you and what are you?
The answer is 11 letters.
VERT VERT VERT
VERT VERT VERT VERT (theres supposed to be three here)
What is in Tuition 5-6ABC?
Segnse
Gkthkg
Gfeelg
G👨⚖️g
G%🤧g
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PSE Advent Calendar 2021 (Day 22): Quick Math Card
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling StackExchange Advent Calendar 2021. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 50 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
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Pain By Numbers - a friendly enigmatic puzzle
I found this worksheet going though some old notes. Unfortunately, it seems the answer key got lost. Can anyone help?
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Just for fun (it's fair)
Try make sense of the image below. The answer is ten letters in total.
Hint:
Hint2:
Note: I added a (4) and an (8). It doesn't affect the puzzle.
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Light the darkness
The answer is an event in Wikipedia. Find the date.
4️📅🤐⬇️🏪👀(🥘🇵🇭-S)(🎲21+A)🇺🇸
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Bad news keeps coming in
This rebus directs you to a 7 letter word. If you solve this, you might be able to solve
It's a small word after all!
What is the word?
Hint
Hint 2
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PSE Advent Calendar 2021 (Day 5): Christmas Shopping
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling StackExchange Advent Calendar 2021. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 100 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
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Interrupting your day to bring you a puzzle
Please explain the following math.
To start, here are some basic relationships - creative thinking may help (or not)
1) p < c < h < n1 <= n2
The pipe symbol is used as shorthand for ...
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Where are you, Sammy Wolfe…?
Adventurer and photographer Sammy Wolfe built a solar-powered airplane to explore the North American wilderness. Unexpectedly, the engine stopped working and he was forced to land his plane in the ...
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Fact or Fiction? You decide. (Polygon trivia)
Here is an assertion regarding a certain type of polygon. Fact or fiction?
You may weigh in, but a correct answer simply decrypts the assertion:
001133445566778899
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVXYZ
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My favorite holiday destination
My favorite holiday destination is hidden in this secret message. Can you find what it is?
Hint 1:
Hint 2:
Hint 3:
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A cinematic masterpiece in matchsticks
Polanski's magnificent Chinatown (my all-time fourth favourite film) was produced among numerous other movies by Robert Evans, the second anniversary of whose death is today1.
What better excuse for a ...
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What are these words or phrases?
Given below are clues for 4 separate words or phrases. What are those?
1 Five letter word
Having not intended
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Go inside Leland
No partial answers please.
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I was popular in the 1970s
I was popular in the 1970s. I can be represented by the following image:
What am I?
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I've got a fever
Can you help me find my medicine?
The correct answer contains audible media, Bruce.
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All about position
Try to solve this puzzle below. The answer consists of two words with 15 letters in total.
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Toilet Paper Math?
Ben stared in dismay at the hundreds of bits of paper scattered around his room. This was going to be a lot of work.
His brother waltzed in and picked up a larger sheet.
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To remember them
The answer to this puzzle consists of three words with a total of 13 letters. Combining what you see below should lead you to the correct answer.
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A mathematical term
The answer to this puzzle is a one word answer.
Use this to get the answer:
51 12 31 23 22 43 21 52 11 41 32 42
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Company brands and logos: Some are not right
A friend of mine, who is a student in the area of Brand Marketing, sent me an e-mail:
Hey
I am working on a a Class Project that relates to Logos and Brands- what makes them so attractive. I have ...
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Different from each other
The answer to this puzzle consists of two words with 14 letters in total.
Hint1
Hint2
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👎💑😐Scrambled emoji tale❤️👩⭐ #3️⃣
Today is July, 17th - World Emoji Day 📅 🥳
So, today is time to post a new scrambled emoji tale. 😂😂😂😂
This is the emoji tale #3️⃣. Click here and here to see the previous two.
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