Short Riddles

Short riddles with answers are most often just one or two sentences long. But don’t be fooled, these short riddles could be very tricky as well.

Through the Keyhole

What always comes into a house through the keyhole?

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Grows When It Eats

What grows when it eats, but dies when it drinks?

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Almost Nobody Takes It

Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it, but almost nobody takes it. What is it?

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Change for a Dollar

What is the largest amount of money in US coins you can have without being able to make change for a dollar?

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Hold Water

I have holes in my top and bottom, my left and right, and in the middle. But I still hold water. What am I?

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