100 Word Riddles – Fun Brain Teasers for Kids & Adults
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1. I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?
Answer: Joke

2. I have keys but no locks. What am I?
Answer: Keyboard

3. I start with “T”, end with “T”, and have “T” in me. What am I?
Answer: Teapot

4. I’m always in front of you but can’t be seen. What am I?
Answer: Future

5. I am a word that becomes shorter when you add two letters to me. What am I?
Answer: Short

6. I have a ring but no finger. What am I?
Answer: Telephone

7. I’m a word that describes something very small but is also used to describe importance. What am I?
Answer: Minute

8. I am full of holes but still hold water. What am I?
Answer: Sponge

9. I can travel around the world but stay in one corner. What am I?
Answer: Stamp

10. I’m an instrument that can’t be played. What am I?
Answer: Piano

11. I have a spine but no bones. What am I?
Answer: Book

12. I am a word that has letters but is not a sentence. What am I?
Answer: Alphabet

13. I’m something that grows the more you take away from me. What am I?
Answer: Hole

14. I am a word that becomes longer when you remove a letter. What am I?
Answer: Long

15. I’m always moving but never walk. What am I?
Answer: Time

16. I’m a word that has many teeth but can’t bite. What am I?
Answer: Comb

17. I am a word that can be read forward and backward. What am I?
Answer: Palindrome

18. I can speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?
Answer: Echo

19. I am a word that always comes twice in a moment, once in a minute, and never in a thousand years. What am I?
Answer: Letter M

20. I am a word that begins and ends with the same letter. What am I?
Answer: Radar

21. I am often broken but never held. What am I?
Answer: Promise

22. I am a word that contains all vowels. What am I?
Answer: Education

23. I am a word that has a head, a tail, but no body. What am I?
Answer: Coin

24. I’m something everyone wants to keep but can’t see. What am I?
Answer: Secret

25. I can fly without wings and cry without eyes. What am I?
Answer: Cloud

26. I am a word that can be written, spoken, broken, and shared. What am I?
Answer: Word

27. I’m always in your pocket but never get dirty. What am I?
Answer: Key

28. I can be long or short, grown or bought, painted or left bare. What am I?
Answer: Nails

29. I am a word with letters but no voice. What am I?
Answer: Book

30. I’m something that gets wetter the more I dry. What am I?
Answer: Towel

31. I can be cracked, played, and told. What am I?
Answer: Joke

32. I am a word that can be broken but never falls. What am I?
Answer: Day

33. I am used to write, but I’m not a pen. What am I?
Answer: Pencil

34. I have hands but cannot clap. What am I?
Answer: Clock

35. I’m a word that always follows you but never touches. What am I?
Answer: Shadow

36. I am a word with numbers but not math. What am I?
Answer: Phone number

37. I am a word that’s always moving but never walks. What am I?
Answer: Time

38. I am round but not a circle. What am I?
Answer: Ball

39. I’m a word that has no beginning, middle, or end. What am I?
Answer: Circle

40. I can be cracked or played but I’m not an egg. What am I?
Answer: Joke

41. I am used in every home but cannot be touched. What am I?
Answer: Electricity

42. I am a word that can be seen but never touched. What am I?
Answer: Light

43. I can be high or low but I’m not a mountain. What am I?
Answer: Voice

44. I am a word with a tail but no legs. What am I?
Answer: Comet

45. I am always in front of you but never reached. What am I?
Answer: Horizon

46. I am a word that you can hear but not see. What am I?
Answer: Sound

47. I am a word with many teeth but never bites. What am I?
Answer: Comb

48. I am a word that flies without wings. What am I?
Answer: Time

49. I am a word that holds water but is full of holes. What am I?
Answer: Sponge

50. I am a word that can make you think but cannot speak. What am I?
Answer: Puzzle

51. I am a word that starts with “E” and ends with “E” but has only one letter inside. What am I?
Answer: Envelope

52. I am a word that can break but never fall. What am I?
Answer: Promise

53. I am a word that travels but never moves. What am I?
Answer: Stamp

54. I am a word with no legs but can run. What am I?
Answer: Water

55. I am a word that’s light but cannot be held. What am I?
Answer: Air

56. I can be cracked or told but I’m not an egg. What am I?
Answer: Joke

57. I am a word that has hands but cannot clap. What am I?
Answer: Clock

58. I am a word that can be filled but has no space. What am I?
Answer: Room

59. I am a word that has a mouth but cannot speak. What am I?
Answer: River

60. I am a word that has one eye but cannot see. What am I?
Answer: Needle

61. I am a word that can go up and down but never moves. What am I?
Answer: Stairs

62. I am a word that can be twisted but not broken. What am I?
Answer: Rope

63. I am a word that you can hear but never touch. What am I?
Answer: Sound

64. I am a word that is hot but has no fire. What am I?
Answer: Sun

65. I am a word that has teeth but cannot bite. What am I?
Answer: Comb

66. I am a word that can fly but has no wings. What am I?
Answer: Time

67. I am a word that is always in a corner but never moves. What am I?
Answer: Stamp

68. I am a word that goes up but never comes down. What am I?
Answer: Age

69. I am a word that has many pages but no words. What am I?
Answer: Calendar

70. I am a word that can hold water but cannot drink. What am I?
Answer: Sponge

71. I am a word that can be played but never touched. What am I?
Answer: Music

72. I am a word that can move but has no legs. What am I?
Answer: River

73. I am a word that has a tail but no body. What am I?
Answer: Comet

74. I am a word that has keys but cannot open doors. What am I?
Answer: Piano

75. I am a word that can fly without wings. What am I?
Answer: Time

76. I am a word that has hands but cannot hold anything. What am I?
Answer: Clock

77. I am a word that can run but never walks. What am I?
Answer: River

78. I am a word that can be cracked but is not an egg. What am I?
Answer: Joke

79. I am a word that can be read but cannot speak. What am I?
Answer: Book

80. I am a word that can hold but not touch. What am I?
Answer: Thought

81. I am a word that can be broken but not touched. What am I?
Answer: Silence

82. I am a word that has pages but no story. What am I?
Answer: Calendar

83. I am a word that can rise but has no legs. What am I?
Answer: Balloon

84. I am a word that can fall but never break. What am I?
Answer: Rain

85. I am a word that can be cracked, told, and shared. What am I?
Answer: Joke

86. I am a word that can fly without wings or feathers. What am I?
Answer: Time

87. I am a word that can move without legs. What am I?
Answer: River

88. I am a word that can be seen but never touched. What am I?
Answer: Light

89. I am a word that can be measured but has no weight. What am I?
Answer: Time

90. I am a word that can spin but never walks. What am I?
Answer: Wheel

91. I am a word that can be read but never spoken. What am I?
Answer: Book

92. I am a word that can be cracked but never eaten. What am I?
Answer: Code

93. I am a word that can be full but never hold anything. What am I?
Answer: Word

94. I am a word that can fall without moving. What am I?
Answer: Night

95. I am a word that can shine but has no light. What am I?
Answer: Idea

96. I am a word that can go up and down without moving. What am I?
Answer: Elevator

97. I am a word that can spin but cannot move from place to place. What am I?
Answer: Top

98. I am a word that can float but has no wings. What am I?
Answer: Balloon

99. I am a word that can flow but has no legs. What am I?
Answer: River

100. I am a word that can be written, spoken, or thought. What am I?
Answer: Word