Riddles are a fantastic way to stimulate the mind, encouraging creative thinking and problem-solving skills. They can be a fun activity for groups, a great icebreaker, or simply an enjoyable pastime for individuals. In this collection, we bring you 301 riddles that are perfect for youth. From easy to challenging, these riddles are sure to entertain and engage. Let’s dive into the fun world of riddles!
What Am I Riddles
- I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I? 🌬️
- Answer: An echo
- I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I? ✏️
- Answer: Pencil
- I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter but can’t go outside. What am I? ⌨️
- Answer: Keyboard
- 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
- The more of this there is, the less you see. What am I? 🌌
- Answer: Darkness
- I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I? 🏦
- Answer: Bank
- I can fly without wings. I can cry without eyes. Whenever I go, darkness flies. What am I? 🌞
- Answer: Cloud
- I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I? 😂
- Answer: A joke
- I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? 🕯️
- Answer: A candle
- I have a head, a tail, but no body. What am I? 🪙
- Answer: A coin
- I can be broken without being held. What am I? 🤐
- Answer: A promise
- I run, but I never walk. I have a bed, but I never sleep. What am I? 🚰
- Answer: A river
- I can be written, I can be spoken, I can be exposed, I can be broken. What am I? 🔒
- Answer: A secret
- I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch, Will soon turn red. What am I? 🔥
- Answer: Fire
- I am full of holes, but I can still hold water. What am I? 🧽
- Answer: Sponge
- I have a neck but no head, and I wear a cap. What am I? 🍾
- Answer: A bottle
- I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I? 🌬️
- Answer: Breath
- I have one eye but can’t see. What am I? 🪡
- Answer: A needle
- I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I? 🗺️
- Answer: A map
- I can fill a room but take up no space. What am I? 💡
- Answer: Light
- The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? 👣
- Answer: Footsteps
- I start out tall, but the longer I stand, the shorter I grow. What am I? 🕯️
- Answer: A candle
- I am not a living thing, but I can grow. I don’t have a mouth, but I can drown. What am I? 🧼
- Answer: Soap
- I have hands, but I can’t clap. What am I? ⏰
- Answer: A clock
- I have a heart that doesn’t beat. What am I? 🍉
- Answer: An artichoke
- I am something. I have keys but I open no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I? ⌨️
- Answer: A keyboard
- I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I? ✏️
Answer: Pencil lead
- I fly without wings, I cry without eyes. What am I? ☁️
- Answer: A cloud
- I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and cities with no buildings. What am I? 🗺️
- Answer: A map
- I can sizzle like bacon, I am made with an egg, I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg, I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole, I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole. What am I? 🐍
- Answer: A snake
Animal Riddles
- I can sizzle like bacon, I am made with an egg, I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg. What am I? 🐍
- Answer: A snake
- I’m not alive, but I can 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
- I have a tail and a head, but no body. What am I? 🪙
- Answer: A coin
- I’m as light as a feather, yet the world’s strongest man couldn’t hold me for much longer than a minute. What am I? 🌬️
- Answer: Breath
- I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch, Will soon turn red. What am I? 🔥
- Answer: Fire
- I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I? 🌬️
- Answer: An echo
- The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? 👣
- Answer: Footsteps
- I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I? ✏️
- Answer: Pencil
- I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I? 🏦
- Answer: A bank
- I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I? ⌨️
- Answer: A keyboard
- I can fly without wings. I can cry without eyes. Whenever I go, darkness flies. What am I? 🌞
- Answer: Cloud
- I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I? 😂
- Answer: A joke
- I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? 🕯️
- Answer: A candle
- I can be broken without being held. What am I? 🤐
- Answer: A promise
- I run, but I never walk. I have a bed, but I never sleep. What am I? 🚰
- Answer: A river
- I can be written, I can be spoken, I can be exposed, I can be broken. What am I? 🔒
- Answer: A secret
- I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch, Will soon turn red. What am I? 🔥
- Answer: Fire
- I am full of holes, but I can still hold water. What am I? 🧽
- Answer: Sponge
- I have a neck but no head, and I wear a cap. What am I? 🍾
- Answer: A bottle
- I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I? 🌬️
- Answer: Breath
- I have one eye but can’t see. What am I? 🪡
- Answer: A needle
- I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I? 🗺️
- Answer: A map
- I can fill a room but take up no space. What am I? 💡
- Answer: Light
- The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? 👣
- Answer: Footsteps
- I start out tall, but the longer I stand, the shorter I grow. What am I? 🕯️
- Answer: A candle
- I am not a living thing, but I can grow. I don’t have a mouth, but I can drown. What am I? 🧼
- Answer: Soap
- I have hands, but I can’t clap. What am I? ⏰
- Answer: A clock
- I have a heart that doesn’t beat. What am I? 🍉
- Answer: An artichoke
