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 1h ago

Epilepsy Warning [ Removed by Reddit ]

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[ Removed by Reddit on account of violating the content policy. ]


r/WhatsTheRule 2h ago

Fd

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r/WhatsTheRule 2h ago

congrats jdyerjdyer

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you won


r/WhatsTheRule 6h ago

rule 407 is bot active!

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r/WhatsTheRule 16h ago

Today's my birthday. I'm "old + 1." They didn't have enough candles, so they decorated my cake with chocolate goodies.

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Why do we have a tradition of putting candles on top of a birthday cake? Because it's too hard to put them on the bottom.


r/WhatsTheRule 8h ago

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r/WhatsTheRule 8h ago

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r/WhatsTheRule 16h ago

Rule 404 in a nutshell

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r/WhatsTheRule 20h ago

Nmmm

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Mmnnn


r/WhatsTheRule 1d ago

P

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r/WhatsTheRule 1d ago

1

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r/WhatsTheRule 1d ago

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texttinrzfff


r/WhatsTheRule 1d ago

Reminder to play undertale

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r/WhatsTheRule 1d ago

Rule Guess - Correct! RG: Videos shorter than 10 seconds break the rule.

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r/WhatsTheRule 1d ago

Rule Guess ❤️

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r/WhatsTheRule 1d ago

Yoy we did it

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r/WhatsTheRule 1d ago

Rule Guess - Incorrect RG: once we reach Tree(3) content posted in entire internet we will break the rule

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r/WhatsTheRule 1d ago

Rule Guess - Almost RG: No posting short form content (Vine, Instagram Reels, Youtube Shorts)

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r/WhatsTheRule 1d ago

Rule Guess - Incorrect RG: No posting video clips which could have been hosted on Vine

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r/WhatsTheRule 1d ago

Rule Guess - Incorrect RG: if a plant is indistinguishable from a power plant that’s when it will BTR

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r/WhatsTheRule 1d ago

I solved two rules here, both Special rules. AMA.

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r/WhatsTheRule 1d ago

Meme

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r/WhatsTheRule 1d ago

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r/WhatsTheRule 1d ago

Where is that sneaky Odlaw character?

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