Think You're Pretty Clever? Try Solving These Riddles for Adults
There are a bunch of ways you can pass time when you're feeling bored, but few can work your mind the way that riddles do. Whether you're looking for a fun road trip game or just waiting for dinner to be served with a group of friends—using your wits to solve a fun riddle will decrease your feeling of restlessness. So, you can probably assume where this is going next—here's a list of 75 different riddles (with answers!) that are just waiting for you and your pals to solve.
You may be good at dad jokes—or mom jokes for that matter—but there's a good chance that some of these riddles will definitely stump you. Don't worry, though, because we also included some easier brain teasers that can double as riddles for kids. There's quite a range, in fact, so go ahead and read these if you want to frazzle your mind a bit. Oh, and definitely let us know in the comments how many you were able to solve!
Simple Riddles for Adults
What is harder to catch the faster you run? Your breath.
Which letter of the alphabet has the most water? C.
What flowers are kissable? Tulips.
What has many keys but can’t open a single lock? A piano.
Where does today come before yesterday? In the dictionary.
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? Short.
What can go up but can't go down? Your age.
What has a head and a tail but no body? A coin.
What can't be touched but can be broken? A promise.
What goes up and down but doesn’t move? A staircase.
What has legs, but does not walk? A chair.
Jared’s father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the third? Jared.
How many months have 28 days? 12.
What has words, but never speaks? A book.
What has hands, but can’t clap? A clock.
What runs around the whole yard without moving? Fence.
What tastes better than it smells? Your tongue.
What has three letters and starts with gas? Car.
The more of this there is, the less you see... What is it? Darkness.
What type of coat is always wet? A coat of paint.
What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in 1,000 years? The letter “M.”
What has a neck but has no head? Guitar.
Difficult Riddles for Adults
What runs, but never walks. Murmurs, but never talks. Has a bed, but never sleeps. And has a mouth, but never eats? A river.
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it? Silence.
Forwards I am heavy, backward I am not. What am I? Ton.
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I? A map.
If you eat it you, you'll still be hungry. What is it? Nothing.
No matter how little or how much you use me, you change me every month. What am I? A calendar.
What five-letter word has one left when two letters are removed? Stone.
People make me, save me, change me, raise me. What am I? Money.
Melissa has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Melissa have? Five—each daughter has the same brother.
What can fill a room but takes up no space? Light.
You see me once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May. What am I? The letter “E.”
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I? The letter “R.”
You walk into a room that has a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. What would you light first? The match.
The person who makes it has no need of it; the person who buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it? A coffin.
How much dirt is in a hole that’s two feet by three feet? None, it’s a hole.
A man goes out in heavy rain with nothing to protect him from it. His hair doesn’t get wet. How does he do that? He’s bald.
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I? A bank.
A cowboy rides into town on Friday. He stays three days, then rides out of town on Friday. How? His horse is named Friday.
Witty Riddles for Adults
What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand? Your left hand.
When is a door no longer a door? When it’s ajar.
Name a band that doesn't play music? A rubber band.
What gets smaller every time it takes a bath? Soap.
What has teeth, but doesn't bite? A comb.
What has a bottom at the top? Your legs.
What is yellow and smells like green paint? Yellow paint.
What kind of room has no doors or windows? A mushroom.
What has tons of eyes, but can’t see? A potato.
What has to be broken before you can use it? An egg.
What time is it when the Giant sits on a fence? It's time to get a new fence.
What two things can you never eat for breakfast? Lunch and dinner.
What part of the chicken has the most feathers? The outside.
What is easy to catch, but impossible to throw? A cold.
What has a singular eye, but can’t see? A needle.
What is the end of everything? The letter “G.”
What can travel the globe without leaving its corner? A stamp.
What gets wet even when it dries? A towel.
Mind-Stumping Riddles for Adults
What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters? Queue.
Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How? They are grandfather, father, and son.
The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States of America had the same parents but were not brothers. How can this be possible? They were the same man—Grover Cleveland.
What belongs to you, but everyone else uses it. Your name.
What do you throw out when you want to use it but take in when you don’t want to use it? An anchor.
What starts with a T, ends with a T, and has T in it? A teapot.
Spelled forwards I’m what you do every day, spelled backward I’m something you hate. What am I? Live.
What's always found on the ground but never gets dirty? A shadow.
Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers? They weigh the same.
What word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly? Incorrectly.
Until I am measured, I am not known. Yet how you miss me, When I have flown. What am I? Time.
A plane crashed between the border of France and Belgium. Where were the survivors buried? They weren’t. Survivors don’t need to be buried.
If your uncle’s sister is not your aunt, what relation is she to you? Your mother.
What begins with an “e” and only contains one letter? An envelope.
Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red. What am I? A match.
What do you buy to eat but never consume? Utensils.
If two’s company, and three’s a crowd, what are four and five? Nine.
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