Riddles with Answers

Last updated: Sep 21, 2025

The best riddles 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. The best 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! We are always adding intriguing new riddles so check back often!

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I Have Holes Yet I Still Hold Water

I have holes on the top and bottom. I have holes on my left and on my right. And I have holes in the middle, yet I still hold water. What am I?

Answer: I'm a Sponge.

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What Arithmetic Symbol Can Be Put Between 2 And 3 So That

What arithmetic symbol can be put between 2 and 3 so that the resulting number is greater than 2 but less than 3?

Answer: A decimal point. 2.3 is greater than 2 and less than 3.

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What Can Run But Never Walk Has A Mouth But Never Talks

What can run, but never walks; has a mouth, but never talks; has a head, but never weeps; has a bed, but never sleeps?

Answer: A river.

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The More You Take The More You Leave Behind Riddle

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

Answer: You take footsteps and leave footprints.

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". Remove the middle "T" and you have "staring", Remove the "A" and you get "string", remove the "R" then you have "sting", remove the "T" and you get "sing". Remove the "G", and you get "sin", remove the "S" and you're left with "in", and finally, remove the "N" and you're left with "I".

What Has A Head A Tail Is Brown And Has No Legs

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

Answer: A Penny.

David's Father Has Three Sons Riddle

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

Answer: David.

Can You Name Three Consecutive Days Without Using The Words Monday

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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What Works?

What work is it that the faster you work, the longer it is before you're done, and the slower you work, the sooner you're finished?

Answer: Roasting meat on a spit

Improvised What Am I?

I sway in the wind but fall in a storm. I can hurt for your needs or help you breathe. What am I?

Answer: A tree.

Another Batman Reference......

What gets broken without having to hold it?

Answer: Your spirit :(

Miracle Mystery By Phil Jones

Pat was an underwater adventurer for most of his life. He came from a very large family who also were known for their ocean experiences. One day, while exploring an area of the ocean floor near a shark-infested region, Pat encountered one of the vicious beasts who bit off one of his arms, but left him alive. Not one of Pat’s numerous family members expressed any sadness or gave any words of comfort to him after the attack; however, a miraculous event began to take place for him —— his arm which had been chewed off, began to slowly grow back. It was a slow process, but within a year Pat’s arm was fully and miraculously restored; however, no mention of this incredible healing was reported in any medical journal or newspaper in the country. Just imagine —— a severed arm was completely regrown, but no one reported it or even noticed it! So, my question to you is: who exactly was Pat, and why didn’t this miraculous healing become known to the entire world?

Answer: Pat was a Starfish who lived in the ocean, and had the unique ability to regenerate it’s arms if any of them were ever lost.

Batman Reference.......

What's always moving forward in front of you, but you can never see it?

Answer: The future.

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What Has 88 Keys, But Can't Even Open A Single Door?

What has 88 keys, but can't even open a single door?

Answer: A piano.

Where Does Christmas Come Before Thanksgiving

Where does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?

Answer: In the dictionary.

The Mustard Family Riddle

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.

What Comes Once In A Minute, Twice In A Moment And Never In A Thousand Years

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

Answer: The letter M.

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 agreed, 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.