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  1. A #rebus is a #wordplay #puzzle combining images and letters to represent a word or phrase.

    Words are represented by combinations of pictures and letters; for instance, "apex" might be represented by a picture of an ape followed by a letter X.

    Moving left to right "say" the images in English and mix in the letters to complete the answer.

  2. A #rebus is a #wordplay #puzzle combining images and letters to represent a word or phrase.

    Words are represented by combinations of pictures and letters; for instance, "apex" might be represented by a picture of an ape followed by a letter X.

    Moving left to right "say" the images in English and mix in the letters to complete the answer.

  3. A #rebus is a #wordplay #puzzle combining images and letters to represent a word or phrase.

    Words are represented by combinations of pictures and letters; for instance, "apex" might be represented by a picture of an ape followed by a letter X.

    Moving left to right "say" the images in English and mix in the letters to complete the answer.

  4. A #rebus is a #wordplay #puzzle combining images and letters to represent a word or phrase.

    Words are represented by combinations of pictures and letters; for instance, "apex" might be represented by a picture of an ape followed by a letter X.

    Moving left to right "say" the images in English and mix in the letters to complete the answer.

  5. Pictorial Proverb (1879), from Guess Me, a curious collection of enigmas, charades, acting charades, double acrostics, conundrums, verbal puzzles, hieroglyphics, anagrams, etc. Compiled and arranged by Frederick D'Arros Planché.

    Source: Library of Congress / Internet Archive

    pdimagearchive.org/images/c545

    #symbols #enigmas #acrostics #puzzles #language #hieroglyphics #rebus #art #publicdomain

  6. Hieroglyphic Towns (1879), from Guess Me, a curious collection of enigmas, charades, acting charades, double acrostics, conundrums, verbal puzzles, hieroglyphics, anagrams, etc. Compiled and arranged by Frederick D'Arros Planché.

    Source: Library of Congress / Internet Archive

    pdimagearchive.org/images/940e

    #symbols #enigmas #acrostics #puzzles #language #hieroglyphics #rebus #art #publicdomain