REBUS
What does "REBUS" mean?
A puzzle in which words are represented by pictures, letters, or symbols.
Meanings
- A coded message or puzzle using images and symbols to suggest the syllables or words of a phrase. The greeting card used a rebus: an eye, a heart, and the letter U.
Did you know?
- A rebus literally means 'by things' in Latin - and the same trick survives in modern texting, where 'gr8' and the eye-heart-U emoji string are rebuses your phone helps you write.
Word origin
From Latin 'rebus' (by things), the ablative plural of 'res' (thing); the idea is representing words 'by means of things' shown as pictures.
Remember it
REBUS sounds like 'real bus' minus the L - picture a puzzle where a drawing of a BUS stands for the sound 'bus'.
A little poem
An eye, a heart, a single letter U-
no sentence written, yet the whole thing speaks:
meaning smuggled past the alphabet.
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Wordplay
- I tried to read the rebus out loud, but it only made sense to the eye.
What it teaches
Meaning does not need words; a picture in the right place can carry a whole sentence.
Quick facts
What does REBUS mean?
A puzzle in which words are represented by pictures, letters, or symbols.
Is REBUS a valid word?
Yes — REBUS is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is REBUS?
REBUS has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does REBUS come from?
From Latin 'rebus' (by things), the ablative plural of 'res' (thing); the idea is representing words 'by means of things' shown as pictures.
What can REBUS teach us?
Meaning does not need words; a picture in the right place can carry a whole sentence.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.