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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.

145 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 – Page 5

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What cup holds no drink but can still decide a winner?

Type:What Am I?Sports
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A trophy cup.

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What star is easiest to see after the lights go out?

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A glow-in-the-dark star.

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What clock runs on sand but never needs batteries?

Type:What Am I?Time
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An hourglass.

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What window opens a world but is not made of glass?

Type:What Am I?ScienceTechnology
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A browser window.

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What blanket can cover a whole town but weighs almost nothing?

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Fog.

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What ticket can take you nowhere but still let you escape?

Type:What Am I?Language
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A book ticket or library card.

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What key opens a song but not a door?

Type:What Am I?SchoolMusic
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A musical key.

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What circle starts a game but is not drawn with a pencil?

Type:What Am I?Sports
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A kickoff circle or centre circle.

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What castle falls when someone breathes too hard?

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A house of cards.

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What tooth bites paper but never chews?

Type:What Am I?School
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A stapler tooth.

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What pocket cannot hold money but can trap air underwater?

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A pocket of air.

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What button makes things stop instead of start?

Type:What Am I?ScienceTechnology
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A pause button.

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What page turns itself without hands?

Type:What Am I?ScienceTechnology
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A webpage that auto-refreshes.

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What bell can wake you up but has no metal?

Type:What Am I?ScienceTechnology
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A phone alarm.

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What mountain gets smaller on a sunny day?

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A pile of snow.

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What box shows you the outside world while you stay indoors?

Type:What Am I?Technology
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A television.

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What letter can travel around the world without an envelope?

Type:What Am I?ScienceTechnology
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The letter in an email.

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I get shorter every time I do my best work. What am I?

Type:What Am I?School
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A pencil

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What animal carries its home like a backpack but never packs a suitcase?

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A turtle

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I am round, sweet, and sometimes I hide a message inside. What am I?

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A fortune cookie

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I disappear from the table fastest, even though nobody chases me. What am I?

Type:What Am I?FoodSeasonal
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Pie

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I arrive before the party guests and tell them where to go. What am I?

Type:What Am I?Parties
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The invitation

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I have pages but never read a word. What am I?

Type:What Am I?School
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A notebook

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I light up the night but I do not need a plug. What am I?

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The moon

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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.

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