Daily Life
I have hands but I cannot clap. I have a face but no mouth. What am I?
Hint: Think about what you use to check the time.
Clock 🕒
I fall in winter but never get hurt. What am I?
Hint: It is white and cold.
Snow
I am full of holes but I can still hold water. What am I?
Hint: You use me to wash dishes or your face.
Sponge
What has four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three in the evening?
Hint: This is a classic riddle about life stages.
A human (baby crawls, adult walks, elderly uses a cane )
What is always coming but never arrives?
Hint: Think about time.
Tomorrow
I get wet when drying. What am I?
Hint: You use me after a shower.
Towel
I have branches but no fruit, no trunk, and no leaves. What am I?
Hint: You find me at a bank.
A bank (river bank/ bank branch)
I have a neck but no head. What am I?
Hint: You find me on a table at dinner.
A Bottle 🍾
I have a head and a tail, but no body. What am I?
Hint: You find me in your wallet.
A coin
What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Hint: Read the clue carefully — the answer is in the question.
Short (short + er = shorter)
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Hint: Think about walking.
Footsteps
What can travel around the world without moving from its corner?
Hint: You put it on a letter.
A stamp
The more you feed me, the more I grow. Give me water and I will die. What am I?
Hint: I am dangerous in a kitchen.
Fire
The more you have of it, the less you see. What am I?
Hint: It happens at night.
Darkness
I start with 'e', end with 'e', and contain one letter. What am I?
Hint: Think of something you put a letter inside.
An envelope
I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can't go inside. What am I?
Hint: You use me every day to write.
Keyboard
I am always in front of you but cannot be seen. What am I?
Hint: Think about what comes next.
The future
I run but have no legs. I have a mouth but never eat. What am I?
Hint: I flow through the countryside.
A river
I come once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years. What am I?
Hint: Look at the words themselves, not the meaning.
The letter "M"
Which word in the dictionary is always spelled incorrectly?
Hint: Read the clue very literally.
incorrectly
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I?
Hint: I can repeat what you say in the mountains.
An echo
I have cities but no houses. I have mountains but no trees. I have water but no fish. What am I?
Hint: You look at me when you want to find a place.
A map
I am light as a feather, yet even the strongest person cannot hold me for more than a few minutes. What am I?
Hint: Every living thing needs me.
Breath (air)
I have an eye but cannot see. I am strong and have no muscles. What am I?
Hint: A tailor uses me.
A needle
What word is pronounced the same if you remove four of its five letters?
Hint: Think about a queue.
Queue — remove 4 letters, you're left with 'Q' which is pronounced the same