RD.COM Knowledge Brain Games
ByMorgan Cutolo
Updated: Apr. 11, 2024
You're going to need a little patience and a good eye to solve these tricky rebus puzzles
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Test your smarts with these rebus puzzles
Rebus puzzles, also known as word picture puzzles or picture riddles, use a combination of images and words to convey a phrase or message, typically a common idiom or expression. Just like challenging riddles, thesevisual puzzles can be pretty tricky. To help you solve these tough brainteasers, make sure to look at word placement, size, color and quantity. Take your time—and don’t give up!
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1. Hint: If you solve this rebus puzzle, it might mean you’re lucky.
Answer:One in a million
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2. Hint: Give this rebus puzzle a whirl.
Answer: Scrambled eggs
Speaking of eggs—try to solve this viral egg riddle.
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3. It’s time to solve this tricky puzzle.
Answer: Happy hour
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4. Is solving this puzzle too tall an ask?
Answer:Eiffel Tower
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5. Uh-oh, this is something nobody wants to hear …
Answer:You are in trouble
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6. Hint: You might use this to greet an old friend.
Answer:Long time, no see
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7. Hint: If you don’t know how to solve this puzzle, you might be at one of these.
Answer:Crossroads
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8. Don’t change your mind about solving this puzzle!
Answer: But on second thought
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9. Can you guess this one? The color is important!
Answer: Green with envy
If you like these rebus puzzles, you’ll also want to try solving these challenging logic puzzles.
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10. Can you solve this puzzle? Hint: Focus on the word here.
Answer: Split pea soup
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11. This is one of the rebus puzzles where you need to focus on the placement—and number—of numbers.
Answer: For once in my life
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12. Tilt your head to solve this rebus puzzle.
Answer: What goes up must come down
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13. How fast can you solve this tricky rebus puzzle? Make sure to take note of the placement of the words.
Answer: Overseas travel
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14. You might think this rebus puzzle has something to do with wine, but think again. These rebus word puzzlescan be misleading!
Answer: Win with ease
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15. Hint: Think of different types of house layouts.
Answer: Split level
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16. The answer isn’t “try to stand.” If that’s what you thought, keep guessing.
Answer: Try to understand
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17. Clear your brain and think hard about this rebus puzzle. Can you solve it?
Answer: Summer (sum R)
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18. We’ll give you a hint to solve this rebus puzzle. What words start with “meta”?
Answer: Metaphor
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19. Hmm, what do those numbers mean?
Answer: Safety in numbers
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20. First, rearrange the letters to make a real word.
Answer: Trail mix
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21. We’ll throw in one of the easier rebus puzzles to give your brain a rest. (The color here matters.)
Answer: Greenhouse
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22. Can you figure out why the word “cover” appears four times and the word “head” appears only once?
Answer: Head for cover
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23. This one is tricky. What words do you see?
Answer: Go up in smoke
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24. This rebus puzzle represents an idiom you might use when you’re happy.
Answer: Sitting on top of the world
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25. Notice the shape of this rebus puzzle to help you solve it.
Answer: Street corner
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26. Can you decode this one?
Answer: In between jobs
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27. Rebus puzzles aren’t easy. If you’ve solved every one so far, that’s super impressive.
Answer: Up for grabs
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28. How many of these rebus puzzles did you get right? Guess this last one and finish strong.
Answer: Forgive and forget
Now, challenge your brain a little more by trying to answer these Mensa quiz questions—if you can solve them, you’re probably a genius.
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Originally Published: October 29, 2020
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Morgan Cutolo
Morgan has written dozens of lifestyle articles for Reader's Digest, covering quirky facts, trivia, memes and humor. She is a former editor at Reader's Digest and Trusted Media Brands. In her free time, she likes exploring the seacoast near her home in Maine and snuggling on the couch with her corgi, Eggo, to read a good book or watch The Office.
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