Riddles with Answers, Hints & Explanations

Railroad crossing without any cars. Can you spell that without any R's?

I am what most people fear, I can strike without warning for I cannot be stopped. Everyday I do things to people that rip apart th...

Each letter in the below equation stands for a different number, and each time the same letter appears, it is the same number. Wha...

Name a 15-letter English word with fifteen different letters?

Take the letters ERGRO. Put three letters in front of it, and the same three letters behind to form a common English word.

It takes one word to separate them; otherwise they are inseparable. What are they?

What word has 5 letters but is pronounced like only one letter?

What makes my left hand, my right hand?

A farmer has seventeen sheep. All but nine died. How many sheep does he have left?

If three men can chop down three trees in three hours, how many men will it take to chop down six trees in six hours?

What unusual property do the words FLOUR, TERN, and THIRSTY have in common?

When the postman arrived at the Smith home to deliver mail through a slot in the front door, he was surprised to find the Smiths h...

If you have 30 white socks, 22 black socks and 14 blue socks scattered across the floor in the dark, how many would you have to gr...

You have 12 black socks and 12 white socks in your drawer. What is the minimum number of socks that you have to take out to make s...

What falls but never breaks?

Which side of a cat has the most fur?

Why does an Elephant drink more water in January than February?

What has thousands of ears but can't hear anything?

Although glory but not at my best. Power will fall to me finally, when the man who made me is dead. What am I?

I drive men mad for love of me, easily beaten, never free. What am I?

Although I may have eyes, I cannot see. I have a round brown face with lots of acne. What am I?

I am a king who's good at measuring stuff. What am I?

What is unusual about the following words: revive, banana, grammar, voodoo, assess, potato, dresser, uneven?

How many books can you put into an empty backpack?