Questions tagged [rebus]
A puzzle that is portrayed using images and/or text, where solving the puzzle requires examination of the components' attributes (for instance, word position or color) or meanings (for instance, the name of a depicted item, or mathematical symbols to indicate operations on words or letters).
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Hidden message in pictures 1 (medium-hard)
Trying something new here.
The following is the first of a set of hidden messages from a story.
Find the hidden sentence in this set of images. The order is from left to right and then from the ...
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Hidden phrase puzzle
Stuck on the first puzzle. It could be ridiculously obvious
Solved the other two.
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Mathematical Rebus II
Mathematical Rebus I
Mathematical Rebus III
$$\det\frac{\partial(x,y)}{\partial(r,\varphi)}\\
\sum_{n=2}^\infty \ddot{\frac{t^n}{n!}} $$
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Mathematical Rebus
Mathematical Rebus II
Mathematical Rebus III
$$
4\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{(-1)^n}{2n+1}\\
(-\infty,...,-1,0,1,...,\infty)\times(-\infty,...,-1,0,1,...,\infty)\\
\forall\begin{bmatrix}{-1}&{0}\\
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Six rebus puzzles - starting with three windows
Here are some rebus puzzles for you to solve:
Window Window Window TTTTTTTTT5
soft
li ne
lagond
Three age
teen teen teen teen
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First Brainteaser of an Excited Puzzler
Introductions are never stimulating, but unfortunately it is the job of new members of the group, so abide by my ensuing unclear blather. Sorry for the odd phraseology, but the current passage is put ...
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dots and lines rebus
Find a sentence from this Rebus.
Eight dots five dots nine dots seven lines
I am sure puzzle masters here can solve this rebus
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The little scamp!
My Daughter
She always does the right thing (the opposite is true as well; she's a good girl), and she'd be the first to tell you it's never right to jump a fence or steal a car. But it is right to ...
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“EVARELTO” - What does this mean?
Can anyone tell me what this secret message is?
"EVARELTO"
Try finding the secret message represented by these letters.
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World world world world [duplicate]
Psychology teacher posted this riddle on the board today: the word "world" written four times. All the "worlds" are stacked on top of one another.
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Forget the freehand red circles - it's a freehand rebus! - Clue Twenty Eight
<<---First clue
<--Previous clue
This is an entry in the 26th Fortnightly Topic Challenge.
You speak the password. The entire space shudders, and the wall that you were leaning on open, ...
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How do I feel about the election?
My emotion tied up in one picture. Just click the right link!
http://imgur.com/■■■■■■■
Each character missing can be any Aa-Zz character or any number 0-9. (Inspired by this.)
1) Black to black.
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Solution Is Clearly An Image
As the title suggests, the answer is an image.
More specifically, you have to find the 7 character long imgur ID for the image:
imgur.com/□□□□□□□
Each character can be any letter A-Z (case-...
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“sprinG summEr autumN winTer” - what does this mean?
sprinG summEr autumN winTer
Does anyone know what this means?
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Find a clause from a visual Rebus
Find a clause from this visual Rebus.
I think this time, my rebus is not too easy.
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A Soupçon of Rebus Recreation
It's a rebus puzzle. You know what to do.
What single English word do these symbols represent?
Part of a metapuzzles entry: I, for one,...
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A (not so) simple question!
The question is ...
CONNECT
Can you solve this one!? Hints will be provided after some time!
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Rebus-y Riddle-y thing
I have made a riddle that incorporates some rebus aspects. Hope you enjoy it!
AABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZINTERJECTION!SE-E
Hint:
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A KOOL rebus puzzle
What does this rebus mean?
12356789 KOOL
Hint #1:
Hint #2:
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Enigmatic R E ( R E B U S ) B U S
No big deal here. Just find a 5 letter word hidden in this enigmatic rebus - Cheers!!
HINT/CLUE
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Which river is the treasure in?
This is an entry to the Fortnightly Topic Challenge #26: rebus.
You are a renowned treasure hunter, and using your puzzling skills, you have found that an ancient treasure on the bottom of "_ _ _ _ ...
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Spot the Differebus
This is an entry to the Fortnightly Topic Challenge #26: rebus.
There are discrepancies between the two images below. When combined, those differences make a rebus for you to solve.
Image 1:
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Another attempt at movie rebus puzzle
After I received a good response to my last movie rebus puzzle, and in the light of Fortnightly Topic Challenge #26: Rebus, here is another set of movie rebuses.
