"What am I?" riddles are a classic format where the riddle describes an object, concept, or creature from its own perspective. The solver must figure out what is being described based on the clues given. These riddles are excellent for building lateral thinking skills and are popular with all age groups.
295 riddles

I shrink smaller every time I take a bath. What am I?

I am a rock group that has 4 members, all of whom are dead, one of which was assassinated. What am I?
You can crack me; You can make me; You can tell me; You can play me. What am I?

I have no voice and yet I speak to you, I tell of all things in the world that people do. I have leaves, but I am not a tree, I have pages, but I am not a bride...

I pass before the sun, yet make no shadow. What am I?
When I point up it's bright, but when I point down it's dark. What am I?

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?

You can have me almost every night, Sometimes I could be bad sometimes I can be nice, Whether you were a child or an adult i'll be there. What am I?
I am free yet priceless, you can't own me but you can use me, you can't keep me but you can spend me. Once you lost me you can never have me back. What am I?
What room can no one enter?
I am invisible, yet everywhere. Yet I am everywhere, I am not active in some places. Sometimes, you can feel me. I can be so strong, I can push you, and even de...

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?

I have keys but no locks. I have a space but no room. You can enter, but can't go outside. What am I?

I'm as small as an ant, as big as a whale. I'll approach like a breeze, but can come like a gale. By some I get hit, but all have shown fear. I'll dance to the...

You can see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I?

I am the beginning of sorrow, and the end of sickness. You cannot express happiness without me, yet I am in the midst of crosses. I am always in risk, yet never...

A cloud was my mother, the wind is my father, my son is the cool stream, and my daughter is the fruit of the land. A rainbow is my bed, the earth my final resti...

It runs and runs but can never flee. It is often watched, yet never sees. When long it brings boredom, When short it brings fear. What is it?

A beggar's brother died, but the man who died had no brother. How could that be?

How can you leave a room with two legs and return with six legs
I have existed for centuries, but last only a month. What am I?

Marble walls as white as milk, lined with skin as soft as silk, in a fountain crystal clear, a golden apple will appear, there is no key to this stronghold, yet...

If you drop me, I'm sure to crack. Give me a smile, and I'll always smile back. What am I?

Almost everyone sees me without noticing me, For what is beyond is what he or she seeks. What am I?