Linguistic symbol representing the idea of something rather than the sound of its name Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Linguistic symbol representing the idea of something rather than the sound of its name featured in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle on January 18, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IDEOGRAM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IDEOGRAM Linguistic symbol representing the idea of something rather than the sound of its name (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 18, 2026
2% OUTRE Rather shocking (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 17, 2026
2% FOOTBALL Gridiron sport that is primarily played with one's hands, rather than the limb actually found in its name (8)
2% AGENT Representative (5) (5) Mirror Classic Jan 12, 2026
2% NOTION Concept, idea (6) Puzzler Backwords Jan 11, 2026
2% NOAM Linguist Chomsky (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 7, 2026
2% HERES "___ an idea ..." (5) Universal Jan 4, 2026
2% THEORY Scientific idea (6) Commuter Jan 1, 2026
2% THOUGHTS Ideas (8) The Telegraph Quick Dec 30, 2025
2% IRATE Rather angry (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 30, 2025

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