Classic Clues
What gets wetter the more it dries?
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A towel.
What has keys but cannot open locks?
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A keyboard.
What has a head, tail, and no legs?
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A penny.
What comes once in a minute and twice in a moment?
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The letter M.
I am tall when young and short when old. What am I?
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A candle.
What can you catch but never throw?
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A cold.
What travels the world while staying in a corner?
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A stamp.
What must be broken before use?
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An egg.
What has many teeth but cannot bite?
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A comb.
What gets bigger the more you take away?
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A hole.
Themed Challenge Riddles
What has hands but cannot clap?
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A clock.
What belongs to you but others use more?
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Your name.
What coat is best put on wet?
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A coat of paint.
What has an eye but cannot see?
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A needle.
What building has the most stories?
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A library.
What has a neck but no head?
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A bottle.
What has ears but cannot hear?
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A cornfield.
What kind of room has no doors or windows?
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A mushroom.
What can fill a room without taking space?
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Light.
What has words but never speaks?
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A book.
Party and Classroom Extras
What runs but never walks?
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A river.
What has four fingers and a thumb but is not alive?
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A glove.
What has a bark but is not a dog?
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A tree.
What can be cracked, made, told, and played?
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A joke.
What starts with T, ends with T, and has T inside?
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A teapot.
What is orange and sounds like a parrot?
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A carrot.
What has a spine but no bones?
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A notebook.
What falls but never gets hurt?
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Rain.
What is light as a feather but hard to hold?
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Your breath.
What is made of sixty seconds?
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A minute.
FAQ
Are answers included?
Yes. Every riddle includes the answer.
How should I use these riddles?
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