Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

What gets tighter when stretched?

Who is it that rows quickly with four oars but never comes out from under his own roof?

A strange attraction compels me to hold your things most dear, yet I know it not, and feel no warmth in my holding. My brothers an...

Besides NME, which other three letters can be used to express "enemy"?

What kind of table can you eat?

What is the first thing you see in an emergency that is also something you only see twice in a lifetime?

Which letter comes next in the series: S, M, H, D, W, M?

I drape the hills in white. I do not swallow, but I sure do bite. What am I?

Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother." How is the woman related to the man?

A harp has four of something, whilst a guitar has six of them. What are we talking about?

A boy fell off a 100 foot ladder. But he did not get hurt. Why not?

An archaeologist unearths a coin bearing the inscription "57BC". How does he instantly know that it's a forgery?

Can you name the largest number that can be written with four 1's?

I occur twice in eternity, and I'm always within sight. What am I?

There is a house. A person enters this house blind but exits it seeing. What is it?

You are in a plane. There is a horse in front of you and a car behind you. Where are you? Hint: It is not a dream

What 8 letter word has kst in the middle, in the beginning, and at the end?

"Out of the eater, something to eat; out of the strong, something sweet." (Judges 14:14)

In a closely contested race, the judges call for a photo finish to determine the winner. It becomes clear that Alfonso crossed the...

Think of words ending in GRY. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the th...

First think of the person who lives in disguise, Who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies. Next, tell me what's always the l...

What is the next letter in the series below, and why? B, C, D, E, G, P

A train pulls in alongside a crowded platform. It is precisely on schedule. The train is not full, and yet nobody boards it. All t...

A room has four corners. Each corner has one cat. Each cat sees 3 cats. how many cats are there in the room?