How it works
These letter riddles are 34 old riddles where the answer is a letter, a few letters said aloud, or a word to spell. Each answer stays hidden until you tap Show answer.
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Three kinds of letter riddle
One letter asks why a letter is like something: T is the happiest, because it is next to U. Letters that say words are read aloud: K N sounds like cayenne. Spelling puzzles need a pencil, such as the six-letter word that holds six more words.
Where they come from
Every riddle is in an old riddle book printed between 1900 and 1915, free to read at Project Gutenberg and named under the full list. We told each again in plain words and checked every spelling answer letter by letter.
Tips
- Write the letters of a Letters that say words answer on a board, then have the class read them aloud until someone hears the word.
Questions and answers
What are good spelling riddles for a class?
Try "Which word holds all five vowels in their right order?" The answer is facetious, and abstemious works too. The Spelling puzzles chip holds 11 like it; each answer spells out why it works.
Why are some answers in brackets?
The brackets give the word the letters sound like when you say them: C D is seedy, and I W is I double you. Say the letters out loud and the joke lands.
Where are the letter riddles about T for tea and M in a moment?
On the main riddle page, which holds about thirty letter riddles of its own. None of the 34 here repeats them, so the two pages together give you a long run without a repeat.