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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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Two doors have two guards. One guard always lies, the other always tells the truth, and one door leads out. You may ask either guard one question. What do you ask?

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Ask, “Would the other guard say this is the exit?” then choose the opposite door.

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I am made of gas, wrapped in liquid, and I pop when I get too bold. What am I?

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A bubble

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I am small enough for your pocket, but I can show you the whole world. What am I?

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A phone

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Three cups sit in a row. The first two are full and the third is empty. How can you make them alternate full, empty, full by touching only one cup?

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Pour the second cup into the third cup.

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I am red, sweet, and grow on a plant. I wear tiny seeds on the outside. What am I?

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A strawberry

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I sing at night, jump in the grass, and rub my wings to make music. What am I?

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A cricket

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I hide a present but make it look better. What am I?

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Wrapping paper

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I am hidden in grass, painted in colors, and usually not from a chicken. What am I?

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An Easter egg

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I am full of air, but one tiny poke can ruin my whole day. What am I?

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A balloon

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I follow you in sunlight, vanish in darkness, and copy your shape without touching you. What am I?

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A shadow

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What wears a silver coat after the rain but owns no clothes?

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A leaf

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I come after night and before breakfast. What am I?

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Morning

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I help mistakes disappear, but I make crumbs when I work. What am I?

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An eraser

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I can see over the crowd without standing on a chair. What am I?

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A giraffe

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What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a day?

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The letter M

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I have a crust but I am not the Earth. I can be sliced but I do not bleed. What am I?

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A pizza

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I can pull some metals closer, but I never use my hands. What am I?

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A magnet

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I sit at the top but I do not climb. I shine without being the sun. What am I?

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A Christmas tree star

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I am carried by a handle, filled with treats, and searched through after a hunt. What am I?

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An Easter basket

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I make people move, but I never touch them. What am I?

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Music

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You can feel me, hear me, and see what I move, but you cannot hold me. What am I?

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Wind

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I wear black and white, waddle around, and look dressed for dinner. What am I?

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A penguin

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I can be shuffled, picked, passed around, and answered out loud. What am I?

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A riddle card

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Shout one word into a tunnel and I return that word late, weaker, and with no idea what it means. What am I?

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An echo

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

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