DAILY RIDDLE / 01
Daily Word Riddle
Solve today's free word riddle: one clever clue, five guesses and a hint after two misses.
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About Daily Word Riddle
Today's word riddle is a short brain teaser with one answer, five guesses and an optional hint. Play free daily riddles online, practise word puzzles and test how quickly you can work out a clue. The correct answer appears after your final guess, without spoiling tomorrow's challenge.
How to play and common questions
Read the clue and type a one-word answer. You have five different guesses. If you do not solve the puzzle, the answer is revealed after your fifth guess.
A hint becomes available after two incorrect guesses. Using it does not use an additional guess.
Yes. The edition changes at midnight India Standard Time. The curated collection rotates and previous riddles may return over time.
Yes. Play the riddle in your browser on mobile or desktop without a download or an account.
Example: 'I make music when you blow air through me, and I have holes for fingers.' The answer is FLUTE. Today's puzzle is displayed above.
Three word riddles with answers
Try these sample brain teasers before playing today's puzzle. Open each answer when you're ready.
I can turn a page without hands, but I never read the story. What am I?
Answer: Wind. A gust can flip paper pages without knowing the words.
I have a mouth and a bed, but I never sleep or speak. What am I?
Answer: River. Rivers have mouths where they flow into another body of water and beds along which water moves.
I tell you the direction without taking a single step. What am I?
Answer: Compass. Its needle points toward magnetic north.
These are examples, not answers to today's daily word riddle. For another vocabulary challenge, try Word Wheel or Alphabet Ladder.