Wordplay Riddles for Kids

What’s the difference between a penniless man and a feather bed?

When the bell rings, and you go out to play, I’m the tiny treats that brighten your day. Not a full meal, just a munchy delight, In a bag or a box, I’m a favorite bite.

Hint: Think of the playground time.

What sport has four letters, is played all around the world, and begins with a T?

Hint: What sport has four letters…

What starts with a T, ends with a T, and has T in it?

Little and round, in a pod I hide, Green or yellow, on the side. Three letters make my name complete, Remove the last pair, still you can eat.

Hint: Think of a small vegetable beginning with P.

What tree do Fortune Tellers look at?

Orange-fleshed with black seeds inside, Tropical taste, none can hide. Smoothie star, sweet and bright, My name suggests I’m a parent right.

Hint: Think of a dad plant.

Bumpy red shell, peel it away, White juicy flesh, a sweet display. Inside one seed, not a lie, But my name suggests you can’t rely.

Hint: Think of a fruit that rhymes with ‘sly’.

What two things can you never eat for breakfast?

Deep red root with earthy taste, In borscht soup, I’m placed. My name suggests I’m always beat, But in a studio, I’m a musical treat.

Hint: Think of a beet that drops the beat.

Thistle-like leaves, you peel and dip, Heart at the center, quite a tip. But if you hear my name, you might dial, A rescue number, all the while.

Hint: Artichoke hearts are tasty, not scary.

What word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?

Hint: What word can be written forward…

What word contains all of the twenty six letters?

What word doesn’t belong in this group? That, hat, what, mat, cat, sat, pat, or chat?

Hint: What word doesn’t belong in this group…

What word in the English language is always spelled incorrectly?

Hint: The word itself is the answer.

What word starting with BR, that with the addition of the letter E, becomes another word that sounds the same as the first?

Hint: What word starting with BR…

When one does not know what it is, then it is something; but when one knows what it is, then it is nothing.

Hint: When one does not know what it is…

• I’m small and round, a berry blue,
• My name might mean I’m sad, it’s true.
• In muffins and pancakes, I’m a star,
• Pick me in summer from ajar.

Hint: If you’re sad, you might be feeling this color.

• I’m a cheese from Holland, round and red,
• Read my name backwards to see how I’m bred.
• Not cheddar or brie, I’m neat and small,
• Solve the puzzle and you’ll have a ball.

Hint: Try spelling ‘made’ backwards.

Which country has been hidden in the paragraph below: The local habitat around a railway track can be very interesting. For example, supporting the track is a sleeper, under which you can find the lesser spotted great weevil.

Hint: Which country has been hidden in the paragraph below: The local habitat around a…