
110 Funny Riddles With Answers (Easy to Tricky)
These are real riddles, not jokes wearing a question mark. You read the clues out loud, everyone throws out a guess, and the answer is something you can actually work out: a sponge, a clock, a bee, a hole in the ground. The guessing is the whole point, so read these off the page and let people earn the answer.
We sorted them by subject so you can grab an easy animal one for a five year old or a sneaky word play one for the back seat. There is a block of easy riddles for little kids and a separate block of tricky brain teasers at the end for the folks who swear you cannot catch them out. Every riddle here is clean and family safe, so read any of them at the table without checking ahead.
What gets bigger and bigger the more you take away from it? A hole.
I am full of holes yet I still hold water, I wipe up the mess on the kitchen counter. What am I? A sponge.
What is black and white and read all over? A newspaper.
What is so fragile that just saying its name out loud will break it? Silence.
I get wetter and wetter the more that I dry, I hang by the shower to keep you dry. What am I? A towel.
I wag my tail and I love to play fetch, I bark at the mail and I am your best friend yet. Who am I? A dog.
Where in the world can you find an ocean that has no water in it at all? On a map.
The more of them you take, the more you leave behind you. What are they? Footsteps.
I have a face and two hands, I tick through the day, I tell you the time but I have nothing to say. What am I? A clock.
What has a bed but never sleeps, a mouth but never eats, and runs but never walks? A river.
Classic what am I riddles
1-20I have a face and two hands, I tick through the day, I tell you the time but I have nothing to say. What am I? A clock.
I have a neck but no head, I hold a cool drink, I sit on the table right next to the sink. What am I? A bottle.
I have keys but no locks and space but no room, you can type out a letter but I hold no broom. What am I? A keyboard.
I am full of holes yet I still hold water, I wipe up the mess on the kitchen counter. What am I? A sponge.
I have one eye but I cannot see, I carry the thread that mends a torn seam. What am I? A needle.
I get wetter and wetter the more that I dry, I hang by the shower to keep you dry. What am I? A towel.
I have teeth in a row but I never bite, I tidy your hair till the part is right. What am I? A comb.
I have many teeth but I eat no food, I slide up a jacket to block out the cold. What am I? A zipper.
I have pages inside but I am not a tree, I hold a whole story in the heart of me. What am I? A book.
I stand on four legs but I cannot walk, I hold up your dinner and I never talk. What am I? A table.
I have a head and a foot but no body between, I am soft and I am where your dreams are seen. What am I? A bed.
I open and close but I am not a mouth, I let people in and I keep the cold out. What am I? A door.
I catch the light and I show you your face, but I cannot say a word in your place. What am I? A mirror.
I have a ring but I am not for your finger, I buzz or I chime and my sound tends to linger. What am I? A phone.
I go up and I go down but I stay in one place, I carry you floor to floor at an easy pace. What am I? An elevator.
I have a brim and a crown but I am not a king, I sit on your head when the cold winds sting. What am I? A hat.
I am small and I am metal and I fit in your hand, I open your front door so you can land. What am I? A key.
I am a long wooden handle with bristles below, I sweep up the dust wherever you go. What am I? A broom.
I hold your warm drink by a little round ear, I sit in your hand and I bring you good cheer. What am I? A mug.
I light up a room from my spot on the wall, flip me once and I answer your call. What am I? A light switch.
Animal riddles
21-40I wag my tail and I love to play fetch, I bark at the mail and I am your best friend yet. Who am I? A dog.
I purr on your lap and I chase a red dot, I land on my feet from a very high spot. Who am I? A cat.
I waddle to the pond and I love to swim, I say quack quack from the water's cool rim. Who am I? A duck.
I buzz flower to flower in the warm afternoon, I make golden honey and I hum a soft tune. Who am I? A bee.
I hop on green lily pads and I catch a quick fly, I say ribbit at night when the pond moon is high. Who am I? A frog.
