Brain Teasers
Riddles
Riddles are short poems, stories, or phrases that pose a question with a hidden meaning that you must answer to solve the puzzle. Riddles frequently rhyme, but not always. An 'Enigma' is a type of riddle that relies on metaphor to disguise the answer. Riddles that use puns or double meaning to hide the solution are called 'Conundra'. There are over a thousand good riddles here at Braingle for you to enjoy.
Riddles with Answers
Most Popular Riddles
These are the best riddles, as voted on by our readers. Some are hard and tricky. Others are easy. We have something for everyone, whether you are a kid or an adult.
Exit and Entrance
If you throw me from the window,
I will leave a grieving wife.
Bring me back, but in the door, and
You'll see someone giving life!
What am I?
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If you throw me from the window,
I will leave a grieving wife.
Bring me back, but in the door, and
You'll see someone giving life!
What am I?
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The Protector
I am a protector.
I sit on a bridge.
One person can see right through me, while others wonder what I hide.
What am I?
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I am a protector.
I sit on a bridge.
One person can see right through me, while others wonder what I hide.
What am I?
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Only a Head
I am only a head,
I have nothing within,
I have no mouth,
But speak through my skin.
What am I?
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I am only a head,
I have nothing within,
I have no mouth,
But speak through my skin.
What am I?
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A drum.
Drums consist of a drumhead (the part of the drum you beat) over a hollow space, and are traditionally made with animal skin.
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Drums consist of a drumhead (the part of the drum you beat) over a hollow space, and are traditionally made with animal skin.
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Assemble
What king can you make if you take
the head of a lamb
the middle of a pig
the hind of a buffalo
and the tail of a dragon?
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What king can you make if you take
the head of a lamb
the middle of a pig
the hind of a buffalo
and the tail of a dragon?
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A lion, king of the jungle! (the head of a Lamb, the middle of a pIg, the hind of a buffalO and the tail of a dragoN)
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Always Old, Sometimes New
Always old, sometimes new. Never sad, sometimes blue. Never empty, sometimes full. Never pushing, always pulling. What am I?
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Always old, sometimes new. Never sad, sometimes blue. Never empty, sometimes full. Never pushing, always pulling. What am I?
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A Batter
I am used to bat with, yet I never get a hit.
I am near a ball, yet I am never thrown.
What am I?
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I am used to bat with, yet I never get a hit.
I am near a ball, yet I am never thrown.
What am I?
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Fun Riddles
Here are some more fun riddles to puzzle your brain. Please share your favorites with your friends and family.
Dagger
A dagger thrust at my own heart
Dictates the way I'm swayed
Left I stand, and right I yield
To the twisting of the blade.
What am I?
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A dagger thrust at my own heart
Dictates the way I'm swayed
Left I stand, and right I yield
To the twisting of the blade.
What am I?
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Blue Earth
I am where the sky is orange;
I am where the grass is red;
I am the land of violet bananas
and the home to blue oranges.
What am I?
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I am where the sky is orange;
I am where the grass is red;
I am the land of violet bananas
and the home to blue oranges.
What am I?
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I am a film negative.
On a negative, everything is its complementary color (red and green complement each other, as do yellow and violet, and blue and orange)
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On a negative, everything is its complementary color (red and green complement each other, as do yellow and violet, and blue and orange)
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It's Not Tulips
You can find me on a face;
Frequently I'm in a vase.
I'm precise by definition,
Yet to one man I am different.
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You can find me on a face;
Frequently I'm in a vase.
I'm precise by definition,
Yet to one man I am different.
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A dozen.
A dozen numbers on the face of a clock, a dozen roses in a vase, and although it means precisely 12, to one man (the baker), it means 13.
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A dozen numbers on the face of a clock, a dozen roses in a vase, and although it means precisely 12, to one man (the baker), it means 13.
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It Starts and Ends With `E`
What word starts with `e` ends with `e` and only has one letter in it?
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What word starts with `e` ends with `e` and only has one letter in it?
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Dead on the Field
Dead on the field lie ten soldiers in white,
felled by three eyes, black as night.
What's going on here?
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Dead on the field lie ten soldiers in white,
felled by three eyes, black as night.
What's going on here?
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Noel For Santa
When I'm lost, still some will try.
When common I'm shared by many.
I can be a contracted reason why.
A rebel may not have any.
What am I?
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When I'm lost, still some will try.
When common I'm shared by many.
I can be a contracted reason why.
A rebel may not have any.
What am I?
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Cause
Line 1: Lost cause
Line 2: Common cause
Line 3: 'cause I can mean because
Line 4: Rebel Without a Cause
Apologies for the terrible hint/pun in the title!
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Line 1: Lost cause
Line 2: Common cause
Line 3: 'cause I can mean because
Line 4: Rebel Without a Cause
Apologies for the terrible hint/pun in the title!
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Short Riddles
These 7 second riddles will give you something quick to enjoy.
Read me forwards I am the highest point of everything. Read me backwards scarcely anything is deeper. What am I?
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tip
What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letter?
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Queue
Easy Riddles
Here are some easy riddles for kids or teens or anyone who just wants a quick brain teaser.
Six Letters it Contains
A word I know,
six letters it contains
subtract just one,
and twelve is what remains.
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A word I know,
six letters it contains
subtract just one,
and twelve is what remains.
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Yard By Yard
Blade to blade I always win,
My foe laid low and even.
Yard by yard through thick and thin,
I'm busiest in season.
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Blade to blade I always win,
My foe laid low and even.
Yard by yard through thick and thin,
I'm busiest in season.
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A lawn mower.
Explanation: It cuts blades of grass with its blade, leaving them low and even. It is used in home yards and is busiest in summer when grass grows fastest.
(Hint)
You push and pull when cutting and generally stay in a straight course, and your lawn mower engine has a horsepower rating (like 3.5 horsepower).
Hope it was enjoyed more than mowing the yard!
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Explanation: It cuts blades of grass with its blade, leaving them low and even. It is used in home yards and is busiest in summer when grass grows fastest.
(Hint)
You push and pull when cutting and generally stay in a straight course, and your lawn mower engine has a horsepower rating (like 3.5 horsepower).
Hope it was enjoyed more than mowing the yard!
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What Costs Nothing?
What costs nothing
but is worth everything,
weighs nothing, but can last a lifetime,
that one person can't own,
but two or more can share?
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What costs nothing
but is worth everything,
weighs nothing, but can last a lifetime,
that one person can't own,
but two or more can share?
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Gone on Monday and Friday
Saturday and Sunday, I am big.
Tuesday through Thursday, I am small.
Monday and Friday, I am non-existent.
What am I?
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Saturday and Sunday, I am big.
Tuesday through Thursday, I am small.
Monday and Friday, I am non-existent.
What am I?
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Emotional Distress
I am feared by many people;
but scramble my letters
and I become hated.
What am I?
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I am feared by many people;
but scramble my letters
and I become hated.
What am I?
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By Your Breath I Die
I am tall when I am young.
I am short when I am old.
When I live I glow.
From your breath I die.
What am I?
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I am tall when I am young.
I am short when I am old.
When I live I glow.
From your breath I die.
What am I?
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