Have fun solving. And all suggestions ...
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Four Fun-derful Rebuses
This is an entry to the Fortnightly Topic Challenge #26: rebus.
I've created a new kind of rebus for you!
Let's try one together. An easy one, too:
How simple, how simple! But come on, you're ...
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Rad Enigma Based Upon Sketches
The answer to this puzzle is what this puzzle is missing, besides well drawn pictures
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Rematry oshkabus
I just got another picture in the mail, and can't for the life of me piece together why I've been getting such unusual letters...
To make things easier for colourblind solvers: the second panel is #...
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A rebus from a while ago
This is an entry to the Fortnightly Topic Challenge #26: rebus.
A few years back, I came up with the following. Can you tell me what the picture is about?
A small note for solvers - this does exist ...
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A big logical mess
I found a drawing under a stack of books in my house. It looked like a logical circuit diagram, so I decided to make it. I assumed that I was allowed to put anything in the boxes with the question ...
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Rebus puzzle: S + tie + shoes? + g
This is on a shirt I got for free once and now it's driving me crazy!
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More Visual Rebuses
Here are some rebuses for your entertainment! There is no central theme, although all of the solutions consist of multiple words.
This is my first attempt at designing a rebus puzzle. I made these ...
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Revenge [cryptic] rebus puzzles
Enjoyed these did you? Felt they were a bit too easy? The rebuses are feeling bitter about their loss, and they will only concede defeat if you break their puzzle:
Wait a second... they've sent a ...
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An enigmatic rebus - Clue Twenty Five
<<---First clue
<---Previous clue
You head through the door. Immediately, you are blinded by a sudden burst of light. You stand in the doorway, blinking, as the door closes and pushes you ...
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Cryptic Rebuses Go Meta
At the library, cryptic rebuses read a book on self-reference.
If you're unsure how cryptic rebuses work, you may want to check out this primer.
*I don't own any of the images from which I drew in ...
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An Untimely Rebus For Your Puzzlement
Now with eye-popping graphics! (Hey, it's my first rebus.)
Text version:
$$
\begin{matrix}
light-speed & & & & here\\
& & ? & & \\
\end{matrix}
$$
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A clue is needed to solve a rebus puzzle
This rebus has me stumped. Anyone have any clues to the solution.
know know
know know
Know know
Know to know
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Cryptic Rebuses Hit the Books
In order to learn more about Emily Dickinson and T. S. Eliot, who made cameos here and here, cryptic rebuses are going to the library.
If you're unsure how cryptic rebuses work, you may want to check ...
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Even more rebus puzzles
Sequel to Some rebus puzzles (easy/medium) and Some more rebus puzzles (medium/hard). These puzzles are hopefully the right difficulty this time.
Good luck!
And yes, the last one is supposed to look ...
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Grandma's Rebuses
DISCLAIMER: This story is fictional
My dear grandmother passed away two years ago, with her husband, Ed, sitting solemnly by the side of her hospital bed.
She was always kind, friendly, but also very ...
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Cryptic Rebuses Visit the Art Museum
Before we get to the art, we first have to go over museum etiquette.
A cryptic rebus is a rebus that has the form of a cryptic clue. That is to say, there are two parts to a cryptic rebus:
a ...
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The Revenge of the Post-Christmas - Christmas Movie Rebuses
Rather enjoyed my first outing as a poser in Post-Christmas - Christmas Movie Rebuses so I have made some more. Hopefully these should be a little trickier!
Deduce the three movies from the images.
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Cryptic Rebuses Continued
Let me remind you, in case you haven’t read my previous puzzle, that a cryptic rebus is a rebus that has the form of a cryptic clue. That is to say, there are two parts to a cryptic rebus:
a ...
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A smily murderer
This may be ve-e-e-ery easy, though it requires basic knowledge of popular culture.
Hint:
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Cryptic Rebuses at the Zoo
Let me remind you, in case you haven’t read my previous puzzle, that a cryptic rebus is a rebus that has the form of a cryptic clue. That is to say, there are two parts to a cryptic rebus:
a ...
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What is this cylindrical object?
What is this cylindrical object with radius z and height a?
Disclaimer: I heard this from my boss so thought I'd post it here.
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Post-Christmas - Christmas Movie Rebuses
You wait all holidays for a Christmas movie rebus and three come along at once!
Can you deduce the films from the images?
If you enjoyed these, there are some trickier ones here:
The Revenge of ...
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