Rebus Puzzles for Adults
These rebus puzzles for adults hide common words and phrases in letters, symbols and pictures. Every card comes with answers, so tap to reveal when you're stuck and watch your score climb. Once these feel easy, our hard rebus puzzles are waiting.
Classic word rebus puzzles with answers
Letter arrangements like COF FEE and BAN ANA, where position and spacing are the whole clue. Reading them out loud helps more than you would think.
Emoji rebus puzzles for adults
Nearly half the deck pairs emoji into everyday sayings. A moon plus a light bulb is easier said than solved, and a few chains run three symbols long.
Picture rebuses and tricky finishers
Six drawn SVG puzzles hide phrases in layout and shape. Stacked words, jagged lines and one sad little picture round out the set.
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1. Decode this rebus: XQQQME
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Say the letters out loud.
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Excuse me (X, cues, me).
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2. 🌙 + 🚶
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Moonwalk (moon + walk).
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3. What common word does this rebus spell?
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Downtown. The word TOWN is written going down.
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4. Decode this rebus: GEGS
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The letters of a breakfast word got shaken up.
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Scrambled eggs.
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5. 🥫 + 🪱
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Open it and you will regret it.
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A can of worms.
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6. Decode this rebus: 0 M.D., 0 B.A., 0 Ph.D.
Three academic degrees, each written below a zero.
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7. Decode this rebus: COF FEE
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Look at the gap, not the letters.
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Coffee break. The word coffee has a break in the middle.
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8. 🐝 + 📏
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Beeline (bee + line).
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9. Decode this classic rebus.
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I understand. The letter I is under STAND.
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10. Decode this rebus: BAN ANA
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A dessert hides in that gap.
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Banana split.
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11. 🌧️ + 🐱 + 🐶
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Raining cats and dogs.
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12. Decode this rebus: CYCLE CYCLE CYCLE
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Count first, then say it.
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Tricycle. Three cycles.
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13. 🧠 + 🧼
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Brainwash (brain + wash).
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14. What phrase is this?
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Man overboard. MAN sits over BOARD.
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15. Decode this rebus: SYMPHON
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Something is missing at the end.
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Unfinished symphony. The word never gets its last letter.
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16. 🪡 + 🌾
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Good luck finding it.
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A needle in a haystack.
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17. Decode this rebus: T_RN
The word TURN with no U in it.
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18. Decode this rebus: CHIMADENA
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One word is stuffed inside another.
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Made in China. The word MADE is inside the word CHINA.
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19. 😀 + 🎵
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Face the music.
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20. What reading habit does this rebus show?
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Reading between the lines. READING is literally between two lines.
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21. Decode this rebus: ECNALG
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Try reading from right to left.
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A backward glance. The word glance spelled backward.
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22. 💰 + 🦈
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Borrow from this lender and you will be sorry.
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A loan shark (loan + shark).
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23. Decode this rebus: NOON GOOD
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Word order is the whole trick.
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Good afternoon. GOOD comes after NOON.
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24. 🧈 + 🖐️
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You keep dropping your phone.
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Butterfingers (butter + fingers).
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25. What phrase does this jagged rebus spell?
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Split second. The word SECOND is split in two.
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26. 🧊 + 🏔️
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The tip of the iceberg (ice + mountain).
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27. Decode this rebus: STA4NCE
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Say the number as a word.
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For instance. The number 4 sits in STANCE.
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28. 🐔 + 🥚
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Which came first?
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The chicken or the egg.
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29. The word LIGHT is printed sitting on top of the word KNEE. What does it say?
Light on knee reads as knee-on light: neon light.
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30. 🥛 + 😭
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Crying over spilled milk.
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31. Decode this rebus: JOBINJOB
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Where exactly is IN sitting?
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In between jobs.
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32. 🧦 + 💥
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What an impressive show can do.
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Knock your socks off.
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33. What sad phrase is this?
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A broken promise. The word PROMISE is cracked in half.
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34. 🐈 + 👅
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Cat got your tongue.
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35. Decode this rebus: DR. DR.
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Say what you see: two of them.
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Paradox. A pair of docs.
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36. 🌪️ + 🫖
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A huge fuss over a tiny problem.
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A storm in a teacup.
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37. The word WEAR is printed underneath the word LONG. What does it say?
WEAR under LONG: long underwear.
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38. 💪 + 🦵 + 💰
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Costs an arm and a leg.
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39. 🐦 + ⏰ + 🪱
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The early bird catches the worm.
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40. 🫛 + 🫛
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Inseparable friends.
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Two peas in a pod (pea + pea).
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FAQ about Rebus Puzzles for Adults
How do you solve a rebus puzzle?
Treat position, size, direction and repetition as part of the clue, not decoration. A word printed backward, split in half or sitting on top of another word is telling you exactly what to say.
Are answers included for every puzzle?
Yes, all 40 rebus puzzles come with answers. Tap any card to reveal the solution, and the multiple choice ones tell you instantly whether you got it.
Can I use these rebuses for a team game or party?
They work great on a projector or in a group chat. Show one, give the room thirty seconds, then reveal. The emoji rounds are usually the crowd favorites.
Cleared all 40 without breaking a sweat? Step up to our Hard & Tricky Rebus Puzzles, or hand the phone over and let the family try Rebus Puzzles for Kids.