Questions tagged [rhyme]
A problem or riddle written in rhyme for an artistic twist.
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Riley Riddle What Am I?
My prefix is where I reside.
My suffix is why I hide.
My infix suggests greed.
I'm also known for speed.
Hint 1:
Hint 2:
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You Do the Gallbladder, I'll Take the Appendix
Enclosure enclosing some music that’s acted.
Another with snitch fore and aft is a note.
A bird sound for every dinner extracted.
Collaborate. Solve it. You’re done? Now upvote!
The answer is a ...
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Don't steal from the Riley community
Steal my prefix and I'll belong.
Steal my infix and I'll be heavy.
Steal my suffix and I'll be strong.
Steal my whole and I'll be gone.
Leave me be, for I am a community.
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Ever notice those dangerous hollow eyes staring at you?
I have two eyes and one mouth,
both my eyes are hallowed out.
My mouth won't let me talk, yet
my eyes will have you shocked.
For though air is what's inside,
I'm one reason why many died.
What am I, ...
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From below to time of need [closed]
From below I am born
Place me above and I shall sweat
Cut me and I do not bleed
Yet shed me in time of need
HINT
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Chain Puzzle: Tabletop Games #06 - So Sorry
This is the sixth Chain Puzzle in the Tabletop Games series, in which all puzzles are themed around board games, card games, tile games, and the like. The answer to this puzzle is a thematic word or ...
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Everyday you make me cry
Everyday you make me cry,
You hit me to shut me up.
Thankfully I'm not alive,
But alas I've had enough.
Finally, I've left you,
But... you're not sad.
because my replacement...
Best friend you've ever ...
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You are my prefix, She is my suffix
You are my prefix.
She is my suffix.
They - my infix.
I am an address.
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My prefix gives off waves, My infix takes in waves
My prefix gives off waves.
My suffix under a bridge.
My infix takes in waves.
My whole that must forage.
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My suffix is the pain in the past :'(
My prefix tells you fate has come.
My suffix is the pain in the past.
My infix is from the burning sun.
My whole is American and fast.
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A mother of dragons
A mother of dragons, a sea-rimmed estate,
with flora and fauna in protected state.
A line that goes nearby the whole world equates;
I'm neighboured by flowers in land of the raids.
What am I?
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Einstein would be proud
Really amazing, is what most people say I am,
Of ways to move, I'm the fastest way out of a jam.
Some people think I'm a hole, but not quite,
Expect me to be 4D, you'd be right.
Now be like an ant or ...
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My prefix is true, My suffix is there for you
My prefix is there for true.
My suffix is there for you.
My infix is all I've got.
Is my whole after not?
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My suffix is an insect being, My whole is a human being
My prefix does not have an end
My suffix is an insect being.
My infix wants to be your friend.
My whole is a human being.
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My prefix is a young man, My suffix needs a hand
My prefix is a young man.
My suffix needs a hand.
My infix is summing it up.
My purpose is going up.
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My prefix is a part of your head, My infix is the sound of the dead
My prefix is a part of your head
My suffix saves a place for you
My infix is the sound of the dead
My whole is white and also blue
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My suffix is a common girl's name, My whole is a chocolaty shame
My prefix is small and round in form
My suffix is a common girl's name
My infix is a way to inform
My whole is a chocolaty shame
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My infix is what my suffix do
My prefix tells things that's true.
My suffix if famous will have fans.
My infix is what my suffix do.
My whole an element of the plan.
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My suffix is when you get paid, My infix tells you what I said
My prefix is a circle made
My suffix is when you get paid
My infix tells you what I said.
My whole is a wish you made.
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My prefix will despite a fact, My infix will negatively react
My prefix will despite a fact
My suffix tells what to do instead
My infix will negatively react
My whole is an idea in your head
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My suffix is western, from a "western" perspective
My suffix is western, from a "western" perspective
My prefix a strange domain, unless you know Latin
My infix a greeting, modernly its excitement subjective
My whole's population growth ...
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My suffix cannot be a man, My whole can ruin your plan
My prefix needs me and you.
My suffix cannot be a man.
My infix needs some food.
My whole can ruin your plan.
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With three I seep into notes, With two I don't want jokes
With five I'm not from bots.
With four I connect the dots.
With three I seep into notes.
With two I don't want jokes.
With one I have three eyes.
The line above is where the answer lies.
Hint:
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My suffix has only one, My whole is no one
My prefix is case closed.
My suffix has only one.
My infix is not closed.
My whole is no one.
