Halloween Rebus Puzzles
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These halloween rebus puzzles with answers hide ghosts, witches and candy inside emoji clues, word tricks and picture puzzles. Guess each one out loud, then tap the card to check yourself. They fit classroom parties, trick-or-treat warmups and family game night in October.
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Easy halloween rebus puzzles with emoji clues
Most of the set pairs two or three emoji into one spooky word or phrase. Say the pictures out loud and the answer usually appears.
Halloween word rebuses and picture puzzles
Backwards words, sneaky word placement and three drawn picture puzzles round out the middle of the deck. Read them slowly before you tap.
Quiz style halloween rebus puzzles with answers
A few cards ask you to pick from four choices, type the answer or judge a spooky fact as true or false. Guessers stay honest.
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1. Sound out the pictures.
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The dessert every fall dinner ends with.
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Pumpkin pie. Pumpkin + pie.
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2. Sound out the pictures.
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A place where nobody lives anymore.
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A ghost town. Ghost + town.
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3. Sound out the pictures.
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A mare is a horse. Add the dark hours.
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A nightmare. Night + mare.
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4. Sound out the pictures.
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The spooky time right around midnight.
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The witching hour. Witch + clock.
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5. Say what you see.
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One word is lurking inside the other. Say where it sits.
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Things that go bump in the night. BUMP is hiding inside NIGHT: things that go bump in the night.
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6. Sound out the pictures.
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The striped orange, yellow and white treat.
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Candy corn. Candy + corn.
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7. Sound out the pictures.
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Carve a face, then put a light inside.
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A jack-o'-lantern. Pumpkin + light.
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8. Sound out the pictures.
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Someone who writes a book under another name.
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A ghostwriter. Ghost + writing.
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9. Sound out the pictures.
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He only changes when the moon is full.
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A werewolf. Man + wolf.
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10. Say what you see.
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Look what animal got into the middle of the word.
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A cat crossing your path. A gray CAT sits right in the middle of your PATH: a cat crossing your path.
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11. Sound out the pictures.
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A party game. No hands allowed.
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Bobbing for apples. Apples + a tub of water.
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12. Sound out the pictures.
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One old key that opens many locks.
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A skeleton key. Skeleton + key.
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13. Sound out the pictures.
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Zombies never run. They just keep coming.
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The walking dead. Zombie + walking.
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14. Sound out the pictures.
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What kids do door to door on Halloween night.
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Trick-or-treating. Ring the doorbell, get candy.
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15. Sound out the pictures.
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Who moved into the middle of the word?
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A haunted house. A ghost living inside the HOUSE makes it a haunted house.
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16. Sound out the pictures.
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Her favorite way to travel.
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A witch's broomstick. Witch + broom.
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17. Sound out the pictures.
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A job that starts when everyone else sleeps.
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The graveyard shift. Gravestone + work.
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18. Sound out the pictures.
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A real animal named after a monster.
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A vampire bat. Vampire + bat.
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19. Sound out the pictures.
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Watch it through your fingers.
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A scary movie. Scream + film.
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20. Decode this spooky rebus: NEEWOLLAH.
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Try reading it from the last letter to the first.
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Halloween. The word is spelled backwards.
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21. Decode this Halloween rebus: WITCH WHICH.
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Say both words out loud and listen.
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Which witch. The two words sound exactly the same.
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22. Decode this Halloween rebus: GRAVE FOOT FOOT FOOT.
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How many feet are in a yard?
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A graveyard. Three feet make one yard.
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23. Decode this Halloween rebus: DAY NIGHT DAY. Look at the middle.
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Where exactly is the word NIGHT standing?
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Midnight. NIGHT sits in the middle.
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24. The rebus 🦉 + 🌙 decodes to which phrase?
An owl plus the moon is a night owl, someone who stays up very late.
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25. The rebus 🌽 + 🌀 decodes to which fall attraction?
Corn plus a swirling path is a corn maze, the field you get lost in every October.
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26. The rebus 🍎 + 🍬 decodes to which treat?
An apple dipped in candy coating is a candy apple, a classic fall fair treat.
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27. Decode this rebus and type the answer: 💀 + 🏴☠️ (the flag on pirate ships)
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The Jolly Roger
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28. Decode this rebus and type the answer: 🧙 + 🍲 (bubbling in the cauldron)
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A witch's brew
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29. Jack-o'-lanterns were originally carved from pumpkins.
The first jack-o'-lanterns in Ireland were carved from turnips and potatoes. Pumpkins took over after the tradition reached America.
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30. The name Halloween comes from All Hallows' Eve.
October 31 is the evening before All Hallows' Day, and All Hallows' Eve slowly shortened into Halloween.
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31. Sound out the pictures.
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Where you pick your own pumpkin.
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A pumpkin patch. Pumpkin + patch.
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32. Sound out the pictures.
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They say it brings seven years of bad luck.
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A broken mirror. Mirror + crash.
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33. Sound out the pictures.
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One of the hottest peppers on Earth.
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A ghost pepper. Ghost + pepper.
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FAQ about Halloween Rebus Puzzles
Do these halloween rebus puzzles include the answers?
Yes. Every card keeps its answer hidden until you tap it, so you can guess first and check right away. The score bar counts how many you solve.
Are these halloween rebus puzzles okay for kids?
Yes, the whole set is family friendly. The spooky parts are pumpkins, friendly ghosts and candy, and most emoji clues land well with elementary school kids. A few word tricks will stretch adults too.
Can I use these puzzles for a Halloween classroom party?
That is exactly what they are built for. Put the page on the big screen, show each rebus and let teams shout guesses before you reveal. Thirty three puzzles fill a solid twenty minutes.
If you had fun decoding these spooky picture puzzles, keep the Halloween spirit going with our collection of spooky Halloween riddles for all ages. When you are ready for more brain-bending wordplay, dive into the full rebus puzzle hub and see how many you can crack.