📅 Riddle of the Day
One new riddle every day. Solve it, keep your streak and challenge your friends.
How to play
- Read today's riddle and type your answer. Close spelling still counts.
- A wrong guess costs nothing, so try as often as you like.
- Stuck? Ask for the first letters or four choices, or show the answer.
- Solve it on your first try with no help for 3 stars.
- Come back tomorrow to keep your streak going.
- Missed a day? Try the last 7 days for practice. They don't change your streak.
A new riddle every day
Riddle of the Day is a free daily riddle for kids and families. Every day at midnight a new riddle appears, the same one for everybody, so you can talk about it at breakfast, at school or at work. Solve it, build a streak and share your result. It takes about a minute, and it's a lovely way to start the day with a little thinking. There's nothing to download and no account to make.
Riddle me this: why a daily riddle works
A good habit is a small habit. One riddle a day is short enough to fit into any morning, and it gives your brain a bit of exercise before the day gets going. Riddles train you to think about words in more than one way, and to question the first idea that comes to mind. Many teachers like to post a riddle of the day on the board for students to solve when they arrive, and families enjoy it at the breakfast table. Everyone sees the same riddle, so you can compare how you did with friends.
How the stars and streaks work
Solve the riddle on your first guess, with no help, and you earn three stars. Solve it within two guesses, or by using the first letters or the four choices, and you earn two stars. Anything after that is one star, and it still counts toward your streak. If you press Show the answer, the streak starts over tomorrow. Wrong guesses cost nothing, and small typos count as correct. Your streak is saved only on your own device.
Share your result without spoiling it
When you've finished, press Share my result. It copies a short message with your stars and your streak, but not the answer, so nobody's riddle gets spoiled. Grown-ups may want to help younger children share it.
Catch up on the last 7 days
Missed a day? The row below the riddle lets you try any riddle from the past week. Those are just for practice, so they don't change your streak. If you're looking for more, the list on this page has plenty of riddles from the daily list, all with answers, which you can print for class.
Riddles from the daily list, with answers
I have a bed but I never sleep, and a mouth but I never eat. What am I?
Answer: A river. A river has a riverbed and a mouth at the sea.
I have a tongue but can't taste, and I go everywhere you go, in pairs. What am I?
Answer: A shoe. Shoes have tongues under their laces.
I can be cracked and I can be scrambled, but I am not a code. What am I?
Answer: An egg. Crack it, then scramble it for breakfast.
I have an ear of my own, but I can't hear a thing. What am I?
Answer: Corn. We call a cob of corn an ear.
I have a shell but I'm no turtle. I grow on a tree, and squirrels love me. What am I?
Answer: A nut. Squirrels bury nuts for the winter.
I come in many colours and I grow in a garden. I smell lovely, and bees visit me. What am I?
Answer: A flower. Flowers have nectar for bees.
I am a home on wheels that you pull behind a car. What am I?
Answer: A trailer. It's a home you can take with you.
I have two wheels and no engine, and you can ride me to school. What am I?
Answer: A bicycle. Pedal power!
You can see me in the sky at night. I twinkle, but I'm much bigger than I look. What am I?
Answer: A star. Stars look tiny because they are so far away.
The harder you pull me, the more tangled I get. What am I?
Answer: A knot. Pulling only makes it tighter.
You can throw me away, but I come back to you. What am I?
Answer: A boomerang. A good throw brings it right back.
I have strings, but I'm not a puppet. You pluck me to make a song. What am I?
Answer: A guitar. You pluck the strings to make a note.
I am a bird, but I can't fly. I am the biggest bird of all, and I run very fast. What am I?
Answer: An ostrich. An ostrich can run at about 70 km/h.
I'm full of holes and I live in the kitchen sink. What am I?
Answer: A sponge. Its holes soak up water.
I am round, I bounce, and everybody wants to kick me. What am I?
Answer: A soccer ball. Everyone wants me on the field.
I'm a word with six letters. Take one away and twelve is left. What am I?
Answer: Dozens. Take away the S and a dozen is left: that's twelve.
I have a horn but I never play music. I have wheels but no feet. What am I?
Answer: A car. Beep beep!
I sit on a nose but I don't sneeze, and I help people read with ease. What am I?
Answer: Glasses. They rest on your nose.
I grow when I eat but I die when I drink. Grown-ups keep me safe in a fireplace. What am I?
Answer: Fire. Fire "eats" wood and is put out by water.
I'm a house that you can eat, usually built at Christmas. What am I?
Answer: A gingerbread house. It has walls of gingerbread and a roof of icing.
I am a letter and an insect. What am I?
Answer: B. The letter B sounds like a bee.
I am a letter, and I am also a body of water. What am I?
Answer: C. The letter C sounds like sea.
I am a letter, and I am also a drink you can have with milk. What am I?
Answer: T. The letter T sounds like tea.
I have many rings, but no fingers. Count them to tell how old I am. What am I?
Answer: A tree. Trees grow one ring per year.
I'm a place with lots of words, in order, from A to Z. What am I?
Answer: A dictionary. It's a book of words and meanings.
When it rains, I go up. When the sun comes out, I go away. What am I?
Answer: An umbrella. You only open it in the rain.
I have a neck but no head, and I wear a cap. What am I?
Answer: A bottle. A bottle has a neck and a screw cap.
I am something you can hold without ever using your hands. What am I?
Answer: Your breath. Try holding it now.
I am full of steps, but I never walk. What am I?
Answer: A staircase. You walk on my steps.
I follow you all day, but I vanish in the dark. What am I?
Answer: Your shadow. It needs light to appear.
I am a thing that goes up but never comes down, and everyone has one. What am I?
Answer: Your age. Every year it goes up.
I have a face that shows the time, and I go on your wrist. What am I?
Answer: A watch. It's a small clock on a strap.
I have feathers, but I can't fly, and I write when I'm dipped in ink. What am I?
Answer: A quill. People wrote with quills for centuries.
I am the one thing you can break by saying its name. What am I?
Answer: Silence. Say it, and it's gone.
I have a key that doesn't unlock anything, and my notes sound sweet. What am I?
Answer: A piano. The keys play notes.
More riddles
Can't wait until tomorrow? Try Hard Riddles Challenge, Funny Riddles, Riddle Rush or the daily number puzzle in Puzzle Numbers. Every quiz and puzzle is on the Brain Games page.
Free and safe
Riddle of the Day is free to play, with no download, no sign-up and nothing to buy. There is no chat, and your streak is saved only on your own device. See the Parents & Safety page for more.
Frequently asked questions
When does the riddle of the day change?
A new riddle appears at midnight, on your device's clock. Everyone who plays on the same date gets the same riddle.
Do I lose my streak if I use a hint?
No. Hints and choices only lower your stars. The streak ends only if you press Show the answer or miss a day.
Can I play old riddles?
Yes. You can try any riddle from the last 7 days. They are just for practice and don't change your streak.
Is this riddle of the day good for kids?
Yes. Most of the riddles are short and family-friendly, so it works well at home or as a classroom warm-up.
Is Riddle of the Day free?
Yes. It is free to play in the browser with no download, no account and nothing to buy.