Today's Riddles

Challenge yourself with riddles at every difficulty level — easy, normal, and challenging. New brain teasers added daily with answers and community voting.

My first is a creature whose breeding is unclear. My second, a price you must pay. My whole can be found in the river of Time and refers to events of today. What am I?

normal

I shrink smaller every time I take a bath. What am I?

challenging

Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?

easy

What bow can't be tied?

easy

What has six faces but does not wear makeup?

normal

George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee. Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking soda. Using logic, is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda?

normal

What can you add to a barrel of water to make it weigh less?

easy

I travel East then travel South, I tell a story with my mouth. I sit and soak to take a break, Then back to work, the ground I rake. Some people study the trail I leave, Searching not for me but the tale I weave.

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wordplay

You can catch me but you can't throw me. What am I?

easy

I'm left behind yet never taken, set down in a row. Seldom seen in isolation, captured by the snow.

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easy

What is something that everyone owns, yet others use it far more than the owner?

challenging

You can see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I?

challenging

There are 3 wooden crates. One labeled "Apples." One labeled " Oranges." One labeled "Apples & Oranges." They are all labeled incorrectly. You can reach into one crate, and pull out one fruit, and by doing so, you need to correct all labels. How can it be done?

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normal

Today's Riddles

What building has the most stories?

My first is a creature whose breeding is unclear. My second, a price you must pay. My whole can be found in the river of Time and refers to events of today. What am I?

I shrink smaller every time I take a bath. What am I?

Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?

What bow can't be tied?

What has six faces but does not wear makeup?

George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee. Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking soda. Using logic, is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda?

What can you add to a barrel of water to make it weigh less?

I travel East then travel South, I tell a story with my mouth. I sit and soak to take a break, Then back to work, the ground I rake. Some people study the trail I leave, Searching not for me but the tale I weave.

You can catch me but you can't throw me. What am I?

I'm left behind yet never taken, set down in a row. Seldom seen in isolation, captured by the snow.

What is something that everyone owns, yet others use it far more than the owner?

You can see me in water, but I never get wet. What am I?

There are 3 wooden crates. One labeled "Apples." One labeled " Oranges." One labeled "Apples & Oranges." They are all labeled incorrectly. You can reach into one crate, and pull out one fruit, and by doing so, you need to correct all labels. How can it be done?

What flies all day but never goes anywhere?