Riddles with Answers

Last updated:Jun 03, 2023

The best riddles with answers are enigmas wrapped up in a puzzle and shrouded in mystery. It is up to you to unravel the secret and solve the riddles until that “A-ha!” moment that leaves you feeling so satisfied. Great riddles are the ones that challenge your mind and require your ability to look beyond the words and if the riddle stumps your friends that’s a bonus!

Tell me a riddle! We've assembled fantastic sets of riddles for kids into both printable and downloadable riddles pages that could be used by teachers for fun lessons, homeschool learning, or just some simple wholesome family fun.

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It Has A Long Neck And A Name Of A Bird Riddle

It has a long neck, a name of a bird, feeds on ships' cargo, and is not alive. What is it?

Answer: A crane.

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Problem Riddles

One Fourth Of The Population Of A Newly Discovered Planet Have 4 Legs Riddle

One-fourth of the population of a newly discovered planet has 4 legs while the rest have two legs. There are 60 legs in total. What is the population of the newly discovered planet?

Answer: 4 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 10 legs and 4 inhabitants. Repeat this six times to use up all 60 legs and you end up with 24 total inhabitants.

Challenge Riddles

Highest Mountain On Earth

Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on Earth?

Answer: Mount Everest.

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Best Riddles

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Take It Or Leave It

The more you take, the more you leave behind. "What am I?"

Answer: Footsteps.

What 8 Letter Word Can Have A Letter Taken Away And It Still Makes A Word...

What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?

Answer: The word is starting! starting, staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I. Cool,huh?

Head And Tail

What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?

Answer: A Penny.

David's Father Has Three Son Riddle

David's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and _____?

Answer: David.

Three Consecutive Days

Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

Answer: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.

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Riddles for Kids

Riddles for kids are a safe and easy way to improve your child’s problem-solving skills and stimulate critical thinking.

David's Father Has Three Son Riddle

David's father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and _____?

Answer: David.

First And Last

What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you?

Answer: Your name.

Riddle Answer Begins With Letter "M"

I make two people out of one. What am I?

Answer: A mirror.

Break It To Use It Riddle

What is more useful when it is broken?

Answer: An egg.

Riddle Answer Begins With Letter "B"

I am white when I am dirty, and black when I am clean. What am I?

Answer: A blackboard.

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Riddles For Adults

Riddles for adults. Are you old enough to take on these adult riddles? A New Kind of Grown-Up Fun with riddles and answers for adults.

In Love

A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples. Why?

Answer: An apple a day keeps the doctor away!

Killer Wife, Or Not?

A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him underwater for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

Answer: The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.

Time Passes

You have me today, Tomorrow you'll have more; As your time passes, I'm not easy to store; I don't take up space, But I'm only in one place; I am what you saw, But not what you see. What am I?

Answer: Memories.

Simple Addition

If eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?

Answer: 11 o'clock plus 2 hours = 1 o'clock 9 o'clock plus 5 hours = 2 o'clock

Don't Think Too Dirty!

What's at least 6 inches long, goes in your mouth, and is more fun if it vibrates?

Answer: A toothbrush. Come on.

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Brain Teasers

Brain teasers that require thought, intellect, and a dab of creativity. Moreover, teasing your brain will require you to think hard and sometimes think outside the box.

What Color?

You live in a one story house made entirely of redwood. What color would the stairs be?

Answer: What stairs? You live in a one-story house.

Carnival Trick Riddle

A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?

Answer: The man did exactly as he said he would and wrote "your exact weight" on the paper.

The Mustard Family

Mr. and Mrs. Mustard have six daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the Mustard family?

Answer: There are nine Mustards in the family. Since each daughter shares the same brother, there are six girls, one boy and Mr. and Mrs. Mustard.

Six Faces

What has six faces, but does not wear makeup, has twenty-one eyes, but cannot see? "What is it?"

Answer: A die (dice).

Killer Wife, Or Not?

Answer: The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.

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Easy Riddles

Easy riddles with answers are great for elementary kids and teenagers alike. Our riddle resources encourage people of all ages to stimulate thinking in new ways with low tech amusement.

'I Am Not Alive' Riddle

I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?

Answer: Fire.

Keep Out

What runs around the whole yard without moving?

Answer: A fence.

Enough Fish For All IQ Test

Two fathers and two sons went fishing one day. They were there the whole day and only caught 3 fish. One father said, that is enough for all of us, we will have one each. How can this be possible?

Answer: There was the father, his son, and his son's son. This equals 2 fathers and 2 sons for a total of 3!

Heads Up

What can you catch but never throw?

Answer: A cold.

The Bus Driver Riddle

A bus driver was heading down a street in Colorado. He went right past a stop sign without stopping, he turned left where there was a "no left turn" sign, and he went the wrong way on a one-way street. Then he went on the left side of the road past a cop car. Still - he didn't break any traffic laws. Why not?

Answer: He was walking...not driving.

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Hard Riddles

Challange your brain and try to solve these hard riddles. Hint: The harder riddles require you to think outside the box!

Priceless

I am something people love or hate. I change people's appearances and thoughts. If a person takes care of them self I will go up even higher. To some people, I will fool them. To others, I am a mystery. Some people might want to try and hide me but I will show. No matter how hard people try I will Never go down. What am I?

Answer: Age.

Only One Color, But Not One Size,

Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies. Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What is it?

Answer: It's a shadow!

No Hands

Who is that with a neck and no head, two arms and no hands? What is it?

Answer: A shirt.

Simple Addition

If eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?

Answer: 11 o'clock plus 2 hours = 1 o'clock 9 o'clock plus 5 hours = 2 o'clock

Eight Eights That Add Up To 1000

How can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand?

Answer: 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000.

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Funny Riddles

Our funny riddles will provide mind-engaging fun and laughter for all ages. These silly riddles for kids will have your whole family laughing hilariously!

Why Is Europe Like A Frying Pan?

Why is Europe like a frying pan?

Answer: Because it has Greece at the bottom.

Lucky To Be...

Samuel was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How could this happen?

Answer: This man is bald!

Spell Cow

How do you spell COW in thirteen letters?

Answer: SEE O DOUBLE YOU.

Monkey Sitting On A Tree

There are two monkeys on a tree and one jumps off. Why does the other monkey jump too?

Answer: Monkey see monkey do.

Talking Parrot - Dress Up Your Pet Day

A pet shop owner had a parrot with a sign on its cage that said "Parrot repeats everything it hears". Davey bought the parrot and for two weeks he spoke to it and it didn't say a word. He returned the parrot but the shopkeeper said he never lied about the parrot. How can this be?

Answer: The parrot was deaf.

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Math Riddles

Math riddles for kids can be a great way to promote learning and intellectual growth in children while also providing them with a fun and entertaining challenge.

Even Seven

How do you make the number 7 even without addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division?

Answer: Drop the "S".

Eight Eights That Add Up To 1000

How can you write down eight eights so that they add up to one thousand?

Answer: 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000.

Strange Subtraction

How can you take 2 from 5 and leave 4?

Answer: F I V E Remove the 2 letters F and E from five and you have IV which is the Roman numeral for four.

What About Circles

How many sides does a circle have?

Answer: Two. The inside and the outside.

Subtraction Riddle

How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?

Answer: Once, because after you subtract 5 from 25 it becomes 20.

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New Riddles

What Comes Once In A Year Riddle

What comes once in a year, twice in a month, thrice in a week, and 4 times in a day?

Answer: The letter 'R'.Once in YEAR. Twice in the month: FEBRUARY. Three times in the days of a week: SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY Four times in the times of a day: ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, ELEVEN, and TWELVE (X2 for AM & PM).