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The Hardest Riddles Ever To Test Your Brain Power
Are you looking for hardest riddles? Check out our list of the best hardest riddles of all time with answers for all ages. Some are easy, and some are perfect riddles. Others, however, are hard riddles and may require you to think outside the box and to be intelligent as well. Many are plays on letters and words, so keep going if you’re undeterred. We even through in some funny riddles to keep you going. Now, if you make it toward the end, you can try the rest, but beware: The hard riddles will put you to the test!
Hardest Riddles Ever – Best Funny Teasers
Math Riddles:
math riddlesIf there are three apples and you take away two, how many apples do you have?
You have two apples.
Word Riddles:
riddles for adultsForward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
The word “not”
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Math Riddles:
math riddlesI am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven
Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesWhat question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
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Math Riddles:
math riddlesThree doctors said that Bill was their brother. Bill says he has no brothers. How many brothers does Bill actually have?
None. He has three sisters.
Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesWhat is full of holes but still holds water?
A sponge
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Word Riddles:
riddles for adultsWhat word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?
Queue
Word Riddles:
riddles for adultsI turn once, what is out will not get in. I turn again, what is in will not get out. What am I?
A key
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Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesYou walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?
The match
Word Riddles:
best riddlesA man looks at a painting in a museum and says, “Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the painting?
The man’s son
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Riddles for Kids:
riddles for kidsWhat can’t be put in a saucepan?
It’s lid
Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat has lots of eyes, but can’t see?
A potato
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Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesWhat can you keep after giving to someone?
Your word
Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesA man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible?
He was born on February 29.
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Word Riddles:
riddles with answersYou see me once in June, twice in November and not at all in May. What am I?
The letter “e”
Word Riddles:
riddles for adultsI am a word of letters three; add two and fewer there will be. What word am I?
Few
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Word Riddles:
riddles with answersWhat five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short
Word Riddles:
riddles for adultsEnglish Word: The first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?
Heroine
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Riddles for Kids:
riddles for kidsIf you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?
Second place
Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat has one eye, but can’t see?
A needle
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Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat has legs, but doesn’t walk?
A table
Riddles for Kids:
riddles for kidsWhat goes up and down but doesn’t move?
A staircase
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Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesWhat has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
Word Riddles:
riddles with answersTwo in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What is it?
The letter “r”
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Word Riddles:
best riddlesThe person who makes it has no need of it; the person who buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin
Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat has four wheels and flies?
A garbage truck
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Riddles for Kids:
riddles for kidsWhat gets bigger when more is taken away?
A hole
Math Riddles:
math riddlesA man describes his daughters, saying, “They are all blonde, but two; all brunette but two; and all redheaded but two.” How many daughters does he have?
Three: A blonde, a brunette and a redhead
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Riddles for Kids:
riddles for kidsI’m found in socks, scarves and mittens; and often in the paws of playful kittens. What am I?
Yarn
Word Riddles:
riddles with answers What begins with an “e” and only contains one letter?
An envelope
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Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat has words, but never speaks?
A book
Word Riddles:
riddles for adultsWhat is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat and 2/4 goat?
Chicago
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Word Riddles:
riddles for adultsWhat can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
A river
Math Riddles:
math riddlesThe day before yesterday I was 21, and next year I will be 24. When is my birthday?
December 31; today is January 1.
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Math Riddles:
math riddlesMary has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Mary have?
Five—each daughter has the same brother.
Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesWhat gets wet while drying?
A towel
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Riddles for Kids:
riddles for kidsWhat is black when it’s clean and white when it’s dirty?
A chalkboard
Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat kind of coat is best put on wet?
A coat of paint
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Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat has a thumb and four fingers, but is not a hand?
A glove
Riddles for Kids:
riddles for kidsIf you’ve got me, you want to share me; if you share me, you haven’t kept me. What am I?
A secret
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Word Riddles:
best riddlesWhat goes through cities and fields, but never moves?
A road
Riddles for Kids:
riddles for kidsI’m light as a feather, yet the strongest person can’t hold me for five minutes. What am I?
Your breath
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Math Riddles:
math riddlesWhat three numbers, none of which is zero, give the same result whether they’re added or multiplied?
One, two and three
Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat can travel all around the world without leaving its corner?
A stamp
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Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesI’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?
A candle
Word Riddles:
best riddlesI am always hungry and will die if not fed, but whatever I touch will soon turn red. What am I?
Fire
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Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat tastes better than it smells?
