Questions tagged [wordplay]
A puzzle which incorporates a form of wordplay, such as puns, or which requires wordplay in order to find the solution.
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Confessions of a Riddle Junkie
I'm $\bbox[#fff9c3]{\color{#fff9c3}{\textbf{NO PEEKING!}}}$ and I am alcoholic.
I sometimes also take pot; it makes me kind of casual.
And crack too, because it makes me highly skilled.
As you can ...
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The divided housemates
Two housemates lived in close confines
yet never crossed each other's lines
Within the same walls for nearly a year
they dwelled without even sharing a beer
Most of their time was spent in the ...
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Really basic puzzle
I am sure you will be able to find this puzzle out easily.
Let's Begin!
I am long as infinity
I can be round or a rectangle
People like me when I go inside them
I come in many flavors
I don't ...
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Cryptic Haiku: Cornflakes are the bomb
Bailing out on me?
I'm sure it will be okay
#Corn Flakes are the bomb
Looking for a particular event, and for a bonus, I would be impressed with a particular number
Hint 1:
Hint 2:
Hint 3:
I ...
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I come in all shapes and sizes, and I can offer all sorts of prizes
Give me a fruit, I'll turn it to pieces,
A turn of bad luck, and your plan ceases.
Mistaken for death, if I'm without friends,
Bringing with a breath, success will I send.
Let's not forget, the ...
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Bumblin' Stumblin' Rumblin' Jumblin'!
This is an entry into the Fortnightly Topic Challenge #36
Jumble® was one of my favorite puzzles growing up. They were quick and fun and relatively easy; they took just long enough to keep me ...
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I am hated by the world
They say I am evil: a corrupt influence, a monster.
But while it's true that I have many hands and faces,
I am no more evil than those around me; I reflect their vice or virtue.
Yet still they curse ...
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What's the name of my cat?
Do you like "Little Dorrit"? It’s a nice funny book.
I would read, but I lost it, though is hard to overlook.
Nerdy books don’t inspire you? Then let’s play play a game,
Good old classic’s my ...
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A Perfectly Reasonable Question
I talked with an employment counselor recently, and here are some of the findings:
I'm amenable to stipulations in my contract regarding:
Confidentiality
Termination Clause
I can be ...
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To air is human
It eats lots of salad, lives right under your noses.
"An Austrian husband?" the Fraulein supposes.
It's in a shy airport; things like to run through it.
Quit scratching your head; I know you can do it!...
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Silly Sally likes wearing glasses but not spectacles
Silly Sally likes balloons, but not party hats.
Silly Sally likes eating pizza, but not burgers.
Silly Sally likes using alliterations, but she doesn't like Metaphors.
Silly Sally likes browsing ...
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Original Riddle
You may find me fast:
My answer is transparent
to those restive few who went off
Their egregious oversight
Left to scan and screen
Hear my refrain
bound to draw the story out
Hint #1
Hint #2
Hint #...
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I climb Every Day
I awake, refreshed anew.
Looking forward to a new and glorious day, I unfurl and quiver in the cold.
My morning shower wakes me and regales with many succulent droplets; I can feel them invigorate ...
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That's Ounce Weird
I am alone in a room. The room is very quiet, except that one may hear a sound of something like snowing, and a sound of something resembling a cloak. In the next room behind the door, there’s also a ...
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We'd rather be in a state within a state
We'd rather be in a state within a state
I said that’s where we wanted to go to to my dog
“Z" is half of where I am. I’m called a wreath in another life. But now, I'm called exactly how I got ...
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Circuit Diagram
An entry to Fortnightly Topic Challenge #35: Restricted Title 1 - based on the following xkcd.
Circuit diagrams can be quite difficult to understand, so here are some documents that will hopefully ...
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Five sets of related questions will reveal the answer
Hopefully you are able to solve the questions and reveal the answer. Any constructive comments on this question would be appreciated. Hope you have fun:
1a. 0x53 0x4A Dr from Baker Street
1b. ...
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Nine Pieces of Gold on One Boat
There were four cats and three dogs. A house with no lights and nothing around for miles. There was one road that lead to nowhere. There was one plane that only had one wing. In the house there were ...
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A Lazy Breakfast
Clark and Albert sat at the same old table they'd met at years ago. As per usual, there was hardly anything to drink, and they'd had nothing but sips between them. Near Albert, there were some ...
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An easy riddle at its core
You are what you eat, so I suspect you like sweets, for I think that’s what you are.
A plain figure you have, with rounded sides, a symbol quite bizarre.
I hear the mad hatter gave up tea for you, ...
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You either love him or hate him
On my own, I am pale
Add something soft and I put you in a hole
Add something loud and I take off without fail
Add something small and I insult a troll
Add the first and I get off the rail
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I am a fiery animal
In the same form as my other puzzle here.
Me, I am a fiery animal.
My anagram goes up.
My anagram's homophone will hurt your eyes.
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A Bunch of Rocks
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #35: Restricted Title 1.
"Mind passing me the salt & pepper please Rick?" Jean leaned on the table asking the man in black suit sitting opposite her.
"I ...
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Old School riddle with a twist
Rhpeiwpa fj pejchao, ykt cqhh lb qdeo xjz iaoo
Qda pkhqpekj fo ewnikju, cnki tdwp tkqhz ya x jaoo.
