Water Riddles with Answers (and a printable)

Water is all around us. We use it to live and play. These easy water riddles are perfect for encouraging an appreciation of this amazing resource, as well as adding to a day of water play. From groundwater to rain from a storm, it’s fun to have a “thirst” and curiosity for riddles about water.

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Water Riddles with Answers

Below you’ll find funny water riddles, ones that are full of creativity, plus riddles that are great for critical thinking.

• Riddle: Wash me, and I won’t be clean, don’t wash me, and I’ll be clean. What am I? – Answer: Water.
• Riddle: You might use a lot of this for a fight in the summer. If this leaks inside your house, you need to call a plumber. What is it?
  – Answer: Water.
• Riddle: I can help you clean your shirt. I fall, but I’m never hurt. Look for me to beat the heat, I can run without any feet.
  – Answer: Water.
• Riddle: This is something you can find in a lake and in a stream. When frozen, it turns into an ice cube, when boiled, it turns to steam.
  – Answer: Water.
• Riddle: What always runs, yet doesn’t walk, often murmurs but doesn’t talk. Has a bed, but doesn’t sleep, has a mouth but never eats.
  – Answer: A river.
• Riddle: I run forever, but do not move at all, I have no lungs or throat but a roaring call.
  – Answer: Waterfall.
• Riddle: What lives in winter, dies in summer, and grows with its root upward? – Answer: An Icicle.
• Riddle: I’m often running, yet I have no legs. You need me, but I don’t need you. What am I? 
  –Answer: Water.
• Riddle: What has sea, yet no water?
  – Answer: The Alphabet.
• Riddle: There is a boat with a ladder attached to it; the ladder is eight feet tall. If the water rises four feet, how much of the ladder will be on top of the water?
  – Answer: Eight feet, the ladder is attached to the boat.
• Riddle: What has waves but no hands?
  – Answer: The ocean.
• Riddle: What rises up high but has no wings?
  –Answer: Water vapor.
• Riddle: How do you sepll water with three letters?
  –Answer: Ice.

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Print your Water Riddles

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For more giggly fun, check out these books:

• Best Joke Books for 7-year-olds
• Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids (check it out on Amazon here) – Affiliate link
• Laugh-out-Loud Jokes for Kids (check it out on Amazon here) – Affiliate link
• National Geographic Kids Just Joking (check it out on Amazon here) – Affiliate link