rebus

rebus is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A mode of expressing words and phrases by pictures of objects whose names resemble those words, or the syllables of which they are composed; enigmatical representation of words by figures; hence, a peculiar form of riddle made up of such representations. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A mode of expressing words and phrases by pictures of objects whose names resemble those words, or the syllables of which they are composed; enigmatical representation of words by figures; hence, a peculiar form of riddle made up of such representations.
2. noun. A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs. See Canting arms, under Canting.
3. transitive verb. To mark or indicate by a rebus.
4. noun. a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in rebus:

burse, rubes, suber

Common word forms

rebused, rebuses, rebusing

Words from these letters

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