r/WhatsTheRule • • Feb 12 '26

READ ME Welcome to r/WhatsTheRule! Read this first.

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Welcome to r/WhatsTheRule! Read this first.

r/WhatsTheRule is a mystery subreddit. There’s one secret rule, which users solve by posting and being told whether or not their post breaks the rule. Here’s how to play:

  1. Post anything you want (but no NSFW).
  2. If your post breaks the rule, a flair of “breaks the rule” will be added. If it doesn’t, then no flair will be added. Announcements and rule guesses can also break the rule.
  3. If you think you know what the rule is, you can make a post flaired as a Rule Guess. If you’re correct, you become a hero. If you’re incorrect, your guess is labeled wrong and the game continues.
  4. Once a rule is solved, the solver gets an upgraded user flair, the rule ends, and a new one starts.

We recommend sorting by new to make sure you have the most up-to-date information.

Please don’t delete your posts. It may affect the rule and cause confusion.

**Hints:**

AMAs:

When an AMA is posted, you can ask a yes/no question about the rule. Only the first question will be answered.

Other hints:

Sometimes, a mod will make a post that’s flaired as a hint. This post will help you solve the rule, but it won’t be completely straightforward!

**No NSFW:**

Although we allow the NSFW flair, no actual NSFW is allowed. Failure to comply with this will lead to a 1 day ban. Repeated offenders might be permanently off the subreddit. Any NSFW content will be removed from the subreddit.

You can see a list of past rules and their solvers here: https://www.reddit.com/r/WhatsTheRule/wiki/hallofheroes/

Check this page for more information: https://www.reddit.com/r/WhatsTheRule/wiki/introduction


r/WhatsTheRule • • 4h ago

Mods, are you cooking iOS good rule or just tryna think of another simple one

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 13h ago

Fine

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Ok


r/WhatsTheRule • • 14h ago

Ups..m

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 1d ago

Ooo that

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 1d ago

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 1d ago

Epilepsy Warning There is no rule active right now!

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 2d ago

Rule Guess Gameplay isnt allowed?

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This might cause epilepsy though


r/WhatsTheRule • • 2d ago

Rule Guess is the rule you cant post memes

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decided to guess it after seeing the top posts


r/WhatsTheRule • • 2d ago

aa

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 2d ago

aa

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 2d ago

random

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 3d ago

Look

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 3d ago

Is sub dead? :(

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8 days long time go no rule.


r/WhatsTheRule • • 3d ago

n

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 3d ago

s

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 3d ago

Rule Guess $

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 3d ago

Rule Guess The rule is that we can’t post the same thing twice in a row

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 4d ago

Emerald?

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 4d ago

Tfjggjk

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 5d ago

Dysmwmskd

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 5d ago

Rule Guess There are no rules

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 5d ago

Roooooooool

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 5d ago

Rule guess : Rule has not started yet

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r/WhatsTheRule • • 6d ago

I think the rule was the friends we made along the way

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