I have eight long legs and I spin a fine thread, I wait in my web for a fly to be led. Who am I? A spider.
I say whoo in the night from a branch way up high, I turn my round head and I blink a big eye. Who am I? An owl.
I waddle on ice in a smart black and white coat, I cannot fly but I swim like a boat. Who am I? A penguin.
I have a long gray trunk and two ears that are wide, I am the biggest on land with a slow heavy stride. Who am I? An elephant.
I change all my colors to match where I sit, I move very slow and my long tongue is quick. Who am I? A chameleon.
I carry my house on my back as I crawl, I leave a shiny trail and I am very small. Who am I? A snail.
I have black and white stripes but I am not a crossing, I gallop the plains with my mane always tossing. Who am I? A zebra.
I hang upside down and I sleep through the day, I come out at night to flutter away. Who am I? A bat.
I have a long neck that reaches the trees, I nibble the high leaves with incredible ease. Who am I? A giraffe.
I hop with big feet and a pouch on my front, I carry my baby wherever I want. Who am I? A kangaroo.
I am called the king with a loud mighty roar, I nap in the sun on the warm savanna floor. Who am I? A lion.
I squeak very softly and I nibble on cheese, I scurry through walls with incredible ease. Who am I? A mouse.
I have a hard shell and I move very slow, I tuck in my head wherever I go. Who am I? A turtle.
I gallop and neigh and I wear iron shoes, you ride on my back to wherever you choose. Who am I? A horse.
I flutter on wings of bright colored lace, I started as a caterpillar in a much smaller space. Who am I? A butterfly.
Food and kitchen riddles
41-58I have a shell but I am not from the sea, crack me for breakfast, scrambled or sunny. What am I? An egg.
I am long and I am yellow and I come in a bunch, peel me and eat me for a sweet little lunch. What am I? A banana.
I am yellow with rows on a tall green stalk, you butter me up at a summer cookout. What am I? Corn.
I am round and red and I grow on a vine, people argue if I am a fruit all the time. What am I? A tomato.
I am white and cold and I pour in your bowl, I come from a cow and I make cereal whole. What am I? Milk.
I am orange and crunchy and good for your sight, rabbits love to nibble me with a bite. What am I? A carrot.
I am sliced and I am toasted and spread with some jam, I come from a loaf fresh out of the pan. What am I? Bread.
I sit on the stove and I start to sing, when my water is boiling I let out a ring. What am I? A kettle.
I am yellow and holey and I come from milk too, I melt on a burger and I shine in fondue. What am I? Cheese.
I am a hot round slice with the cheese pulled wide, with toppings on top you cannot decide. What am I? Pizza.
I am red and sweet and I grow on a tree, pick me for a pie or just eat me for free. What am I? A cherry.
I am cold and I am sweet in a cone or a cup, I melt in the sun so you better eat up. What am I? Ice cream.
I am a small brown bean that is ground up and brewed, one hot morning cup can change your whole mood. What am I? Coffee.
I am round and I am crispy with a hole in the middle, I am glazed or I am sprinkled, now solve this riddle. What am I? A donut.
I am long and thin and I boil in a pot, twirl me on a fork with some sauce that is hot. What am I? Spaghetti.
I am a green little pod and I pop when you squeeze, I roll off your plate with incredible ease. What am I? A pea.
I am sour and yellow and I make your lips pucker, squeeze me for lemonade on a hot summer scorcher. What am I? A lemon.
I keep your food cold and I hum through the night, open my door and a little bulb lights. What am I? A refrigerator.
Word and letter play
59-76What is black and white and read all over? A newspaper.
What word becomes shorter the moment you add two letters to it? Short.
What belongs to you but gets used by other people more than by you? Your name.
What has to be given before you can ever keep it? Your word.
Which letter of the alphabet holds the most water? The letter C.
What word contains twenty six letters but only three syllables? Alphabet.
What five letter word stays the same even after you take away four of its letters? Queue.
What is always found at the very end of a rainbow? The letter W.