Your tongue
Word Riddles:
riddles for adultsWhat breaks yet never falls, and what falls yet never breaks?
Day, and night
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Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesIt stalks the countryside with ears that can’t hear. What is it?
Corn
Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat has one head, one foot and four legs?
A bed
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Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat runs all around a backyard, yet never moves?
A fence
Word Riddles:
riddles for adultsWhat is the end of everything?
The letter “g”
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Word Riddles:
best riddlesI have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone and cities with no buildings. What am I?
A map
Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat building has the most stories?
The library
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Word Riddles:
riddles for adultsSpeaking of rivers, a man calls his dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crosses the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge or boat. How?
The river was frozen.
Easy Riddles:
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber
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Word Riddles:
riddles with answersI am the beginning of everything, the end of everywhere. I’m the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. What am I?
Also the letter “e”
Word Riddles:
riddles for adultsPeople make me, save me, change me, raise me. What am I?
Money
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Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat is cut on a table, but is never eaten?
A deck of cards
Word Riddles:
riddles for adultsThe more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps
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Riddles for Kids:
riddles for kidsI follow you all the time and copy your every move, but you can’t touch me or catch me. What am I?
Your shadow
Riddles for Kids:
riddles for kidsWhat has many keys but can’t open a single lock?
A piano
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Riddles for Kids:
riddles for kidsWhere does today come before yesterday?
The dictionary
Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat kind of band never plays music?
A rubber band
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Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesWhat goes up but never comes down?
Your age
Word Riddles:
riddles with answersWhat 4-letter word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?
NOON
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Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesI have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
A bank
Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat has a head and a tail but no body?
A coin
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Math Riddles:
math riddlesTwo fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How?
They are a grandfather, father and son.
Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesThe more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness
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Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat can you catch, but not throw?
A cold
Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat has many needles, but doesn’t sew?
A Christmas tree
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Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesWhat can’t talk but will reply when spoken to?
An echo
Math Riddles:
math riddlesIf two’s company, and three’s a crowd, what are four and five?
Nine
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Word Riddles:
best riddlesWith pointed fangs I sit and wait; with piercing force I crunch out fate; grabbing victims, proclaiming might; physically joining with a single bite. What am I?
A stapler
Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesA man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
Answer: He was bald.
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Word Riddles:
riddles for adultsIf you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
A mirror
Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat has hands, but can’t clap?
A clock
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Math Riddles:
math riddlesA little girl goes to the store and buys one dozen eggs. As she is going home, all but three break. How many eggs are left unbroken?
Three
Word Riddles:
riddles with answersWhat would you find in the middle of Toronto?
The letter “o”
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Word Riddles:
riddles for adultsWhat word of five letters has one left when two are removed?
Stone
Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat has 13 hearts, but no other organs?
A deck of cards
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Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat has a bottom at the top?
Your legs
Word Riddles:
riddles for adultsWhat can fill a room but takes up no space?
Light
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Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesThere’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?
There aren’t any—it’s a one-story house.
Word Riddles:
riddles with answersA word I know, six letters it contains, remove one letter and 12 remains. What is it?
Dozens
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Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesYou see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
All the people on the boat are married.
Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesWhat can you break, even if you never pick it up or touch it?
A promise
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Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhat has many teeth, but can’t bite?
A comb
Riddles for Kids:
riddles for kidsDavid’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?
David
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Word Riddles:
riddles for adults What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence.
Math Riddles:
math riddlesWhich is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers?
Neither—they both weigh a ton.
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Riddles for Kids:
riddles for kidsWhat can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Your right elbow
Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesWhat is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future
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Riddles for Kids:
riddles for kidsWhat invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window
Easy Riddles:
easy riddlesWhat month of the year has 28 days?
All of them
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Word Riddles:
best riddlesWhat does man love more than life, hate more than death or mortal strife; that which contented men desire; the poor have, the rich require; the miser spends, the spendthrift saves, and all men carry to their graves?
Nothing
Funny Riddles:
funny riddlesWhere does one wall meet the other wall?
On the corner
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Math Riddles:
math riddlesA girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?
Four sisters and three brothers
Word Riddles:
riddles for adultsI am a word that begins with the letter “i.” If you add the letter “a” to me, I become a new word with a different meaning, but that sounds exactly the same. What word am I?
Isle (add “a” to make “aisle”)
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Riddles for Kids:
riddles for kidsIt belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do. What is it?
Your name
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