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What Am I? Riddles

Brain-teasing riddles that will make you think and smile

69 jokes in this category

1

I have a face and two hands, but no arms or legs. What am I? A clock.

2

I get wetter the more I dry. What am I? A towel.

3

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I? An echo.

4

I'm full of holes but still hold water. What am I? A sponge.

5

I fly without wings and cry without eyes. What am I? A cloud.

6

I follow you everywhere but disappear in the dark. What am I? A shadow.

7

I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I? A candle.

8

I go up but never come down. What am I? Your age.

9

I have keys but no locks. What am I? A piano.

10

I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I? A joke.

11

I have a neck but no head. What am I? A bottle.

12

I can travel around the world while staying in one corner. What am I? A stamp.

13

I have a bed but never sleep. What am I? A river.

14

I can be long or short, but you always want me to fly. What am I? Time.

15

I have a ring but no finger. What am I? A telephone.

16

I can be opened but never closed. What am I? An egg.

17

I have a tail but I'm not an animal. What am I? A coin.

18

I'm always running but never get tired. What am I? A clock's second hand.

19

I can be broken without being touched. What am I? A promise.

20

I'm always ahead of you but never seen. What am I? The future.

21

I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I? A map.

22

I can fill a room but take up no space. What am I? Light.

23

I'm bought by the yard but worn by the foot. What am I? Carpet.

24

I'm not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air. What am I? Fire.

25

I have a spine but no bones. What am I? A book.

26

I have a tongue but cannot talk. What am I? A shoe.

27

I have an eye but cannot see. What am I? A needle.

28

I have a bank but no money. What am I? A riverbank.

29

I have a frame but I am not a picture. What am I? A pair of glasses.

30

I have a dial but I am not a phone. What am I? A combination lock.

31

I have a strap but I am not a bag. What am I? A watch.

32

I have a chain but I am not a prisoner. What am I? A bicycle.

33

I have a string but I am not a kite. What am I? A violin.

34

I have teeth but I cannot bite. What am I? A comb.

35

I have hands but I cannot clap. What am I? A clock.

36

I have a heart that doesn't beat. What am I? An artichoke.

37

I have a bark but no bite. What am I? A tree.

38

I have ears but cannot hear. What am I? A cornfield.

39

I have a head and a tail but no body. What am I? A coin.

40

I run all day but never walk. What am I? A refrigerator.

41

I have words but never speak. What am I? A book.

42

I can travel the world without leaving my spot. What am I? A postage stamp.

43

I start with T, end with T, and have T in me. What am I? A teapot.

44

I have no life but I can die. What am I? A battery.

45

I can be caught but not thrown. What am I? A cold.

46

I have a bottom at the top. What am I? Your legs.

47

I am not alive but I can grow. What am I? A shadow.

48

I have four fingers and a thumb but am not alive. What am I? A glove.

49

I get smaller every time I take a bath. What am I? Soap.

50

I am always in front of you but cannot be seen. What am I? The future.

51

I can be written, played, or given but never bought. What am I? A song.

52

I disappear the moment you say my name. What am I? Silence.

53

I have a foot but no legs. What am I? A ruler.

54

I go in hard and come out soft. What am I? Chewing gum.

55

I have branches but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I? A bank.

56

I weigh nothing but can sink ships. What am I? A hole.

57

I am used to bat but never hit. What am I? Eyelashes.

58

I have a sole but I am not a fish. What am I? A shoe.

59

I can carry water but I'm full of holes. What am I? A sponge.

60

I have wings but I cannot fly. What am I? A building.

61

I am served but never eaten. What am I? A tennis ball.

62

I have a crown but I am not a king. What am I? A tooth.

63

I can be played but I have no music. What am I? A game.

64

I have wheels and can fly but am not an airplane. What am I? A garbage truck - it takes off early.

65

I have one eye but cannot see. What am I? A needle.

66

I'm full during the day and empty at night. What am I? A pair of shoes.

67

I am a room you can never enter. What am I? A mushroom.

68

I have legs but never walk. What am I? A table.

69

I begin and have no end. What am I? The horizon.