Word Rebus

• Word Rebus
• A word rebus is an arrangement of letters and words that cryptically represent another word, phrase, or common saying.
• Here's an example:
• 1. ME REPEAT
• Solution to this rebus: Repeat after me.
• Get it?
• Types of Word Rebuses
• According to fun-with-words.com, there are different types of word rebuses. You may use these types to create your own word rebus puzzles.
• 1. Position
• The example shown above uses the positioning of words. You can position two words to represent after, before, above, below, in and other such prepositions.
• Here's another example of a word rebus that uses positioning:
• 2. CARRENATION
• (See below for the solution to this and the other rebuses.)
• Color
• You can use text color to suggest a word.
• Here are a couple of examples:
• 3. BELT
  4. BERET
• Pointing
• You may point to a specific word in a collection of words by using an arrow or by underlining.
• Here are a couple of examples in which a word is emphasized:
• 5. AID ←
     AID
     AID
  6. AMENDMENT AMENDMENT
     AMENDMENT
     AMENDMENT
• Style
• You can change the style or size of the font to suggest a word.
• Here are a couple of examples:
• 7. ACTION
  8. I AM you
• Direction
• The direction in which the letters are printed (down or back, for example) may suggest missing words.
• Here are a couple of examples:
• 9. C
     O
     U
     N
     T
  10. DEEF
• Partial letters or words
• You may hide parts of letters or words to suggest missing words.
• Here are a couple of examples:
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• 11. ECLI
• Solutions
• 1. Repeat after me 2. Reincarnation 3. Black belt 4. Green beret 5. First aid 6. Second amendment 7. Bold action 8. I am bigger than you 9. Countdown 10. Feedback 11. Top of the morning 12. Partial eclipse
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• Using Word Rebus Puzzles
• If you attended our webinar series, you'd know that puzzles could be used in training in three different ways:
• 1. To teach specific types of thinking skills such as creative thinking, lateral thinking, logical thinking, or critical thinking.
  2. To review a lecture or a handout by having participants solve a puzzle that summarizes the content.
  3. To explore interpersonal skills and concepts by incorporating an appropriate puzzle in a simulation game.
• Here's an example of a simulation game with an embedded word rebus puzzle:
• Distribute a handout with these nine word rebus puzzles. Ask the participants to solve them independently. Tell them not to help one another.
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• ME QUIT	NOON GOOD	BOJACKX
  ARREST YOU ARE	TIMING TIM ING	DCTNRY
  THER	DEILST	TRN

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• After 3 minutes, ask everyone to stop and have each participant count the number of puzzles that she has solved.
• Go through the handout, one item at a time, and ask the participants to shout out the answer. Usually one or more participants give the solution to each item. If there is a tough item that nobody has solved, skip it.
• Count the total number of items solved by the group as a whole. Ask how many individuals have independently solved that many items.
• The participants easily figure out the learning point: The group is smarter than any of its individual members.
• (Solutions: Quit following me, good afternoon, Jack in the box, you are under arrest, split second timing, abridged dictionary, almost there, listed in alphabetical order, and no u-turn)