286 hard riddles with progressive hints and detailed explanations
I am aspired by all, yet hard to find. You can search endlessly, but have little peace of mind. What am I?
There is a word in the English language in which the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, t...
Many years ago, a wealthy old man was near death. He wished to leave his fortune to one of his three children. The old man wanted...
Can you guess the next letter in the series? CYGTNLIT
I have many teeth and sometimes they're fine, First I'm by your head, then I'm down your spine. What am I? What am I?
I am a five letter word and I am a fruit. Take the first letter out and I am a crime, take out the first and second letter and I a...
I am a fruit. If you take away the first letter of my name I become a crime. Take away the first two letters of my name I become a...
I can slash but I have no knife, I can dash but I have no legs, I can pound but I have no hammer, I can star but I have no stag...
I pass before the sun, yet make no shadow. What am I?
You want to boil a two-minute egg. If you only have a three-minute timer (hourglass), a four-minute timer and a five-minute timer...
A man is trapped in a room. The room has only two possible exits: two doors. Through the first door there is a room constructed fr...
What 5 letter word typed in all capital letters can be read the same upside down?
While exploring the wilds of Canada, George was captured by hostile wood fairies. Zion, the powerful chief of the fairies told him...
You can see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I?
A pregnant lady named her children: Dominique, Regis, Michelle, Fawn, Sophie and Lara. What will she name her next child? Jessica,...
What common English verb becomes its own past tense by rearranging its letters?
A smooth dance, a ball sport, a place to stay, an Asian country, and a girl's name. What's her name?
Two people are born at the same moment, but they don't have the same birthdays. How could this be?
Lynn likes grapes but not potatoes. She likes squash but not lettuce, and she likes peas but not onions. Following the same rule,...
Which word does not belong in the following list: Stop cop mop chop prop shop or crop?
I repeat only the last word you say. The more I repeat, the softer I got. I cannot be seen but can be heard. What am I?
Take 9 from 6, 10 from 9, 50 from 40 and leave 6.
Question: If you randomly choose one of the following answers to this question, what is your chance of getting it right? A) 50% B...
I'm teary-eyed but never cry. Silver-tongued, but never lie. Double-winged, but never fly. Air-cooled, but never dry. What am I?