Word Riddles

Riddle: What word, describing a job title, has three consecutive double letters?

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Answer: Bookkeeper.

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Riddle: When does Friday come before Thursday?

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Answer: In the dictionary.

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Riddle: Two mothers and two daughters went fishing one day. They were there there the whole day and only caught 3 fish. One mother said: "That is enough for all of us, we will have one each." How can this be possible?

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Answer: There was the mother, her daughter, and her daughter's daughter. This equals 2 mothers and 2 daughters.

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Riddle: Which is the most curious letter?

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Answer: Y.

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Riddle: What can run fast, but can’t walk?

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Answer: Water

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Riddle: What did Santa need when he sprained his ankle?

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Answer: A candy cane

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Riddle: What did the pirate say on his 80th birthday?

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Answer: Aye matey

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Riddle: What do call a criminal landing an airplane?

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Answer: Condescending

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Riddle: What do you call a fish with no eye's?

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Answer: Fsh

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Riddle: What English word retains the same pronunciation, even after you take away four of its five letters?

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Answer: Queue.

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Riddle: What letter should replace the ? at the end: M M L J A R C C G E P C ?

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Answer: T

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Riddle: Where do fish keep their money?

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Answer: In the riverbank.

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Riddle: What kind of nut is empty at the center and has no shell?

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Answer: Doughnut

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Riddle: What starts with "e," ends with "e," and contains one letter?

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Answer: Envelope

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Riddle: What's the center of gravity?

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Answer: The letter V.

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Riddle: Which is correct to say, “The yolk of the egg are white,” or “The yolk of the egg is white?“

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Answer: Neither, because egg yolks are yellow.

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Riddle: Who won the neck decorating contest?

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Answer: It was a tie.

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Riddle: Why did the sheriff arrest the chicken?

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Answer: It used fowl language.

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Riddle: What is orange and sounds like a parrot?

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Answer: A carrot.

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Riddle: You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?

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Answer: They are all married.

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Riddle: What should do you do with a dead Chemist?

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Answer: Barium!

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Riddle: Why was the cat thrown out of the card game?

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Answer: Because he was a Cheetah!

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Riddle: My first is twice in apple but not once in tart. My second is in liver but not in heart. My third is in giant and also in ghost. Whole I’m best when I am roast.

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Answer: Pig

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