4 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.

I am a number. Spell me out in English and my letters are in perfect alphabetical order. What number am I?

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Genius Words

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…

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Expert Words

Same Four Letters

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…

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Medium Words

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…

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Easy Words

From the Field