🧩 30 riddles with answers
30 riddles for kids, with answers you tap to reveal
Riddles build thinking, vocabulary and a sense of humour. Read one aloud, let your child guess, then tap to see the answer. Start at the top and the riddles get trickier.
How to play
- Read the riddle aloud and give a minute to think before showing the answer.
- Ask "why?" after the answer. Explaining is half the fun.
- Let your child make up a riddle of their own for you.
What has hands but cannot clap?
A clock.
What has keys but cannot open locks?
A piano (or a keyboard).
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel.
I have cities but no houses, mountains but no trees and water but no fish. What am I?
A map.
What has a head and a tail but no body?
A coin.
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp.
What has many teeth but cannot bite?
A comb.
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps.
What has one eye but cannot see?
A needle.
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age.
What can you catch but not throw?
A cold.
What has legs but does not walk?
A table.
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge.
I am tall when I am young and short when I am old. What am I?
A candle.
What begins with T, ends with T and has T in it?
A teapot.
What belongs to you but other people use it more than you?
Your name.
What has a neck but no head?
A bottle.
What comes down but never goes up?
Rain.
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light.
What is always in front of you but cannot be seen?
The future.
What can you break without touching it?
A promise.
What runs but never walks?
A river (or water from a tap).
What has 88 keys but cannot open a door?
A piano.
What building has the most stories?
A library.
Which month of the year has 28 days?
All of them.
How many months have 31 days?
Seven: January, March, May, July, August, October and December.
A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 die. How many are left?
Nine.
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short (it becomes shorter).
Which is heavier: a kilo of cotton or a kilo of iron?
Neither. Both weigh one kilo.
What word is spelled wrong in every dictionary?
Wrong.
FAQ
Riddles for kids: questions people ask
Are these riddles good for all ages?
The first ten suit ages 5 to 7. Ages 8 to 12 will enjoy the later word and number riddles.
Do riddles help learning?
They build vocabulary, logic and creative thinking in a playful way.
Can I print them?
Yes. Use your browser's print option. Answers are hidden until opened, so open them first if you want an answer key.
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