Word Play
Riddles that play with the meanings or sounds of words.
The Falling Problem
What falls but never breaks, and breaks but never falls?
Answer: Night falls and day breaks
The Odd Instrument
What kind of room has no doors or windows?
Answer: A mushroom
The Animal Riddle
Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Answer: The word 'ton' (backward it's 'not')
The Shoe Mystery
What kind of coat can only be put on when wet?
Answer: A coat of paint
The Night Problem
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
Answer: The letter 'm'
The Spelling Problem
What English word has three consecutive double letters?
Answer: Bookkeeper
The Single Word
What word looks the same upside down and backwards?
Answer: SWIMS
The Ball Mystery
Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?
Answer: All of them were married, so none were single men
The Long Word
What starts with ‘e’, ends with ‘e’, and contains only one letter?
Answer: Envelope
The Neighbor’s Dilemma
What building has the most stories?
Answer: A library