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Ages 7–9 Riddles — Riddle Rookies

What-am-I riddles, wordplay, rhymes, and easy math puzzles kids this age love to figure out.

  1. #1 What Am I?

    The faster you walk, the more of me you leave behind you on the ground, one after another. What am I?

  2. #2 What Am I?

    I have a face and two hands, but no arms, legs, or fingers. I hang on the wall and help everyone know when it's time for lunch. What am I?

  3. #3 What Am I?

    I appear in the sky after it rains, arching from one side to the other. I have seven colors, but I've never touched a drop of paint. What am I?

  4. #4 What Am I?

    I start out whole, but you have to crack me open before breakfast can really begin. What am I?

  5. #5 What Am I?

    I am full of holes, but I still help you get dinner ready — you use me to drain water off pasta or vegetables. What am I?

  6. #6 What Am I?

    My whole job is drying other things off, but the more I do my job, the wetter I get. What am I?

  7. #7 What Am I?

    I ride along on letters and travel to faraway places all over the world, but I always stay stuck in the same little corner. What am I?

  8. #8 What Am I?

    I have a neck but no head, and a body but no arms or legs. Fill me up with your favorite drink. What am I?

  9. #9 What Am I?

    I stand tall and bright when I'm young, but I get shorter and shorter the older I get, until I finally burn out. What am I?

  10. #10 What Am I?

    I show you your own face without taking a photo. Some people say breaking me brings seven years of bad luck. What am I?

  11. #11 What Am I?

    I have no weight, no shape, and no color, and when there's a lot of me around, you can barely see a thing — but flip on a light switch and I vanish instantly. What am I?

  12. #12 What Am I?

    I follow you around outside all day long, but I vanish the moment the sun goes down or you step into the shade. What am I?

  13. #13 What Am I?

    I have lots and lots of teeth, but I can't bite or chew anything. You drag me through your hair every morning to make it neat. What am I?

  14. #14 What Am I?

    What is something you make with just your words, and can break without ever touching it, holding it, or even being in the same room as it?

  15. #15 Wordplay

    You can catch me from a friend who is sick, but you can't throw me back. Doctors help you get rid of me, but they hope they never catch me too. What am I?

  16. #16 Wordplay

    Which month of the year has 28 days?

  17. #17 Wordplay

    What kind of tree can you always carry around with you, right at the end of your arm?

  18. #18 Wordplay

    I have one eye, but I cannot see anything with it. You use me for sewing, and thread goes through my eye instead of a pupil. What am I?

  19. #19 Wordplay

    What kind of room has no doors and no windows, and you might even find slices of it on a pizza?

  20. #20 Wordplay

    I have a bed, but I never sleep in it. I have a mouth, but I never eat with it. Fish swim through me every day. What am I?

  21. #21 Wordplay

    What kind of coat can only be put on when it's wet?

  22. #22 Wordplay

    What kind of band never plays a single note of music, but stretches around a stack of papers instead?

  23. #23 Wordplay

    What has lots of black and white keys and can make beautiful music, but can't open a single lock or door?

  24. #24 Wordplay

    Which building has the most stories, even though it's usually not the tallest one in town?

  25. #25 Rhyming Riddles

    I have two wheels, a seat, and a chain — pedal me down the street or the lane. What am I?

  26. #26 Rhyming Riddles

    I've got eight legs, but I don't swim in the sea, and the house I build catches everything but me. What am I?

  27. #27 Rhyming Riddles

    I ring in the morning to wake you from sleep — hit my snooze button for a few minutes to keep. What am I?

  28. #28 Rhyming Riddles

    I've got bristles like a tiny broom, but I clean your mouth, and not your room. What am I?

  29. #29 Rhyming Riddles

    I carry your books and hang on your back, to school and back home, I'm never off track. What am I?

  30. #30 Rhyming Riddles

    They call me a pie, but there's no fruit in sight — I'm topped with melted cheese and sliced for a bite. What am I?

  31. #31 Rhyming Riddles

    I have six strings that you strum with your hand, I make the music for a rock and roll band. What am I?

  32. #32 Rhyming Riddles

    I blast off to space with a fiery light, astronauts ride me up into the night. What am I?

  33. #33 Rhyming Riddles

    I'm black and white and waddle on snow, I can't fly at all, but I swim, don't you know. What am I?

  34. #34 Rhyming Riddles

    I'm sweet and I'm frosted with candles on top, you make a wish, then blow until the flames stop. What am I?

  35. #35 Math & Logic

    There are 3 apples in a bowl on the table. You take 2 of them and put them in your bag. How many apples do you have?

  36. #36 Math & Logic

    Every coin in my pocket is either silver, gold, or copper. All of them are silver except two. All of them are gold except two. All of them are copper except two. How many coins are in my pocket?

  37. #37 Math & Logic

    Nour is waiting in the line for the water fountain. She is 3rd from the front of the line, and she is also 3rd from the back. How many children are in the line?

  38. #38 Math & Logic

    Six birds are sitting on a branch. Two of them decide to fly away to another tree. How many birds are still on the branch?

  39. #39 Math & Logic

    Tom is 8 years old, and his little sister is half his age. How old will his sister be when Tom is 16?

  40. #40 Math & Logic

    The big clock in the town square bongs once for every hour — 4 bongs at 4 o'clock, 7 bongs at 7 o'clock. It takes the clock 6 seconds to bong 4 o'clock. How long does it take to bong 7 o'clock?

  41. #41 Math & Logic

    A farmer's field has only ducks and cows in it. The farmer counts 5 heads and 14 legs. How many ducks and how many cows are in the field?

  42. #42 Math & Logic

    You have $5 and your little brother has $1. You are feeling generous, so you give him $2. Now who has more money — you or your brother?

  43. #43 Math & Logic

    A rooster lays an egg right on the very top of a barn roof. Which way does it roll — left or right?

  44. #44 Math & Logic

    There are 12 fish in a tank. Half of them swim behind a big rock where nobody can see them. How many fish are in the tank now?

Want a paper copy? Open the printable Ages 7–9 riddle sheet

How to use this with a 7–9 year old

Kids this age can usually read the riddles themselves and enjoy the challenge of guessing before peeking. Try covering the answer and guessing together, or turn it into a mini competition with a sibling or friend — whoever guesses first gets a point. The category filter is handy if a kid wants "just the wordplay ones" or "just the rhymes." If siblings share a device, each kid can set up their own profile above so their solved lists stay separate.

Need something easier or harder? Try Ages 4–6 orAges 10–12 .