Spelled forward I am heavy, but spelled backward I am nothing. What am I? A ton.
What word is spelled incorrectly in every single dictionary? Incorrectly.
What has branches but no leaves, no trunk, and no fruit? A bank.
What buzzes in the garden and also comes right after the letter A? A bee.
What kind of dress can you spell out loud but never actually wear? An address.
What box holds a stack of letters but is not the alphabet? A mailbox.
What kind of cheese is made if you spell the word made backward? Edam.
I am a word of three letters, add two more and somehow I mean fewer. What am I? Few.
What place is full of letters yet it is not a book? The post office.
What everyday English word has three double letters in a row? Bookkeeper.
Easy riddles for little kids
77-92I am yellow and round and I shine in the sky, I warm up the day from way up high. What am I? The sun.
I come out at night with the stars up high, I am round and I glow in the dark night sky. What am I? The moon.
I say moo in the field and I give you milk, my coat has black spots and my nose feels like silk. Who am I? A cow.
I am a big round ball that you kick and you throw, I bounce on the ground wherever you go. What am I? A ball.
I am red and round and I grow on a tree, crunch me for a snack, one apple for me. What am I? An apple.
I bloom in the spring in red, pink, or blue, the bees come to visit and I smell nice too. What am I? A flower.
I fall from the clouds in little wet drops, I water the gardens and fill up the ponds. What am I? Rain.
I have a trunk and branches and leaves of green, I am the tallest living thing you have ever seen. What am I? A tree.
I float in the sky all fluffy and white, I bring a bit of shade on a day that is bright. What am I? A cloud.
I buzz around flowers but I am tiny and red, I have little black dots all over my head. Who am I? A ladybug.
I ride on your back on the way to your school, I have zips and straps and I keep your books cool. What am I? A backpack.
I roll on four wheels and I take you around, I beep my little horn with a loud happy sound. What am I? A car.
I splash in the tub and I come from the tap, I am wet and I am clear, now what about that? What am I? Water.
I shine in the sky after the rain goes away, I have seven bright colors on a happy day. What am I? A rainbow.
I grow on your head and you brush me each day, I can be long or short or curly all the way. What am I? Hair.
I tie on your foot and I help you to run, I come in a pair and I am lots of fun. What am I? A shoe.
Funny riddle FAQ
A riddle is a short puzzle where a few clues describe something and you work out what it is. You read the clues, people guess, and the answer is a thing you can actually figure out, like a clock, a river, or your own name. It works best said out loud with a group.
For younger kids stick to the short picture friendly ones with a clear object answer, like the sun that warms the day or the ladybug with the black dots. The easy for little kids block here is built for ages five to seven, and the animal and food sections are a gentle next step.
Read the clues slowly and give everyone a second to guess out loud. Let a few wrong answers fly, since the guessing is half the fun. Then say the answer with a straight face and let the groan happen on its own. Tell them one at a time, because firing off ten in a row flattens all of them.
Yes. Every riddle on this page is clean and friendly for any age, with no hidden meanings and no grown up framing. You can read any of them aloud at the dinner table or in a classroom without scanning ahead first.
A riddle gives you clues and asks you to work out the answer, so the fun is in solving it. A joke just builds to a punchline, usually a pun, and the fun is the groan at the end. Riddles are an old form: the Sphinx riddle that Oedipus solves and the riddle Samson poses in the Bible both go back thousands of years. Many so called funny riddles online are really jokes in question form, so on this page we kept the real guess the answer riddles and left the pure puns to our jokes.
How to tell a riddle so it lands
Read it one at a time and then stop talking. The pause while everyone guesses is where a riddle lives, so give it room. Say the clues once, let a few wrong guesses fly, and only then drop the answer with a straight face.
Easy or tricky, pick for the room
Match the riddle to who is guessing. Hand a little kid a short object riddle they can picture, and save the brain teasers for the person who keeps saying nobody can stump them. Read the room first and nobody gets left behind or bored.