Wordplay Riddles and Word Puzzles
Wordplay riddles depend on how words look and sound. Watch for double meanings, hidden words and letters that can be moved or removed.
Tip: Sound the words out, spell them backwards and look for a smaller word hidden inside.
92 riddles in this collection, page 2 of 3. Tap a riddle for the answer, or open it for the full explanation.
Add one letter to the sound a ghost makes and you get something you wear on your foot. What is it?
I am round with a flaky crust, and I am full of pumpkin at dinner. What am I?
I am frozen water, and I cover the pond so skaters can glide. What am I?
What do the letters in "heart" make when you rearrange them to name something you breathe from the earth?
I am shiny and round, and a leprechaun hides me in a pot. What am I?
I have a handle but no door, and I hold eggs and candy at Easter. What am I?
We cross the sea in a ship and arrive for the first harvest feast. Who are we?
I am a cup of color that blooms in rows in the spring garden. What am I?
I am hot and round and you see me in the day, but I never stand still. What am I?
I fill the sky with color and a loud bang at the party. What am I?
I appear after rain with seven colors and gold at my end. What am I?
I stand in a field in old clothes and I scare the birds. What am I?
Rearrange the letters of "silent," the first word of a famous carol, to get something you do with your ears. What is it?
I hold the whole dinner but I have four legs and cannot walk. What am I?
I am a wet spot in the road, and kids love to jump in me. What am I?
I come once every twelve months and last for three hundred sixty-five days. What am I?
I have twelve pages and each one is a month of the year. What am I?
I have many students and one teacher and a bell rings for me. What am I?
I burst in the sky with a bang and a rainbow of sparks. What am I?
I am a black iron pot that holds gold at the end of the rainbow. What am I?
I grow orange underground and a rabbit loves to crunch me. What am I?
I am knitted and cozy, and you wear me when the air turns cool. What am I?
I change from green to red and gold, and then I drop to the ground. What am I?
What Halloween creature is also a word for a stick used in baseball?
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