23 riddles
Words
These word riddles hide the answer in letters. Some drop a letter to make a new word, some read the same letters backwards, and others use word ladders, old phone keys, anagrams or picture sayings. Each riddle has exactly one answer, and you get a hint, the answer and a short explanation of how the letters lead to it.
Guides: how to solve riddles, types of riddles
What Am I? The Grey Trail
What Am I? Ribs but No Bones
What Am I? Teeth but No Bite
Old Phone Keys: Same as BOOK
Old Phone Keys: Biggest Number
Old Phone Keys: 4663
Word Ladder: Ship to Slow
Word Ladder: Hall to Silk
Word Ladder: Tool to Book
Old Phone Keys: 2283
Word Ladder: Grain to Trait
Five Words Share a Secret
I am a number. Spell me out in English and my letters are in perfect alphabetical order. What number am I?
The Alphabet Number
Six different words use the same four letters. One marks a leopard's coat. One halts the traffic. One means 'chooses'. O…
Same Four Letters
A Picture Saying
One Word, Three Pairs
Read me forwards and I am the prize you earn. Read me backwards and I am where your socks live. What am I, read forwards…
Socks and Prizes
I grow in the field. Drop my first letter and I warm your home. Drop one more and it is what you do at every meal. What…
From the Field
Two Pictures, One Word
Follow the Arrows
The Brass Grilles
