Top 50+ Fun And Challenging Hand Riddles For Kids & Adults

Best Hand Riddles That Will Challenge Your Thinking

What has no mouth yet can speak, has no ears yet can hear, and can do all of this with just one hand?
Answer: A glove.
I have fingers but no hands. What am I?
Answer: A glove.
I’m long and thin, and you will need me at your command; I’m often used for pointing out things but cannot stand. What am I?
Answer: A finger.
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Answer: Your right hand.
What is it that most people do with their hands but hardly notice until they are told?
Answer: Wave.
What always goes forward but never moves an inch?
Answer: A hand of a clock.
What has to be broken before you can use it, yet it’s often found on a hand?
Answer: A promise (symbolized by a pinky swear).
What gets bigger when more you take away from it, but can also balance on a hand?
Answer: A hole.
I get better with a little polishing, but can only shine when you put me to work. What am I?
Answer: A hand (in relation to manual work).
I’m necessary for counting but can’t do the counting myself. What am I?
Answer: Fingers.

What can you catch but not throw, and often involves a hand?
Answer: A cold.
I can hold you up, but I’m not a table; I can help you point but I’m not a finger. What am I?
Answer: A hand.
I come in pairs and often help you when you play; I’m there when you eat, but never stand in your way. What am I?
Answer: Hands.
I start with an “F” and end with “R.” I’m used when you lift things, and I fit in your hand perfectly. What am I?
Answer: Fork.
What can be seen in the palm of your hand but can be found all over the world?
Answer: A map.
I am both a limb and a unit of measure. What am I?
Answer: A hand (as in hands for measuring horses).
What can sometimes be a little cramped but also serve a grand purpose?
Answer: A hand.
What belongs to you but is often used by others to direct you?
Answer: Your name (when called or pointed at with a hand).
I’m an action you perform with your hand, often signaling good luck; I’m a gesture, and I don’t need a trick. What am I?
Answer: A thumbs-up.
What has many keys but can’t open a single door and is often played with hands?
Answer: A piano.

I have a hand that never uses gloves, and my number of fingers is always fixed. What am I?
Answer: A clock.
I can point in every direction yet never move; I help when you’re on a journey but only when you look. What am I?
Answer: A compass.
I can be green, red, or brown; I can be taller than a mountain or flatter than a town. What am I?
Answer: A hand (when referring to the figurative ‘hand’ of cards).
What has four fingers and a thumb but is not a hand?
Answer: A glove (with its removable ability).
I can twist and turn without feeling pain, I can grip tightly yet leave without a stain. What am I?
Answer: A wrist.
What might stretch but never break, and helps ensure you don’t make a mistake?
Answer: A hand gesture.
I am often used to connect but never feel a thing. My presence can either help or sting. What am I?
Answer: A handshake (or a pesky high five).
What is stronger when joined yet weaker when split, and often measures love in a silent way?
Answer: A pinky promise.
What moves without legs, signals without saying anything, and is often raised in derision or praise?
Answer: An arm.
I can lift something heavy, make it feel like light; I can wave goodbye or simply say goodnight. What am I?
Answer: A hand.

I go in circles but never move; I’m often found where the hands meet. What am I?
Answer: A clock face.
What has a heart that doesn’t beat, moves in rhythm but never makes a sound, and is all about timing?
Answer: A hand of cards.
I have hands yet cannot clap; I have a face but cannot smile. What am I?
Answer: A clock.
I’m cold when I’m keeping time and warm when I’m in your grasp. What am I?
Answer: A stopwatch.
What is filled with letters yet cannot read, and every hand has one at some point indeed?
Answer: An envelope.
I can hold great burdens, yet I am never heavy; I can stretch across distances without getting weary. What am I?
Answer: A hand (in a figurative sense).
I’m often found at the end of a road; I offer help without taking a load. What am I?
Answer: A crossing signal.
I can fold but never break, I can cover but never wait. What am I?
Answer: A hand (when ‘folding’ cards).
What can move mountains yet is light as a feather and often rests when not needed to tether?
Answer: A helping hand.
I’m something you can always count on, held by the strong and weak alike. What am I?
Answer: Support or help from a hand.

What can’t be used until it’s broken, and often has a say in a game?
Answer: An egg (used in a hand for cooking or humorously in games).
I have keys, but open no locks; I have space, but no room; you can enter, but never go inside. What am I?
Answer: A keyboard.
I’ve got a ball but no body; I can make you rock but never roll. What am I?
Answer: A hand drum.
What always comes with a set of 10 but doesn’t work in isolation?
Answer: Fingers.
I help you lift and carry, but I don’t make a sound. I can be heavy or light, but you’ll always find me around. What am I?
Answer: A hand.
What am I when you flip me upside down, and I become the life of the party?
Answer: A hand gesture (like a wave when flipping up).
I’m made of people and I represent unity; I can signify power without leaving a trace. What am I?
Answer: A hand in a raised applauding position.
I can grow larger in size but can never be touched; I can be counted by many but never heard. What am I?
Answer: A shadow (of a hand).
I can be signed, flipped, or thrown; I can even hold your fate, but I’m not set in stone. What am I?
Answer: A hand.
I can direct you left or right, but never go straight; I’m often pulled, not placed, in order to plate. What am I?
Answer: A hand (when pulling plates or steering).

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