286 hard riddles with progressive hints and detailed explanations
What 4-letter word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?
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...
What has cities, but no houses; forests, but no trees; and water, but no fish?
I make the leaves green, I make the dirt brown, I make the blue birds blue, I make all of your childhood dreams come true. What...
I pass before the sun, yet make no shadow. 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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?
A smooth dance, a ball sport, a place to stay, an Asian country, and a girl's name. What's her name?
A pregnant lady named her children: Dominique, Regis, Michelle, Fawn, Sophie and Lara. What will she name her next child? Jessica,...
You can see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I?
What common English verb becomes its own past tense by rearranging its letters?
Lynn likes grapes but not potatoes. She likes squash but not lettuce, and she likes peas but not onions. Following the same rule,...
Two people are born at the same moment, but they don't have the same birthdays. How could this be?
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?
Which word does not belong in the following list: Stop cop mop chop prop shop or crop?
You want to hire a temporary employee for one month. You offer him reasonable wages, but the employee suggests an alternative. For...
Take 9 from 6, 10 from 9, 50 from 40 and leave 6.
A thief enters a shop and threatens the clerk, forcing him to open the safe. The clerk says, "The code for the safe is different e...