Lnzejwh, Xxoyeoowh, xjz Fiiazewpa qnkqxha,
Znepeywh oareoekj jqopj’p oarawh x akqxha.
Hint:
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What xkcd Means
What xkcd Means
This is a variety cryptic inspired by the comic "What xkcd Means" (linked above) and the work of Ucaoimhu. It is also an entry into the 35th Fortnightly Topic Challenge: ...
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Worst Band Name Ever
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #35: Restricted Title 1.
My friends and I started a band! The problem is, we've had a lot of trouble coming up with the name.
We each suggested a few names, ...
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Take Me Down To The Homonym City
A drop of water, or a deadline;
Us without me, or lady-like sheep;
Screw, or a disconsent;
To have clothing, or a question of place;
In a mirror what you see, or how you see;
Not pre-recorded, or not ...
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Why Alexa Shouldn't Teach Non-Native English Speakers About Idioms
They cost ≈ $0.00833333333333333333333333333333 each.
(9) -_----_-_-----
Go! Intentionally fracture your fibula!
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A Baffling Riley
My prefix will make you shiver and shake
My infix is when you hesitate
My suffix is as strong as could be
My whole will baffle you totally.
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I Am Not Good with Boomerangs
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #35: Restricted Title 1.
I Am Not Good with Boomerangs,
But things I throw out sometimes return.
I am Not a Ninja
But have expertise, and for speed I ...
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Muddled video games titles
First of all, this is totally a rip-off of @ferret idea, but with video games instead of movies.
So, basically the same story: I have a friend that use to mix things up and is unable to clearly ...
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Muddled movie titles
A friend of mine has a really (selectively) bad memory, and often gets things muddled. He's trying to recall the titles of these movies / series, but all he can give me is a very brief synopsis of ...
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Confused... why?
Finish of bronze or finish of gold.
Uncurse my bluff and the way will be told.
In fiction and fact, at the edge of the grave.
I'll fit in a tux if I see where you pave.
I'm a dragon's start—a ...
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Losing your Cool - Cryptic Clues
Losing your cool? Just mix the 1st-7th to find the answer: _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hound Father, "come back!" (3)
Use Spoon, bake on fork, pat (4-3)
Relationship in translation (5)
Lord tom'...
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12 undefined beings
Round and round, pay attention to the count.
The words will serve as a guide to unveil who we are.
A dirty creature who walks on all fours.
Queen zebra
White Light just had unbind
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Can you help me connect the dots?
I come from a family of many.
But their names, I hardly remember any!
That's right, most names I partially forgot.
From this riddle, help me connect the dots.
Some tasty fruits of the ...
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The Imaginary Food Riddle
I am a food you'd never find or certainly wouldn't eat
I don't exist, and yet I do, now isn't that a feat!
I am a good example of something that is wrong
I'm mentioned in the speech of some but more ...
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Little Timmy and the Lunchbox [closed]
What 11 letters and numbers did Timmy say today at school when he opened up his lunchbox?
Hint #1
Hint #2
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Puzzling Solicitation
My 'copter's a Cooper and off I did zoom
To see Rubio in his nice, rubber room.
The question is:
Where did I land?
On the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _, of course!
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What is the name of this puzzle?
The English dictionary, as you may know, is a highly mutable entity.
While removing words such as irregardless might be considered a good thing, others, such as
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My creator is our lord and savior
I have:
An anagram that can substitute buddies
An anagram that are formed by buddies
An anagram that sometimes you do on your buddy
An anagram that can be juicy (And maybe give to your buddy?)...
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I'm quite famous nowadays, mostly because of my owner
I have:
An anagram that sharpens your imagination
An anagram that doesn't ask for your permission
An anagram that is not very original
An anagram that is not very important
What am I?
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TYO: Opposites Attack
With two respond to drivel
But three is nearly evil
With five display your pride
While six you wish to hide
Inspired by @tyobrien's template
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With three I am drunk, with four I have less weight than my brothers,
With three I am drunk
With four I have less weight than my brothers
With five I can measure
With six I have an anagram related to goods
With all my seven I don't like metaphors
Inspired by @...
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A Riley limerick
A Riley limerick:
My prefix is somewhere you’ve been
My suffix was worshipped back when
My middle you’ll find
Is deep in your mind
Together I show where you’ve been
What am I?
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My parts stand, hand in hand
My parts are
eternal,
shooting,
fine,
picked up,
willing and
hand in hand in a line.
Come again, you say?
Indeed, I may,
and then you will know my name, I pray.
What am I?
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Only half of the universe have the chance to answer this [Spoilers]
My prefix can be seen in "three things that think"
My infix is used for vowels
And my suffix can be seen in a computer
I can wipeout half of the universe, Who am I?
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Yes, leaves turn different tones
A throw back to my very first puzzle here on Puzzling SE, you have to complete the steps listed for each bolded phrase to reveal a secret quote!
1. Yes, leaves turn different tones.
Find the ...
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Yet more consonant sameness
Never one to revile the practice of doing the same idea as everyone else here is another consonant puzzle
Consonants remain in same order and the vowels shuffle so for example Lone Star State Cabs is ...
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Spears and fears
Trepidation fell on such sight
Cry without knowing why
I'm without me myself, flanked by similarly selfish beings.
Vulgar as it may sound—the end concerns your backside,
stripped of its opening.
Let ...