Who doesn’t love brain teasers and challenging riddles? If you think you’re already a pro at solving tricky riddles, put yourself to the test with these and find out! (Don’t worry, answers are included.)

Ready to be riddled?

Riddles are language brain teasers that use lateral thinking in order to come to a conclusion. They run the gamut from simple and easy to solve to serious brain-busters—and we’ve compiled several of the latter for your riddling enjoyment. The major head-scratchers in this list might take some big-time brain power to solve—but it sure feels great when you figure one out! Looking for some other riddles to crack? Try these brain games, trick questions, easy riddles, riddles for adults, or riddles for kids.

Riddle: Say what?

I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with wind. What am I? 

This riddle relies on tricking you into thinking about ears and a mouth. You get a tiny hint about wind to encourage you to think broadly and avoid the literal.

Answer: An echo!

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