Looking for wordplay riddles? You've found the right page. We've collected 20 kid-safe wordplay riddles, ranging from quick "what am I" warm-ups to head-scratching brain-teasers. Each riddle includes the answer behind a tap, so kids get a chance to guess before peeking. Great as classroom starters, lunch-box surprises, or a family game.
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Hint: The driver is you!
What common English verb becomes its own past tense by rearranging its letters?
Fizzy and bubbly, in a can or bottle, Open me up, I will throttle. Cola, lemon-lime, or root beer, Also a word for your dear father, hear?
Hint: Think of soda pop.
What do you use to hoe a row, slay a foe, and wring with woe?
Paul works in a shop full of cuts, With height and shoe size, no ifs or buts. But what he weighs is not in pounds, It’s his daily duty, what surrounds.
Hint: He passes pounds of something else.
I describe a tiny size. Add ‘er’ and I shrink even more. A word that turns against itself.
Hint: It’s a word you use to say something isn’t big.
Tropical smooth, with orange-yellow flesh, In a salsa or smoothie, I’m fresh. Slice me up, a sweet sensation, My name is a combination with no relation.
Hint: Man + go = ?
Sticky and sweet, I come from the palm, Dried or fresh, a chewy calm. In the desert I grow, a treat so great, But my name’s what you set with a mate.
Hint: You might go on one with someone.
Three meanings in one, can you guess? A flightless bird, a fruit’s fuzzy dress. Also a people from islands afar, What three-in-one word carries this star?
Hint: three meanings
What goes around the world and stays in a corner?
Long and green, in the garden I grow, Grill or sauté me, don’t you know. My name starts with a place for beasts, But I’m a veggie for your feasts.
Hint: Think of an animal park.
I’m long and crunchy, with stalks so thin, A pun on paychecks brings a grin. Dip me in peanut butter or just munch, I’m the veggie that sounds like a monthly bunch.
Hint: money homophone
Long and green, with layers inside, In soups and stews, I’m a flavorful guide. But on a ship, my name spells a fright, ‘Cause it sounds like a hole that lets in the night.
Hint: Think of a leak, but in the garden.
What has a spine, but no bones? It has leaves, but no branches?
What has no beginning, end, or middle?
Steeping leaves in water hot, Morning cup, a cozy lot. Green, black, herbal delight, Golfers might say it after their plight.
Hint: Think of a tee, but drinkable.
What is at the end of everything?
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
What is it that when you take away the whole, you still have some left over?
What is it that you ought to keep after you have given it to someone else?