General Riddles

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

I am made up of the head of a lamb, middle of a pig, hind of a buffalo and the tail of a dragon. Who am I?

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

Sometimes I am bigger than you and sometimes I am smaller than you. Sometimes I follow you and sometimes you follow me. I don't have any weight. Who am I?
Your shadow

7. I have three letters. I read the same forward and backwards. I know you'll get the answer, I know you'll see. It's a word that is important to you and me. What word am I?

I am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

You can find me in the middle of each month in all the countries. You can always find me only in the night but never in the day.
The alphabet "N".

Riddles by Category

Submit a Riddle

Make sure you have searched the entire riddles and the riddle doesn't exist before adding as new riddle! If you don't have the answer to the riddle, add it as "Brainbox" under the "Brainbox" tab.
Make sure you have an account and you are signed in before submitting a riddle!

Contact Us


Send us a mail and we will get in touch with you soon!

You can email us at: contact@fancyread.com
Fancyread Inc.