Introducing the newest addition to the DC Community Programming: Riddler Wednesdays! Every Wednesday, a new riddle will be added to this post. Your job is to get your green bowler hat on, and solve the riddle! Come back to this thread every Wednesday afternoon to play another round!
Let’s get to it…
June 29, 2022:
From woods I came, I live no more. The Eastern wolf, he knows me well. The feel of sound, a warning cry. Protecting men from what they fell. What am I?
Answer:
Timber
Congrats to @xLOVEandDoomPatrolx for solving this week’s riddle!
July 6, 2022:
At times I’m a half, others closer to a third, but despite my value I’m also a word. Depending on how you see me I can be both cold and hot And while some may say I’m odd, I’m really not. What am I?
Answer:
Thirty.
Congrats again to @xLOVEandDoomPatrolx for winning this week’s riddle!
July 13, 2022:
I’m tough to break, and tough to shake. With one motion, I’m quick to crush…but why are you in a rush? I flow like water, and love the sun. One day, the race will be won…what am I?
Answer:
A snapping turtle. Also acceptable: tortoise, turtle.
Congrats to @Riddler and @the_Rubber_Bandit for solving this week’s riddle!
July 20, 2022:
Everyone looks at me, though I never speak. No one touches me until I die. I am the loudest when all is silent…What am I?
Answer
A clock.
Congrats to @Riddler for solving this week’s riddle!
July 27, 2022:
I am a real beast named in the age of Homer, I am no horse…despite the misnomer. What am I?
Answer
Answer: Hippopotamus.
Congrats to @KookieSuperApe for solving this week’s riddle!
August 3, 2022:
When it’s cold, I’m still warm. When I’m sweet, it’s just a term. I can be old, gold, heavy, or youthful. When I attack, it may mean death. I get beaten more with every breath. When I take a break, it’s grievous and cruel. Follow me, and you might be a fool…What am I?
Answer
Answer: The heart.
Congrats to @Jurisdiction and @NYJt3 for solving this week’s riddle!
August 10, 2022:
When you have three of me, you have three. When you have two of me, you have two…but if you have one of me, you actually have none…what am I?
Answer
Answer: Choices (“options” is also acceptable!)
Congrats to @Jurisdiction, @NYJt3, and @danielwm (a brand new community member!) for solving this week’s riddle!
August 17, 2022:
It belongs to you, but others use it more. Some are the same, but many are different. It can be changed. It can be nicked. Shouting it loudly should do the trick…what is it?
Answer
Your Name.
Congrats to @jzars123.94681, @Detective7, @danielwm, @NYJt3 , @Reaganfan78, @Jurisdiction, and @RyanTimothyLippert for solving this week’s riddle!
August 24, 2022:
I spend most of my life being beaten, but don’t bleed like most men bleed.
I spend most of my life being hammered, though alcohol isn’t what I need.
I spend most of my life being punished, though I’m used to the scars that cover my face.
Thus, the gods of war come to the door of my abuser and his place…What am I?
Answer
An anvil.
Congrats to @jzars123.94681 for solving this week’s riddle!
August 31, 2022:
I can be long, I can be short, I can be a sign of peace.
I rule the USA with three.
I extend my fingers as far as I can…
Until you ask me to leave.
What am I?
Answer
A branch. Also accepted: Branches.
Congrats to @jzars123.94681, @danielwm, and @Jurisdiction for solving this week’s riddle!
September 7, 2022:
I’m hot down low,
But up high, I’m cold.
I fit your palm…
But you shouldn’t hold.
I’ll save your life when coaxed to mine,
Then take it if I’m not controlled.
What am I?
Answer
An ember/embers.
There were no correct answers this week…The Riddler is back on top! Come back next week for a chance to take him down!
September 14, 2022:
After last week’s unsolved riddle, The Riddler is on top, and very proud of it…can you take him down by solving this one?
I lose my head in the morning, But I get it back at night.
My dream is to be the caretaker, Of a tired and worn out knight.
I may still be wielded in battle, though my use is more often not to fight.
But use me right, in no daylight, and the result is sure to delight.
What am I?
Answer
A Pillow
Congrats to @Jurisdiction and @Detective7 for solving this week’s riddle!
September 21, 2022:
One of us arrives by a man in a chair
One of us is something that makes everything fair
One of us thins you out for the tomb
One of us spreads a feeling of doom.
What is the creature that binds us together?
Answer
A horse.
Congrats to @FelixLeiter for solving this week’s riddle!
September 28, 2022:
I can move twice as far, if that move is my first.
I can move forward, but those diagonal to me better beware.
I cannot be chosen in a promotion.
I am unique, but my enemy has an identical ruler.
What am I?
Answer
A King (in Chess).
This week’s riddle was not solved–The Riddler is back on top!
October 5, 2022:
I go from earth to roaring flame
I glow anew, but I remain.
Once of black, now of white,
I’ve did my job, and now I die.
…What am I?
Answer
Coal/Charcoal
Congrats to @NinjaSupes, @Row.Harper, and @Detective7 for solving this week’s riddle!
October 12, 2022:
Once, I flew. Now, I fall.
Once I wrote. Now, not at all.
…What am I?
Answer
A feather. Also accepted: quill.
Congrats to @NYJt3, @DreamingGirlWonder, @Reaganfan78, @the_Rubber_Bandit, and @Jurisdiction for solving this week’s riddle! What a team!
October 19, 2022:
Nobody wants me, but they all want to win me.
Nobody wants to pay for me, but I might pay them instead.
It’s better to hear about me on TV than to know me in real life.
