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Logic Riddles
- I begin where the end is found,
I end where the start is bound.
No matter how you twist and turn,
To solve me, you must learn.
What am I?
A riddle
2. The more you subtract, the larger I grow.
I’m not a plant, but I live in a row.
I’m made by design but ruined by greed.
What am I?
A hole
3. I’m one, but I act as two,
Without me, clocks won’t talk to you.
I don’t tick, but I do tell time—
When paired with hands, I’m quite sublime.
What am I?
A clock face
4. Forward I live, backward I die.
Upside-down, I make you lie.
In mirrors, I may disappear.
What am I?
A word
5. I am always found but never seen,
A whisper walks where I have been.
I cast no light, yet I cause fear.
What am I?
A shadow
6. Break me, and I’m still whole.
Split me, and I take no toll.
I live in silence, die in noise.
What am I?
A secret
7. I wear a crown but have no head,
I’m green or golden but never red.
You’ll eat me once I fall to bed.
What am I?
Corn
8. I follow you, yet you lead me.
I mimic you but don’t deceive.
I vanish when you close the light.
What am I?
Your reflection
9. I am full when I’m most empty,
And empty when I’m most full.
What fills me makes me whole,
But leaves me broken in your soul.
What am I?
A heart
10. You can’t touch me, but I touch you.
I speak no words, but I move through.
I am the space between your thoughts.
What am I?
Time
Mind Bending Riddles
11.The more you find me, the less you see.
I live in fog and mystery.
Guess me wrong, you’ll never know,
Guess me right, I’ll still not show.
What am I?
Confusion
12. I start with a question but never reply.
You shout into me, and I still lie.
My answers echo but never last.
What am I?
A cave
13. I have arms but never hug,
I have hands but never tug.
You look at me when you’re late,
And trust me more than fate.
What am I?
A clock
14. When you need me most, I disappear.
When you ignore me, I appear.
I am born from doubt and fear.
What am I?
Anxiety
15. I’m inside you, yet you can’t see me.
I’m stronger when you’re weak,
And weaker when you’re proud.
What am I?
Doubt
16. I don’t run, but I escape.
I don’t breathe, but I suffocate.
I don’t move, but I fly.
What am I?
Smoke
17. I have four legs, but no steps.
I hold you, but never hug.
Without me, your nights are long.
What am I?
A bed
18. You can crack me, burn me, feed me, but never eat me.
You can hold me, yet I slip free.
What am I?
A joke
19. Born in silence, raised in noise,
I vanish when truth employs.
What am I?
A lie
20. You see me in puzzles,
I’m part of your brain.
Without me, logic is vain.
What am I?
A question
Brain Teasers
21. My face is never true,
But in me, you find you.
Break me, and you’re confused.
What am I?
A mirror
22. The more you chase me, the less you get.
If you let me go, I’ll find you yet.
What am I?
Happiness
23. I’m built from numbers but have no sum.
I count without counting and speak with none.
What am I?
A password
24. What has chapters but tells no tale,
Has covers but hides no scale,
And is read without being read?
A bookcase
25. I am sharp without a blade,
I cut deep but never fade.
You’ll never see the wound I make.
What am I?
Words
26. I appear only when logic fails,
I grow when your certainty pales.
Too much of me will slow you down.
What am I?
Doubt
27. You always chase me but I move slow,
You can’t catch me, yet I go.
I measure life, I measure fate.
What am I?
Time
28. I live in minds but not in hands,
I move across vast empty lands.
I fly though I have no wings.
What am I?
Imagination
29. I rise without standing,
I fall without landing.
I’m gone without leaving.
What am I?
A dream
30. You hold me once, then never again,
Yet I may haunt you every now and then.
What am I?
A goodbye
31. I am loudest when you try to hide,
I calm when truth stands by your side.
What am I?
Guilt
32. I stretch the world without a sound,
And bring you closer when I’m around.
I’m nothing, yet I connect.
What am I?
The internet
33. No matter how far you walk,
You’ll never reach my end.
No matter how long you talk,
I won’t comprehend.
What am I?
The horizon
34. I exist before you are,
I remain when you are not.
I shape your life, though I am thought.
What am I?
A name
35. I thrive in silence and fear,
I scream when you draw me near.
I’m made of nothing, yet I consume all.
What am I?
Darkness
36. I come without warning,
I go without sound.
I ruin your plans and spin them around.
What am I?
Misfortune