- I am something. I have keys but I open no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I? ⌨️
- Answer: A keyboard
- I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I? ✏️
- Answer: Pencil lead
Nature Riddles
- I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I? 🌬️
- Answer: An echo
- I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I? ✏️
- Answer: Pencil
- I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter but can’t go outside. What am I? ⌨️
- Answer: Keyboard
- 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
- The more of this there is, the less you see. What am I? 🌌
- Answer: Darkness
- I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I? 🏦
- Answer: Bank
- I can fly without wings. I can cry without eyes. Whenever I go, darkness flies. What am I? 🌞
- Answer: Cloud
- I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I? 😂
- Answer: A joke
- I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? 🕯️
- Answer: A candle
- I have a head, a tail, but no body. What am I? 🪙
- Answer: A coin
- I can be broken without being held. What am I? 🤐
- Answer: A promise
- I run, but I never walk. I have a bed, but I never sleep. What am I? 🚰
- Answer: A river
- I can be written, I can be spoken, I can be exposed, I can be broken. What am I? 🔒
- Answer: A secret
- I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch, Will soon turn red. What am I? 🔥
- Answer: Fire
- I am full of holes, but I can still hold water. What am I? 🧽
- Answer: Sponge
- I have a neck but no head, and I wear a cap. What am I? 🍾
- Answer: A bottle
- I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I? 🌬️
- Answer: Breath
- I have one eye but can’t see. What am I? 🪡
- Answer: A needle
- I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I? 🗺️
- Answer: A map
- I can fill a room but take up no space. What am I? 💡
- Answer: Light
- The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? 👣
- Answer: Footsteps
- I start out tall, but the longer I stand, the shorter I grow. What am I? 🕯️
- Answer: A candle
- I am not a living thing, but I can grow. I don’t have a mouth, but I can drown. What am I? 🧼
- Answer: Soap
- I have hands, but I can’t clap. What am I? ⏰
- Answer: A clock
- I have a heart that doesn’t beat. What am I? 🍉
- Answer: An artichoke
- I am something. I have keys but I open no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I? ⌨️
- Answer: A keyboard
- I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I? ✏️
- Answer: Pencil lead
- I fly without wings, I cry without eyes. What am I? ☁️
- Answer: A cloud
- I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and cities with no buildings. What am I? 🗺️
- Answer: A map
- I can sizzle like bacon, I am made with an egg, I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg, I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole, I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole. What am I? 🐍
- Answer: A snake
Food Riddles
- I have a tail and a head, but no body. What am I? 🪙
- Answer: A coin
- I’m as light as a feather, yet the world’s strongest man couldn’t hold me for much longer than a minute. What am I? 🌬️
- Answer: Breath
- I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch, Will soon turn red. What am I? 🔥
- Answer: Fire
- I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I? 🌬️
- Answer: An echo
- The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? 👣
- Answer: Footsteps
- I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I? ✏️
- Answer: Pencil
- I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I? 🏦
- Answer: A bank
- I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I? ⌨️
- Answer: A keyboard
- I can fly without wings. I can cry without eyes. Whenever I go, darkness flies. What am I? 🌞
- Answer: Cloud
- I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I? 😂
- Answer: A joke
- I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? 🕯️
- Answer: A candle
- I can be broken without being held. What am I? 🤐
- Answer: A promise
- I run, but I never walk. I have a bed, but I never sleep. What am I? 🚰
- Answer: A river
- I can be written, I can be spoken, I can be exposed, I can be broken. What am I? 🔒
- Answer: A secret
- I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch, Will soon turn red. What am I? 🔥
- Answer: Fire
- I am full of holes, but I can still hold water. What am I? 🧽
- Answer: Sponge
- I have a neck but no head, and I wear a cap. What am I? 🍾
- Answer: A bottle
- I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I? 🌬️
- Answer: Breath
- I have one eye but can’t see. What am I? 🪡
- Answer: A needle
- I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I? 🗺️
- Answer: A map
- I can fill a room but take up no space. What am I? 💡
- Answer: Light
- The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? 👣
- Answer: Footsteps
- I start out tall, but the longer I stand, the shorter I grow. What am I? 🕯️
- Answer: A candle
- I am not a living thing, but I can grow. I don’t have a mouth, but I can drown. What am I? 🧼
- Answer: Soap
- I have hands, but I can’t clap. What am I? ⏰
- Answer: A clock
- I have a heart that doesn’t beat. What am I? 🍉
- Answer: An artichoke
- I am something. I have keys but I open no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I? ⌨️
- Answer: A keyboard
- I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I? ✏️
- Answer: Pencil lead
- I fly without wings, I cry without eyes. What am I? ☁️
- Answer: A cloud
- I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and cities with no buildings. What am I? 🗺️
- Answer: A map
Object Riddles
