Funny Riddles to Ask Friends
What has to be broken before you can use it?
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An egg.
What building has the most stories?
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A library.
What kind of coat is always wet when you put it on?
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A coat of paint.
Forward I am heavy, backward I am not. What am I?
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The word ton.
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
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Bookkeeper.
What has a neck but no head?
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A bottle.
What gets wetter the more it dries?
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A towel.
What has legs but does not walk?
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A table.
What can you catch but not throw?
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A cold.
What has many keys but cannot open a single lock?
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A piano.
Tricky Riddles to Ask Friends
I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?
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A map.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
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The letter 'M'.
What begins and ends with an E but only contains one letter?
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An envelope.
You're in a race and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in?
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Second place.
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
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Short.
You see a boat filled with people, but there isn't a single person on board. How?
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They're all married.
A cowboy rode into town on Friday. He stayed three days and left on Friday. How?
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His horse's name is Friday.
If you have me, you want to share me. But if you share me, you no longer have me. What am I?
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A secret.
You answer me, although I never ask you a question. What am I?
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A phone.
What disappears as soon as you say its name?
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Silence.
Easy Riddles for Groups
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What is it?
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Footsteps.
What has one eye but can't see?
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A needle.
What goes up but never comes down?
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Your age.
What has hands but cannot clap?
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A clock.
What invention lets you look through a wall?
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A window.
What is full of holes but still holds water?
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A sponge.
What month of the year has twenty-eight days?
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All of them.
What can you hold without ever touching?
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A conversation.
What gets sharper the more you use it?
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Your brain.
Harder Riddles to Stump Your Friends
I'm taken from a mine, and shut in a wooden case, but I help everyone. What am I?
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Pencil lead.
A man celebrates his 20th birthday on the day he turns 80. How is that possible?
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He was born on February 29th (a leap year).
I have keys but no locks, space but no room. You can enter, but not go outside. What am I?
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A keyboard.
What goes through towns and over hills but never moves?
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A road.
What has four wheels and flies?
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A garbage truck.
What loses its head in the morning but gets it back at night?
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A pillow.
How far can a dog run into the woods?
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Halfway. After that, it is running out.
A man pushes his car to a hotel and tells the owner he’s bankrupt. Why?
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He’s playing Monopoly.
What breaks yet never falls, and what falls yet never breaks?
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Day breaks and night falls.
Take away the whole and some still remains. What is it?
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The word wholesome.
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FAQ
How do you ask a riddle to a group?
Read the question once, let everyone guess, then reveal. Keep score if you want a winner.
What if nobody gets it?
Give one small hint, like the category (object, word trick, or logic). If still stuck, reveal and move on.
Are these good for group chats?
Yes. Paste the question, wait for replies, then send the answer on a spoiler or follow-up message.