Wordplay Riddles with Answers

1645 wordplay riddles with answers and explanations. Easy, medium, hard and expert brain teasers for kids and adults.

• What did the balloon say when it got lost?
• What letter can be both a question and an answer?
• I’m a fruit that’s not always sweet, and when I’m in a jam, I’m hard to beat. What am I?
• What insect is good at playing the piano?
• What has a name but can’t bark, meow, or even be seen?
• Why was the shoe always tired?
• What do you call a color that’s always late?
• What word becomes shorter when you add two letters?
• What is a coffee’s favorite film?
• What type of phone is always smart?
• What has a neck but no head, and can be quite a 'string' instrument?
• What kind of books do owls like to read?
• What has eyes but cannot see, and is often used in secret?
• What tool is always in a hurry?
• I can echo in silence, but I make no noise. I can be heavy in thought, but I carry no weight. What am I?
• What does a calendar say when it’s feeling down?
• What do you call an apple that plays the guitar?
• What do you call a crab that throws things?
• What do you call a potato that draws?
• What orchestrates harmony without lifting a finger, yet can strike discord with a mere thought?
• What can be seen in the dark but is not a light? It can lead you to believe it’s something else.
• What kind of cup doesn’t hold water?
• What can be your friend yet also your foe? It’s often found in pairs but can stand alone.
• What did the cabbage say to the carrot during a race?
• What do you call a cat that writes novels?
• What word becomes its own antonym when reversed in meaning, yet stays the same?
• What do you call a bear with no teeth?
• What can hide the truth but also reveal it, and only shows its real face in the light?
• Why did the farmer plant a seed in the pond?
• What letter is always silent but never still?
• What did the historian say to the book on the shelf?
• What can hold a conversation without ever speaking a word?
• What follows you everywhere but is not always seen, often revealing truths in the light?
• What number is always positive, even when faced with negative thoughts?
• What kind of tool is always getting into trouble?
• Why was the baker so bad at poker?
• What suffix can make a creature of the night feel like a daytime animal?
• I can be a bird, but I’m also what you do when you’re scared. I can be scrambled, or just plain fried. What am I?
• What reflects you without a mirror, and can change with a shift in perspective?
• What can be seen but never touched, often serves as a feast for the eyes but leaves you hungry?
• Why did the computer go to the doctor?
• What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?
• Why did the farmer win an award?
• I can be spoken without a word, yet often felt, what am I that emotions dealt?
• What did one light bulb say to the other when they were feeling dim?
• What always flips but never lands on its feet?
• What has a neck but no head, and a body but no arms?
• What letter is always afraid?
• What runs around the room but never moves?
• What do you call a cat that gets caught by the police?

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