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 last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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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40 Potential Answers:

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% REDDEER Stag or hind named for its colour (3,4) (7) The Guardian Quick Feb 7, 2026
2% TEPID Rather weak (5) Newsday Feb 5, 2026
2% THEME Central idea (5) Newsday Feb 1, 2026
2% TAU Letter symbolizing the ratio of a circle's circumference to its radius (3) New York Times Feb 1, 2026
2% DUNNO "No idea" (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 26, 2026
2% ATS These symbols: @@@ (3) Thomas Joseph Jan 26, 2026
2% GAS Liquid fuel, despite its name (3) Universal Jan 22, 2026
2% DELEGATE Send as a representative (8) The Telegraph Quick Jan 22, 2026
2% SLASH Separator represented by "/" (5)

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