Three Y’s next to the word GUY – it looks simple, but most people need a minute. Here’s the answer, how the wordplay works, and 10 more rebus riddles.
Quick answer: Wise guys (and for “YYY MEN”: three wise men).
Contents
- The Riddle
- Answer and Explanation
- 10 More Rebus Riddles
- More Riddle Collections
- Frequently Asked Questions
The Riddle
YYY GUY (also seen as “Y Y Y GUYS” or “YYY MEN”)
Answer and Explanation
Read the letters out loud: several “Y”s sound like “Y’s” – which sounds just like “wise”.
Wise + guys = wise guys. When the puzzle shows YYY MEN, the three Y’s become “three wise” – three wise men.
10 More Rebus Riddles
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1. What does this rebus mean? TRAVEL written over the letters CCCC
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Travel overseas – “travel” is over the C’s (seas). Full answer
2. What does this rebus mean? AaBbCcDd e
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No big E (no biggie) – every letter has a capital except E. Full answer
3. What does this rebus mean? H I J K L M N O
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Water – the letters go from H to O: H2O.
4. What does this rebus mean? ECNALG
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Backward glance – GLANCE written backwards.
5. What does this rebus mean? DICE DICE
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Paradise – a pair of dice.
6. What does this rebus mean? BAN ANA
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Banana split
7. What does this rebus mean? WEATHER written above ME
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Under the weather – “me” is under the weather.
8. What does this rebus mean? MILL1ON
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One in a million – the number 1 is inside “million”.
9. What does this rebus mean? GIVE GET GIVE GET GIVE GET GIVE GET
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Forgive and forget – four “give”s and four “get”s.
10. What does this rebus mean? BIG BIG IGNORE IGNORE
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Too big to ignore – two “big”s, two “ignore”s. Full answer
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does YYY GUY mean?
Wise guys – “Y’s” sounds like “wise”.
What does YYY MEN mean?
Three wise men – three Y’s (wise) and men.
How do you solve rebus puzzles?
Say the letters and words out loud and notice their position (over, under, inside, between). The sound usually reveals the phrase.