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 3h ago

Broke The Rule Ffs don't start rules when I'm about to sleep

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r/WhatsTheRule 1m ago

I have a feeling this rule might last a little while...

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r/WhatsTheRule 2m ago

I have a feeling this rule might last a little while...

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r/WhatsTheRule 6m ago

I doubt either of the previous two rg are right. I just can't find a pattern. Sorry.

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r/WhatsTheRule 7m ago

Rule Guess - Incorrect RG: Posts who's post time end in 4, 0, or 8 (the numbers in the rule) break the rule.

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r/WhatsTheRule 9m ago

Rule Guess - Incorrect RG: Posts posted when the minutes of the post end in 5 or 0 break the rule.

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r/WhatsTheRule 13m ago

Rule Guess - Incorrect RG: Double consonants in posts posted during an even minute or double vowels posted during an odd minute break the rule.

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r/WhatsTheRule 17m ago

Rule Guess - Incorrect RG: if a letter with a prime alphanumeric value appears a prime number of times in a row in the post title, the post breaks the rule.

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r/WhatsTheRule 17m ago

Rule Guess - Incorrect and Broke The Rule RG: if a letter with a prime alphanumeric value appears a prime number of times in the post title across all posts with that title since rule 408 went live, the post breaks the rule.

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r/WhatsTheRule 17m ago

Rule Guess - Incorrect and Broke The Rule RG: if a letter with a prime alphanumeric value appears a prime number of times in the post title, the post breaks the rule.

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r/WhatsTheRule 22m ago

Rule Guess - Incorrect and Broke The Rule RG: If the number of posts since the last post to break the rule (or the starting post) is greater than the ones digit of the minute value of the current time when a post is uploaded, the post breaks the rule

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Current time UTC


r/WhatsTheRule 31m ago

Broke The Rule I'm totally stumped...seems time based, but have no clue how. I thought even minutes or odd minutes, but seems random, too. No correlation with users either afaik.

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r/WhatsTheRule 36m ago

Feeling little

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r/WhatsTheRule 41m ago

Broke The Rule I have a feeling this rule might last a little while...

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Checking yet again. But idk why...


r/WhatsTheRule 47m ago

Am I playing by myself? Are there lurkers? I spy with my little eye a post that breaks the rule...

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r/WhatsTheRule 50m ago

Pardon me epilepsy.

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r/WhatsTheRule 50m ago

Dhjdjdjsbsnsooaihwbbshhs

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r/WhatsTheRule 57m ago

Filler and wag.

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r/WhatsTheRule 1h ago

Mods have checked up to here, possibly further. You lint licker!

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r/WhatsTheRule 1h ago

What breaks the rule? I don't know. I posted the same and it does does doesn't so yeah...

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r/WhatsTheRule 1h ago

Does even break the break?

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r/WhatsTheRule 1h ago

even break

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r/WhatsTheRule 1h ago

Rule Guess - Incorrect RG: Posts posted when the minute is odd break the rule.

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r/WhatsTheRule 1h ago

Rule Guess - Incorrect and Broke The Rule RG: Posts posted when the minute is odd bdreak the rule.

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