17 Of The Best Riddles That Will Test Your English Language Skills To The Limits
Think yourself a master of the English language, here is your chance to prove it
There is nothing that tests your intelligence more than a good riddle. Here are 17 English-language riddles that even once you know the answer will test your intelligence to the limits.
Disclaimer: I’ve left a space between the riddles and the answers so that any who wishes to attempt to answer the riddles can do so without knowing the answer.
Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?
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C.
What do an island and the letter T have in common?
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They’re both in the middle of water.
I am two words, I start with the letter P, and end with the letter E, yet I also have thousands of letters, can you tell me what I am?
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The Post Office.
How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
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18. Three in “the”, seven in “English”, and eight in “alphabet.”
What do all these words have in common: stun, ton, evil, mood, bad, snap, and straw?
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They all spell a different word if read backwards.
Which of these words is the odd one out: kayak, deified, net, rotator, repaper, deed, deep, wow, level, and racecar?
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Net, all the other words can be read backwards and still spell the same word, but net spells a different word.
What is special about this sentence: “Was it a car or a cat I saw?”
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When read backwards, the letters are all in the same order as when read forwards.
What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
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The letter M.
How far can you walk in to a forest?
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One step. Then you’re walking through the forest.
What is a three-letter word that starts with gas? (Tip: think about the American use of the word gas)
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A car.
What is one thing that everyone, regardless of their religion or politics, agrees is between heaven and earth?
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The word “and.”
What eight-letter word starts and ends with the letter E, yet still contains hundreds of words?
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Envelope.
What word in the English language is always spelt incorrectly?
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Incorrectly.
I am a word, rich people don’t have me, poor people do have me, and if you eat me, you will die. What word am I?
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Nothing.
What do these ten words, gun, shoe, spree, door, hive, kicks, heaven, gate, line, den, and the numbers 1 to 10 have in common?
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They rhyme.
Why is “swims” the odd word out from, noon, SOS and swims?
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When spelt in capital letters, NOON and SOS can be read both backwards and upside down and still spell the same word; however, swims can only be read upside down and still spell the same word.
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