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My prefix is a guilty pleasure, My suffix is a nasty thing
My prefix is a guilty pleasure.
My suffix is a nasty thing.
My infix is in total measure.
My whole comes out in spring.
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I took a Word to Work with Me #3
I took a word to work with me,
And it made me feel quite chill.
But after I mixed it up to some degree,
The wooziness began to fill
So I mixed it up - I took away
And it helped me get back home.
I was ...
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The Sound After
Oh, my beautiful lady first
There goes away the thirst
If today were not this blue
There would be a direct clue
Oh, please look at this mirror
Then you'll see me no error
If people called us twins
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My infix is fast and dumb
My prefix is all a sound.
My suffix is all around.
My infix is fast and dumb.
My whole is thin and numb.
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My prefix is Weird, My suffix is a Friend (v2)
This is the same question as My prefix is weird, My suffix is a friend, but with a couple of ever-so-slight modifications (and obviously a different answer):
My prefix is Weird.
My suffix is a Friend....
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My prefix isn't a great date, My suffix is a great gate
My prefix isn't a great date.
My suffix is a great gate.
My infix helps keep order.
My whole is a disorder.
Hint 1:
Hint 2:
Hint 3:
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My prefix is weird, My suffix is a friend (v1)
My prefix is weird.
My suffix is a friend.
My infix is a creature to be feared.
My whole has a massive extend*.
*Clarification (not needed, but may clear something up):
Check out another version of ...
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My prefix lets us open doors, My suffix is crucial for doors
My prefix lets us open doors.
My suffix is crucial for doors.
My infix is where we get pork.
My whole is why pianos work.
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My words are my suffix, My eyes are my whole
I am currently my prefix.
My words are my suffix.
My lunges are my infix.
My eyes are my whole.
Hint:
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A Hand-picked Piece
Another riddle from ~ Words That Get Stuck In MacGyver88's Head ~(:P)
The following is but a novice trial.
No points expected nor a prize to win.
For thoughts to paper helps to cease the rile.
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My prefix is a sneaky ad, My suffix is not yet closed
My prefix is a sneaky ad.
My suffix isn't yet closed.
My infix does sound rad.
My whole is evil and cold.
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My infix is whole and my whole is cold
My prefix is a winner.
My suffix is the inner.
My infix is whole.
My whole is cold.
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A riddle that is dear to me
I am but a basic, simple thing,
But joy to the hearts of many I do bring.
I am made up of four, without them I'm not,
If you name them first, then me you will spot.
To my first, you may not give a ...
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My prefix prays a lot, My suffix has the key
My prefix prays a lot,
My suffix has the key.
My infix is on the top,
I always like to copy.
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Almost a genius riddle
My prefix is a means of division,
My infix is almost at the kirk,
My suffix is just by provision,
My whole is the result of hard work.
What am I?
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A bit of meta included
Find these two words I holler.
One is just a color,
the other is the place of the crawler
but what's interesting indeed
is that one from the other we read
when not to spoil fun we agreed
within our ...
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My prefix is plant, My suffix is grant
My prefix is plant.
My suffix is grant.
My infix is a piece of cake.
My whole is wealth at stake.
Hint:
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A rhyming riddle which is really hard
I just came up with this rhyming riddle, and I don't know if anybody can solve this:
I end with a letter,
My prefix is far better.
My suffix am found in a mill,
But I am not just nil.
Ok, at first ...
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My prefix lost a life, My suffix had a meal
My prefix lost a life.
My suffix had a meal.
My infix has a life.
My whole is a big deal.
Hint:
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Make Riley Riddles, Not War
When a famous man sets out
With a frightening weapon in hand
In between remain I, devout
Against killing making my stand
What am I?
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My prefix will later see you, My infix will tell what's true
My prefix will later see you.
My suffix will make you calculate.
My infix will tell what's true.
My whole will make you salivate.
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I Took a Word to Work with Me #1
I took a word to work with me
And it made me look quite stately
Then afterwards, I had some tea
Which improved my grunge look greatly
But my caffeine brain got jumbled up
And I was gasping to have ...
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Multiple purpose action. What are you doing?
When you do this action, there could be different deductions:
Maybe you're doing a chore empirical, giving instructions to your
vehicle.
Maybe you are very cruel, or try to establish your rule.
Or ...
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I am your enemy, hidden in your pleasures. Who am I?
I am your enemy,
And I come undercover.
Better to introduce
myself as frenemy,
Do you see me inside your lover?
Remember, lust is one of the greatest seven.
Oh but maybe you're a good person,
Then I ...
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