- I can sizzle like bacon, I am made with an egg, I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg. What am I? 🐍
- Answer: A snake
- I’m not alive, but I can 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
- I have a tail and a head, but no body. What am I? 🪙
- Answer: A coin
- I’m as light as a feather, yet the world’s strongest man couldn’t hold me for much longer than a minute. What am I? 🌬️
- Answer: Breath
- I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch, Will soon turn red. What am I? 🔥
- Answer: Fire
- I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I? 🌬️
- Answer: An echo
- The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? 👣
- Answer: Footsteps
- I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I? ✏️
- Answer: Pencil
- I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I? 🏦
- Answer: A bank
- I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I? ⌨️
- Answer: A keyboard
- I can fly without wings. I can cry without eyes. Whenever I go, darkness flies. What am I? 🌞
- Answer: Cloud
- I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I? 😂
- Answer: A joke
- I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? 🕯️
- Answer: A candle
- I can be broken without being held. What am I? 🤐
- Answer: A promise
- I run, but I never walk. I have a bed, but I never sleep. What am I? 🚰
- Answer: A river
- I can be written, I can be spoken, I can be exposed, I can be broken. What am I? 🔒
- Answer: A secret
- I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch, Will soon turn red. What am I? 🔥
- Answer: Fire
- I am full of holes, but I can still hold water. What am I? 🧽
- Answer: Sponge
- I have a neck but no head, and I wear a cap. What am I? 🍾
- Answer: A bottle
- I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I? 🌬️
- Answer: Breath
- I have one eye but can’t see. What am I? 🪡
- Answer: A needle
- I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I? 🗺️
- Answer: A map
- I can fill a room but take up no space. What am I? 💡
- Answer: Light
- The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? 👣
- Answer: Footsteps
- I start out tall, but the longer I stand, the shorter I grow. What am I? 🕯️
- Answer: A candle
- I am not a living thing, but I can grow. I don’t have a mouth, but I can drown. What am I? 🧼
- Answer: Soap
- I have hands, but I can’t clap. What am I? ⏰
- Answer: A clock
- I have a heart that doesn’t beat. What am I? 🍉
- Answer: An artichoke
- I am something. I have keys but I open no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I? ⌨️
- Answer: A keyboard
- I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I? ✏️
- Answer: Pencil lead
Math Riddles
- I can sizzle like bacon, I am made with an egg, I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg. What am I? 🐍
- Answer: A snake
- I’m not alive, but I can 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
- I have a tail and a head, but no body. What am I? 🪙
- Answer: A coin
- I’m as light as a feather, yet the world’s strongest man couldn’t hold me for much longer than a minute. What am I? 🌬️
- Answer: Breath
- I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch, Will soon turn red. What am I? 🔥
- Answer: Fire
- I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I? 🌬️
- Answer: An echo
- The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? 👣
- Answer: Footsteps
- I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I? ✏️
- Answer: Pencil
- I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I? 🏦
- Answer: A bank
- I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I? ⌨️
- Answer: A keyboard
- I can fly without wings. I can cry without eyes. Whenever I go, darkness flies. What am I? 🌞
- Answer: Cloud
- I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I? 😂
- Answer: A joke
- I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? 🕯️
- Answer: A candle
- I can be broken without being held. What am I? 🤐
- Answer: A promise
- I run, but I never walk. I have a bed, but I never sleep. What am I? 🚰
- Answer: A river
- I can be written, I can be spoken, I can be exposed, I can be broken. What am I? 🔒
- Answer: A secret
- I am always hungry, I must always be fed. The finger I touch, Will soon turn red. What am I? 🔥
- Answer: Fire
- I am full of holes, but I can still hold water. What am I? 🧽
- Answer: Sponge
- I have a neck but no head, and I wear a cap. What am I? 🍾
- Answer: A bottle
- I’m light as a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I? 🌬️
- Answer: Breath
- I have one eye but can’t see. What am I? 🪡
- Answer: A needle
- I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I? 🗺️
- Answer: A map
- I can fill a room but take up no space. What am I? 💡
- Answer: Light
- The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? 👣
- Answer: Footsteps
- I start out tall, but the longer I stand, the shorter I grow. What am I? 🕯️
- Answer: A candle
- I am not a living thing, but I can grow. I don’t have a mouth, but I can drown. What am I? 🧼
- Answer: Soap
- I have hands, but I can’t clap. What am I? ⏰
- Answer: A clock
- I have a heart that doesn’t beat. What am I? 🍉
- Answer: An artichoke
- I am something. I have keys but I open no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I? ⌨️
- Answer: A keyboard
- I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I? ✏️
- Answer: Pencil lead
Dariel Campbell is the creative mind behind Puzzlerpedia, combining a love for puzzles with a talent for engaging writing. His innovative approach to puzzle creation and analysis has earned him a dedicated following. Dariel’s articles are not only informative but also inspire readers to see puzzles in a new and exciting light.
