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What Am I Riddles With Answers

Read each set of clues, picture the possibilities and make your best guess. These what-am-I riddles range from quick family and classroom wins to genuine stumpers for adults.

159 riddles with answers Surprise me

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Best ways to use what am i? riddles

Inference practice

Players must combine every clue instead of matching a single keyword to an answer.

Speaking and listening

Read clues one at a time and ask solvers to revise their ideas as new evidence appears.

Mystery game rounds

The familiar format works well at home, in class or at parties with almost no setup.

Age guidance

Concrete object riddles can work from age 5 with an adult reader. Longer clues, metaphor and wordplay are best for confident readers aged 8+ through adulthood.

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What Am I? riddles

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

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A clock

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What has many keys but cannot open a single lock?

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A piano

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I speak without a mouth and answer without ears. I have no body, but repeat what you say. What am I?

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An echo

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What gets wetter the more it dries?

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A towel

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I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and water but no fish. What am I?

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A map

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I tell stories but never speak. I have a spine but no bones. What am I?

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A book

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I am tall when I am young and short when I am old. What am I?

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A candle

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What has one eye but cannot see?

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A needle

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What has lots of teeth but cannot bite?

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A comb

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What travels around the world while staying in one corner?

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A stamp

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What has a neck but no head?

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A bottle

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What runs but never walks, has a mouth but never talks?

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A river

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I follow you in daylight but disappear in the dark. What am I?

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Your shadow

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What is full of holes but still holds water?

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A sponge

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What has four fingers and a thumb but is not alive?

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A glove

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What has a tongue but cannot talk?

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A shoe

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I have whiskers, soft paws and a purr. What am I?

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A cat

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I move slowly and carry my house on my back. What am I?

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A snail

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I hop on two strong legs and carry my baby in a pocket. What am I?

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A kangaroo

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I have eight arms but never wear sleeves. What am I?

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An octopus

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I buzz from flower to flower and make something sweet. What am I?

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A bee

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I begin life in water, then grow legs and croak. What am I?

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A frog

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I have a hard home, a slow walk and no front door. What am I?

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A turtle

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I wear a yellow jacket that you peel before eating. What am I?

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A banana

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A simple group format

How to play

  1. 1Cover the answer and reveal one sentence of the riddle at a time.
  2. 2Allow one guess per player after each clue, recording ideas that still fit.
  3. 3Give the win to the first answer that can be justified against every clue.

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What Am I? riddle FAQ

It describes an object, creature, place or idea in the first person and asks the solver to identify it from the clues.

Ask which clues describe appearance, action or location, then offer the supplied hint only after the solver has tested a few ideas.

Different players notice different clues, so discussing and eliminating possibilities becomes part of the game.

Turn these riddles into a game

Earn points, build a streak and see how many clues you can solve without using a hint.