For example, you see the word chair and it is written with tall letters. You have to guess what this means and the answer would be "high chair". Another example would be the word mind written over the word manner. The answer would be "mind over matter".
they’re called word rebus, or rather, a rebus
re·bus
re·bus [rbəss]
(plural re·bus·es)
n
1. word puzzle: a puzzle in which the syllables of words and names are represented either by pictures of things that sound the same or by letters
2. heraldic emblem: a heraldic emblem showing a picture that represents the name of the bearer, e.g. a picture of a lion for somebody named Lyon
[Early 17th century. Via French < Latin , literally "by things," form of res "thing"]
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they’re called word rebus, or rather, a rebus
re·bus
re·bus [rbəss]
(plural re·bus·es)
n
1. word puzzle: a puzzle in which the syllables of words and names are represented either by pictures of things that sound the same or by letters
2. heraldic emblem: a heraldic emblem showing a picture that represents the name of the bearer, e.g. a picture of a lion for somebody named Lyon
[Early 17th century. Via French < Latin , literally "by things," form of res "thing"]
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I don’t think they have a specific name. Aren’t they just "word games?"
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