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Word Riddles

Are you very verbal? Are you good at understanding the written word and playing with it? Then you'll love this category, filled with challenging word play riddles!

A Grieving Tree
Riddle:
What tree grieves the most?
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All Bark and No Bite
Riddle:
I have lots of bark but no bite. What am I?
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What Food Am I?
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I am a plant you use in food, and my name consists of 5 letters. Remove the first letter of my name, and you'll get a form of energy. Get rid of two, and you'll get something necessary for life. Scramble together the last 3 letters, and you can drink it. What am I?
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Chocolate Sauce and Ice Cream
Riddle:
What did the chocolate sauce confess to the ice cream?
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The Stamp and the Envelope
Riddle:
What did the envelope say to the stamp on Valentine’s Day?
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The Doctor and the Truck Driver
Riddle:
A truck driver and a doctor fell in love with the same woman. The truck driver had to go on a weekend trip. Before leaving, he gave the woman 2 apples. Why?
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Loving Artichokes
Riddle:
Artichokes are considered to be the most loving vegetable, but why?
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A Bird Couple
Riddle:
What does the boy bird call his darling?
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Two Ants
Riddle:
What do you call a couple of Italian ants?
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Silkworm Fight
Riddle:
Two silkworms started a fight. How did it end?
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Please Lend Me a Buck!
Riddle:
What animal can lend you a buck?
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Birds in Trouble
Riddle:
Why did the chicken, the turkey, the goose, and the pigeon get in trouble?
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An Embarrassed Fish
Riddle:
Why did the fish blush?
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Shaving a Looney Sheep
Riddle:
What happens when you're shaving a looney sheep?
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Tick-tock, Bow-wow!
Riddle:
What goes tick-tock, bow-wow, tick-tock, bow-wow?
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The Leopard's Plight
Riddle:
Why is it so difficult for the leopard to hide?
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Growing Down
Riddle:
I grow down as I grow up. What am I?
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Can You Guess the Wild Animal?
Riddle:
What king do you make if you take the head of a llama, the middle of a pig, the back of a buffalo, and the tail of a stallion?
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Duck and Rooster Fight
Riddle:
What did the duck say to the rooster as he dared him to a fight?
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The Taxi and the Aardvark
Riddle:
What did the aardvark ask the taxi driver?
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A Dog in the Water
Riddle:
Why did the silly dog swim down the rapids?
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Which Domestic Animal Am I?
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My first letter is in cloud, but never in sky. The second is in roll but not in lie, My third letter is in water but not in trees. My whole makes you milk, kefir, and cheese. What am I?
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I Make Circles in a Bowl
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My first letter is in follow but not in lead, and the second is in write but not in read. My third letter is in sky but not in cloud, my fourth is in humble but not in proud. My all makes circles in a bowl, or lies on a plate cooked up whole. What am I?
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A Pregnant Lady
Riddle:
A pregnant lady named her children: Dominique, Regis, Michelle, Fawn, Sophie and Lara. What will she name her next child? Jessica, Katie, Abby or Tilly?
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Another One...
Riddle:
People are hired to get rid of me. I’m often hiding under your bed. In time I’ll always return you see. Bite me and you’re surely dead. What am I?
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I Dig Out Tiny Caves
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I dig out tiny caves, and store gold and silver in them. I also build bridges of silver and make crowns of gold. They are the smallest you could imagine. Sooner or later everybody needs my help, yet many people are afraid to let me help them. Who am I?
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Two Arms But No Hands
Riddle:
What has a neck and no head, two arms but no hands?
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The Chemist's Demise
Riddle:
A renowned chemist is found dead in his lab. There is no clear evidence except a piece of paper lying by the body. The paper is blank other than the name of five elements scrawled across it hastily: Nickel Carbon Oxygen Lanthanum Sulfur The guard reported that three people visited the chemist that day – his sister, Laura; his colleague, Nicolas; and his wife, Tessa. The criminal was arrested immediately. Who was it?
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Coastguard Confusion
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There were three men swimming in the sea. When the coastguard called them into the beach, only two of the men had wet hair. Why?
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So Fragile
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What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
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