Easy rebus puzzlesGrades 2 to 4
First rebus puzzles. Each one uses a single trick: a word that is big or small, written backward, split in two, repeated, or placed over another word.
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MAN
BOARD
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Man overboardMAN is over BOARD.2
CYCLE
CYCLE
CYCLE
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TricycleCYCLE three times: tri-cycle.3
T
O
W
N
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DowntownTOWN is written going down.4
JACK
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Jack-in-the-boxJACK is in a box.5
BANANA
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Banana splitBANANA is split in two.6
ROOD
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Back doorDOOR is written backward.7
EVEREVER
EVEREVER
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ForeverFour EVERs: for-ever.8
TALK
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Small talkTALK is written very small.9
SECRET
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Top secretSECRET is at the top of the box.10
HEAD
HEELS
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Head over heelsHEAD is over HEELS.11
DEAL
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Big dealDEAL is written very big.12
CCCCCCC
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The seven seasSeven letter Cs: seven "seas".13
TRIP
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Round tripTRIP is inside a round shape.14
GEGS
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Scrambled eggsThe letters of EGGS are scrambled.15
SIDESIDE
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Side by sideSIDE is next to SIDE.16
E
K
A
W
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Wake upWAKE is written going up.17
STAND
I
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I understandI is under STAND.18
HISTORY
HISTORY
HISTORY
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History repeats itselfHISTORY is repeated.19
PANTSPANTS
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A pair of pantsTwo PANTS make a pair.20
WISH
STAR
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Wish upon a starWISH sits on STAR.21
MEREPEAT
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Repeat after meREPEAT comes after ME.22
HEART
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Broken heartHEART is broken in two.23
N
I
G
H
T
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NightfallNIGHT is falling down the box.24
GO
ITITITIT
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Go for itGO, then four ITs: go four it.25
POTOOOOOOOO
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PotatoesPOT and eight Os: pot-eight-os.26
WEAR
LONG
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Long underwearLONG is under WEAR.27
TROUBLE
TROUBLE
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Double troubleTROUBLE is written twice: double.Medium rebus puzzlesGrades 4 to 6
Longer sayings, and words hidden inside other words. Many of these have to be said out loud before the answer clicks.
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ONCE
TIME
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Once upon a timeONCE sits upon TIME.2
READING
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Reading between the linesREADING is between two lines.3
MIND
MATTER
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Mind over matterMIND is over MATTER.4
YOUJUSTME
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Just between you and meJUST is between YOU and ME.5
NOONGOOD
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Good afternoonGOOD comes after NOON.6
DICEDICE
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ParadiseA pair of DICE: "pair-a-dice".7
RIGHT=RIGHT
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Equal rightsRIGHT equals RIGHT.8
OHOLENE
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Hole in oneHOLE is inside ONE.9
DKI
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Mixed-up kidThe letters of KID are mixed up.10
WEATHER
FEELING
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Feeling under the weatherFEELING is under WEATHER.11
EGGS
EASY
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Eggs over easyEGGS is over EASY.12
COVER
COP
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Undercover copCOP is under COVER.13
LANG4UAGE
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Foreign languageA 4 in LANGUAGE: "four-in language".14
COFFEE
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Coffee breakCOFFEE has a break in it.15
ROFORKAD
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Fork in the roadFORK is inside ROAD.16
GIVEGIVE
GIVEGIVE
GETGET
GETGET
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Forgive and forgetFour GIVEs and four GETs.17
MIL1LION
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One in a millionA 1 is inside MILLION.18
PAINS
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Growing painsThe letters of PAINS grow.19
ARREST
YOU’RE
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You're under arrestYOU'RE is under ARREST.20
BRIDGE
WATER
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Water under the bridgeWATER is under BRIDGE.21
PROMISE
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Broken promisePROMISE is broken in two.22
STOOD
MISS
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MisunderstoodMISS is under STOOD: miss-under-stood.23
BIGBIG
IGNOREIGNORE
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Too big to ignoreTwo BIG, two IGNORE.24
DANCE
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Square danceDANCE is inside a square.25
LATE>NEVER
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Better late than neverLATE is greater than NEVER.26
FAREDCE
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Red in the faceRED is inside FACE.27
YOUR HAT
KEEP IT
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Keep it under your hatKEEP IT is under YOUR HAT.28
CUT
REST
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A cut above the restCUT is above REST.29
SAHEADND
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Head in the sandHEAD is inside SAND.30
NEFRIENDED
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A friend in needFRIEND is inside NEED.31
LEVEL
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Split levelLEVEL is split in two.32
XQQQME
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Excuse meSay the letters: X, Qs, ME.33
TRN
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No U-turnTURN has no U.34
ECNALG
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Backward glanceGLANCE is written backward.35
SEARCH
SEARCH
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Search high and lowSEARCH is high in the box and low in the box.36
HE’SHIMSELF
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He's beside himselfHE'S is beside HIMSELF.Hard rebus puzzlesGrade 6 to adult
Puns, missing letters and two tricks at once. These are the ones to put on the board for a whole class, or to try on the grown-ups.
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HIJKLMNO
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WaterThe letters run from H to O: H2O.2
1 3 5 7 9
WHELMING
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The odds are overwhelmingOdd numbers are over WHELMING.3
STEPPETSPETS
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One step forward, two steps backOne STEP forward, then two written backward.4
KNEE
LIGHT
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Neon lightKNEE is on LIGHT: "knee-on light".5
ISSUEISSUE
ISSUEISSUE
ISSUEISSUE
ISSUEISSUE
ISSUEISSUE
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Tennis shoesTen ISSUEs: "ten-issues".6
O_ER_T_O_
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Painless operationOPERATION without the letters P, A, I, N.7
T
A
H
W
M
U
S
T
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What goes up must come downWHAT goes up and MUST comes down.8
NAFISH
NAFISH
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Tuna fishTwo NA FISH: "two-na fish".9
FUNNYFUNNY
WORDSWORDS
WORDSWORDS
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Too funny for wordsTwo FUNNY, four WORDS.10
0
M.D. Ph.D. B.A.
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Three degrees below zeroThree college degrees are below a zero.11
ALL WORLD
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It's a small world after allA small WORLD comes after ALL.12
EZ
I I
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Easy on the eyesEZ is on the Is: "easy on the eyes".13
EILNPU
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Line up in alphabetical orderLINE and UP, each with its letters in ABC order.14
WORL
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World without endWORLD has lost its end.15
1T345
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Tea for twoT stands in for 2: "T for two".16
FEET
FEET
FEET
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Two left feetTwo FEET, both on the left.17
SYMPHON
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Unfinished symphonySYMPHONY is not finished.18
LOOKKOOL
CROSSING
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Look both ways before crossingLOOK goes both ways, before CROSSING.19
TIMINGTIMING
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Split-second timingThe second TIMING is split.20
PINEAPPLE
CAKE
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Pineapple upside-down cakeCAKE is upside down.21
WHEATHER
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A bad spell of weatherWEATHER is spelled badly.22
STA4NCE
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For instanceA 4 in STANCE: "four-in-stance".23
M CE
M CE
M CE
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Three blind miceThree MICE with no Is: no eyes.24
SKπY
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Pie in the skyThe number pi is inside SKY.25
INJURY
+ INSULT
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Add insult to injuryINSULT is added to INJURY.26
BLOOD
WATER
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Blood is thicker than waterBLOOD is in thicker type than WATER.27
YY U R
YY U B
I C U R
YY 4 ME