Dingbats Quiz | Can You Solve These Puzzles?

Can you solve these dingbat puzzles? ๐ค
Gm quizzers! ๐ They look simple. Just a few letters. A number here, a symbol there. But don’t be fooled — these dingbat puzzles are brain teasers in disguise, hiding everyday words, phrases and sayings in plain sight. Like cryptic clues from a crossword’s cheeky cousin, they’ll test your logic, your lateral thinking… and maybe your patience.
Dingbats (also known as rebus puzzles) use clever visual wordplay to represent familiar expressions. For example, what does “STA4NCE” mean? You might need to say it out loud a few times, spot the number, and play with the spacing. Got it? It’s “for instance.” ๐ See? Once your brain clicks in, they’re addictive.
So pop the kettle on ☕, give your eyes a stretch, and dive into 20 quickfire dingbats. Can you crack them all? Or will these puzzles leave you scratching your head? ๐ค✨
Tap to reveal the answer and see if you got it right!
Q1: MILL1ON One in a million
Q2: CYCLE CYCLE CYCLE Tricycle
Q3: THINK THINK Think twice
Q4: ECNALG A backward glance
Q5: R|E|A|D|I|N|G Read between the lines
Q6: BAN ANA Banana split
Q7: JOB IN JOB Inbetween jobs
Q8: FOOT FOOT FOOT 3 Feet (in a yard)
Q9: GGES ESGG EGSG Scrambled Eggs
Q10: MUM Mum's the word
Q11: FAREDCE Red in the face
Q12: 12:00T Noon Tea
Q13: WINEEE Win with ease
Q14: F + ๐ Fear
Q15: _ENTURY Long time no see
Q16: 679SAFETY234 Safety in numbers
Q17: ANOTHER ONE THING One thing after another
Q18: 12:00 Good Good after noon
Q19: HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY History repeats itself
Q20: HOUSE Green house
Check your score
Now that you've uncovered all 20 answers — how did you do?
17–20 correct – Dingbat Dynamo ๐ฅ ๐งฉ You’ve got laser eyes for lateral logic! These tricksy little wordplays didn’t stand a chance — you're a rebus-solving rockstar.
10–16 correct – Puzzle Prodigy ๐ Solid effort! You cracked a good bunch and clearly have an eye for the abstract. A few more rounds and you'll be fluent in Dingbat!
0–9 correct – Clue Seeker ๐ Don’t worry — Dingbats are deceptively tricky! Keep playing, keep puzzling, and the “aha!” moments will come thick and fast. ๐ก
And that’s your dingbat fix complete, thanks for playing along! See you next time, I Eat Quizzes – Out! ๐
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