30 What Am I Riddles (With Answers)
I’m short, sweet, and funny, and my name rhymes with “fiddles.” What am I? Riddles!
Not all riddles are alike. Some are easy, and some are really hard. Some have you thinking about math, while some are focused on wordplay. And then there are “What Am I” riddles. These riddles are particularly funny because they involve some clever thinking.
They also help us to think creatively. Since they help us to reimagine things and see common objects in different ways, they give us a fresh perspective. We’ve compiled a list of 30 “What Am I” riddles that will show you what we mean. So go through our list, take your pick, and let the guessing begin!
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1. Riddle: I must be broken before you can use me. What am I?
Answer: An egg.
2. Riddle: I go up, but never come down. What am I?
Answer: Age.
3. Riddle: I come out at night without being called. I’m gone in the morning, without being stolen. What am I?
Answer: Stars.
4. Riddle: I have teeth, but I don’t eat. What am I?
Answer: A comb.
5. Riddle: I run, but never walk. I have a bed but I never sleep. What am I?
Answer: A river.
6. Riddle: You can drop me from the tallest building and I’ll be fine, but if you drop me in water, it’ll be the end of me. What am I?
Answer: Paper.
7. Riddle: I’m made of water but not wet. What am I?
Answer: A cloud.
8. Riddle: You can touch me, but I can’t touch you back. You can see me, but I can’t see you. What am I?
Answer: A mirror.
9. Riddle: I have a spine but no bones. What am I?
Answer: A book.
10. Riddle: What runs all around a backyard, yet never moves?
Answer: A fence.
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11. Riddle: I have a head and a tail, but no arms and legs. What am I?
Answer: A coin.
12. Riddle: I sometimes run, but never walk. You follow me wherever you go. What am I?
Answer: Your nose.
13. Riddle: I scare some people, but most kids think I’m sweet. What am I?
Answer: Halloween.
14. Riddle: You see me once in a year, twice in a week, but never in a day. What am I?
Answer: The letter ‘e’.
15. Riddle: I lose my head in the morning, but get it back at night. What am I?
Answer: A pillow.
16. Riddle: I go through cities and fields, but never move. What am I?
Answer: A road.
17. Riddle: I have branches yet I have no leaves, no trunk, and no fruit. What am I?
Answer: A bank.
18. Riddle: I have hands that move but I can’t clap. What am I?
Answer: A clock.
19. Riddle: I’m round on both sides, but hi in the middle. What am I?
Answer: Ohio.
20. Riddle: The more you have of me, the less you see. What am I?
Answer: Darkness.
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21. Riddle: I get sharper the more I’m used. What am I?
Answer: A brain.
22. Riddle: I sometimes run, but never walk. You follow me wherever you go. What am I?
Answer: Your nose.
23. Riddle: I’m a coat that can only be put on wet. What am I?
Answer: A coat of paint.
24. Riddle: I can be as big as an elephant, but I weigh nothing. What am I?
Answer: A shadow.
25. Riddle: I’m not alive, but I can die. What am I?
Answer: A battery.
26. Riddle: You can throw me away, but I will always come back. What am I?
Answer: A boomerang.
27. Riddle: I have branches yet I have no leaves, no trunk, and no fruit. What am I?
Answer: A bank.
28. Riddle: I have hands that move but I can’t clap. What am I?
Answer: A clock.
29. Riddle: I’m round on both sides, but hi in the middle. What am I?
Answer: Ohio.
30. Riddle: I am answered all the time, but never ask a question. What am I?
Answer: The door. (Or a phone!)
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31. Riddle: Forward, I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Answer: Ton.
32. Riddle: I am light as a feather, but even the strongest man in the world can’t hold me for very long. What am I?
Answer: Breath.
33. Riddle: Feed me and I will live, but give me water and I will die. What am I?
Answer: Fire.
34. Riddle: I have a neck but no head. What am I?
Answer: A bottle.
35. Riddle: I have one small eye but can’t see a thing. What am I?
Answer: A needle.
36. Riddle: I have many eyes but can’t see. What am I?
Answer: A potato.
37. Riddle: Add me to your pocket and it will be empty. What am I?
Answer: A hole.
38. Riddle: I have keys, but no locks. I have space, but no room. You can enter, but it won’t get you inside. What am I?
Answer: A keyboard.
39. Riddle: I am bought by the yard but worn by the foot. What am I?
Answer: Carpeting.
40. Riddle: I get smaller every time I take a bath. What am I?
Answer: Soap.
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