Dingbats Quiz | Can You Solve These Puzzles?

Example of a dingbat puzzle: STA4NCE representing the phrase 'for instance

Can you solve these dingbat puzzles? ๐Ÿค”

Gm quizzers! ๐Ÿ‘‹ 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.” ๐Ÿ˜„ 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? ๐Ÿค”✨


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 + ๐Ÿ‘‚ 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 ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿงฉ 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 ๐ŸŽ“ 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 ๐Ÿ‘€ Don’t worry — Dingbats are deceptively tricky! Keep playing, keep puzzling, and the “aha!” moments will come thick and fast. ๐Ÿ’ก

And that’s your dingbat fix complete, thanks for playing along! See you next time, I Eat Quizzes – Out! ๐Ÿ‘‹


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