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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Not once, but twice
What's the answer to this puzzle?
Text version of the numbers under pattern:
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A puzzling QR code
What common phrase is encoded in the QR code below?
Hint 1:
Hint 2:
Note: I realized that the original puzzle was only really solvable for me due to my search history in constructing the puzzle. ...
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What we commonly refer high definition as
What is the two word answer to the puzzle below?
16777215+262709978263278+3435973836 = (4)
281474976710655+1240612796065921481376886589594988270+967140655691703339764940 = (12)
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E Rebus Unum – a picture sequence puzzle
This is part 42 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
Today I have been taking it easy. You might even say it has been a walk in the ...
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Futuristic navigation
This is a 3-part puzzle. Parts can be solved out of order, but, in the end, parts must be put together in order they appear (1, 2, 3) to solve the whole puzzle.
Parts are independent from each other. ...
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Roman Empire goes to space
Here is the binary part for convenience:
01110010
10000000
10011111
10110111
Find what celestial objects has Roman Empire visited.
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A Trivial Pursuit #08 (Entertainment 2/4): Names
This is part 8 of A Trivial Pursuit, a 25-part puzzle hunt. Each part is solvable on its own, with the exception of the meta-puzzle at the end.
Solve the fourteen rebuses below to find some names, ...
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An engineer, a mechanic and an athlete walk into a bar
...to exchange puzzles about the thing they talked about the other day and have a drink.
The engineer showed these numbers:
2, 8, 14, 2, 99
2, 4, 0, 0, 1
The ...
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A delicious country puzzle
Why is this puzzle delicious? Give me the 5-letter answer I'm looking for.
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Python Conundrum: Guess The Song
Python Conundrum: The Series
The key to the puzzle:
The puzzle:
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Techno-Culinary Brain Teaser: Unravel the Code in the Kitchen
The answer is one word.
The rebus:
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Could you find the way in this maze of rebuses?
Below there is a maze that is made out of small rebuses. And when I say small, I mean really small: every rebus is only 18x18 pixels!
All rebuses can be solved independently from each other, and ...
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Vivaldi's favorite
I am looking for a single word, that is missing. Everything you need to know, is right here:
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Two favorites combined: A Crypto Sudoku
Below is just a plain old sudoku. However, the clues given are a little bit different than usual. It's your job to use them properly. Note: Not every letter makes the same digit, nor every digit is ...
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Seen from above
I'm looking for an image that represents this puzzle. Can you tell me what that image is?
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Working with numbers
I met my old friend. When I ask him what you are working on now, here's his answer:
0 1 2 3 [4] 5 [6] 7 8 9
What is his job?
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Stealin' Bill - Enigmatic Puzzle
Clues: [contextual images] W
Instructions: Name That Actor
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Halloween Magic
Halloween is coming, and the little skeleton is learning a new magic trick.
Find the hidden key and solve the hidden code in the image. The code is 4 digits.
Hint 1:
Hint 2:
created by Abai, ...
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Add a line and turn this into a sport
Add a straight line to this visual and turn it into a sport.
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A Quick Rebus Puzzle
(Awarding prizes to runners-up)
And the winner is...
(drumroll)
...
where is our winner?
(Click to enlarge.)
Note: The flavor text is for flavor only. This is a rebus puzzle. So,
What does this ...
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One More Holiday Rebus!
I've made three of these so far... but here's another one! The toughest one so far.
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Yet Another Holiday Rebus
I'm back with another holiday rebus!!! This one is slightly more confusing, but you guys will figure it out, I'm sure.
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Another Holiday Rebus
What's the meaning of this rebus? Another very good message to share.
Slightly harder this time!
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What's This Holiday Rebus?
What is the meaning of this rebus? Just in time for the holidays! A good message to share.
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🧟🐺⚡Scrambled emoji tale 🔥🔮🕊️ #️4️
This is "Scrambled emoji tale #️4️". This time, this one should be fairly easy.
The story 📖 below ⬇️ was sliced ✂️ in a number of parts and scrambled 🔁.
💬 From the fragments below, can ...
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Previously used by a large number of people
I got this puzzle from a friend of mine. I can't seem to figure out what the message is suppose to be. He only said: "although the rebus is not fully complete and rearrangement is necessary, it ...
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Its not there though, it's actually somewhere else
I've placed one letter for you.
What's the answer I'm looking for?
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Who is that? Where does it all happen? 2
Who is that?
Where does it all happen?
What measures against COVID-19 are in practice?
Note: similar older question.
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Mostly known for these three
Known for my taste.
Known for my cruelty.
Known for being supernatural.
((-ED + -LOW + ----SPORT) + ----ER ------FIVE) (6)
--ME + --MALE + "-ED" (4)
Who Am I?
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Pseudo Roman Cipher
A while ago, I made this puzzle and gave it to my friend. But his comment was not so good. "This looks fine except it's not realistic", he said. I know he is smart but ... :( I don't want to ...
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Hell, as they say
What does the puzzle below represent, and what four-letter word corresponds to the missing image?
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Which of these is the answer?
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #2: IQ Puzzle Parody
I've been playing around with my favorite IQ puzzle app, and I got to this 5x5 that's completely stumped me. Can you figure out ...
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A crossword with no clues?
This crossword doesn't appear to have any clues... or does it?
Solve the crossword to get a bonus puzzle, and find the final word to describe the crossword!
Google Sheets Link
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Nothing Complicated, Just a Simple Principle
You're in front 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 ...
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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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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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