Don’t want me around? Just follow the rules.
…What am I?
Answer
A lawsuit.
Congrats to @DreamingGirlWonder, @Detective7, @the_Rubber_Bandit, and @Jurisdiction for solving this week’s riddle!
October 26, 2022:
At first, you had two of me. That was nice, but one was taken.
Now, you don’t have me at all. What am I?
Answer
A choice. Also acceptable: an option.
Congrats to @the_Rubber_Bandit, @Detective7, and @Jurisdiction for solving this week’s riddle!
November 2, 2022:
I can be clean, but sometimes I’m filthy. You rush to find me, but you get mad if I’m busy…What am I?
Answer
A bathoom/restroom.
Congrats to @the_Rubber_Bandit, @DreamingGirlWonder, and @Jurisdiction for solving this week’s riddle!
The Riddler is going to have to start coming up with harder riddles…
November 9, 2022:
I’m a place of rest, but I’m on the run.
I’m a house of meat, but my mind is gone…what am I?
This one is a toughie, but the Riddler has a hint for you: The answer isn’t as buried as you think. The solution is in the 6th.
Answer
Bedlam. (Check out episode 6 of the Batman Unburied Audio Series for the solution breakdown!)
The Riddler wins this week!
November 17, 2022:
A day late, but The Riddler is back with another riddle!
I’m built to climb the steepest and highest obstacles. No matter what you do, I remain on top of all that oppose me…what am I?
Answer
A goat.
Congrats to @Row.Harper for solving this week’s riddle!
November 30, 2022:
I might list numbers, but I don’t do the math.
I will not bend to your strength or wrath.
To master me, your body takes a heavy toll.
I shake the ground on which I roll…what am I?
Answer
A barbell/Dumbbell.
Congrats to @Detective7 for solving this week’s riddle!
December 8, 2022:
I’m born of fire, yet am at home on water, I have a body of stone yet float where all my brethren sink…what am I?
Answer
Pumice.
Congrats to @KookieSuperApe for solving this week’s riddle!
December 14, 2022:
By day, I’m clear. By night, less so.
Tools can push how far I go.
To master me, one must be ‘nary.
To have, then lose, must be scary…what am I?
Answer
Vision.
The Riddler wins again! Better luck next week…
December 21, 2022:
I’m one of many, yet we’re all the same,
I communicate with your brain.
So hard to see, I am discreet,
Three times a day, I’m here to greet…what am I?
Answer
A tastebud.
This week’s riddle remained unsolved! The Riddle will return next year to bring you more riddles–happy holidays!
January 4, 2023:
Clouds roll in and out,
Through them, you hear my shout.
Though you can’t see, I’ll always be,
Calling loudly to help you out…what am I?
Answer
A foghorn.
The Riddler kicks off the new year with a win! Better luck next week…
January 11, 2023:
I was born of raging fire, now I hunger for a fight.
Though I come in many sizes, I always catch the light.
Through centuries I’ve been called upon, it’s plain enough to see,
the scores of men and women who have lived and died by me…what am I?
Answer
A blade/sword.
Congrats to @Row.Harper, @KookieSuperApe, and @Jurisdiction for solving this week’s riddle!
January 18, 2023:
I let you know when your day is done,
I pierce the silence of a rising sun.
Without my song, you might not know
When you should stand and start your show…what am I?
Answer
An alarm clock.
Congrats to @Reaganfan78 for solving this week’s riddle!
January 25, 2023:
I grow tall and strong, though not by choice.
The ground is best when it gets moist.
I can be a symbol for joy and fun.
Find me facing towards the sun…what am I?
Answer
A sunflower.
Congrats to the folks who solved this week’s riddle: @Row.Harper, @NinjaSupes, and–nailing their first community post ever-- @m1kuluvrr!
February 1, 2023:
With each step you take or thought you make, a new version of me you create.
Fools either fight or ignore me, while the wise gain insight and grow.
I shape what you remember, and I am how you learn…what am I?
Answer
Perspective.
This week’s riddle remained unsolved! Come back next week to take the Riddle on again!
February 8, 2023:
I glisten and shine in the light of the sun,
I may belong to someone new when wars are lost and won.
To whomever I belong, you surely can’t defy,
Though they may not always realize how heavy I can lie…what am I?
Answer
A crown.
Congrats to @NYJt3, @NinjaSupes, and @Row.Harper for solving this regal riddle!
February 16, 2023:
I begin at the end.
I end at the beginning.
Where I go, the cold goes with me.
When I arrive, the land wonders…What am I?
Answer
Winter.
This week marks another Riddler win! Come back next week and try again!
February 22, 2023:
A crushing blow, or a soft hello.
I can lift you up, or drag you to the depths below.
I can be violent or I can be welcoming,
but when you see me, you will know…what am I?
Answer
A wave.
Congrats to @Jurisdiction and @RexRebel for solving this week’s riddle!
March 1, 2023:
The longer I stand, the shorter I am. I can help you find your way.
In churches and homes, from Boston to Rome, folks use me every day.
I may start tall, yet always end small, I stop with a single breath.
The more you use me, however nice, the closer I am to death.
What am I?
Answer
A candle.
Congrats to @NYJt3, @NinjaSupes, @TheWifeOfJasonTodd, @RexRebel, @Detective7, @Row.Harper, @Reaganfan78, and @Jurisdiction for solving this week’s riddle! The Riddler might have to turn up the difficulty on the next one…
March 8, 2023:
I am fourth from searing bright.
I haunt the eye with ruddy light.
You set aside the plough and saw
And call on me to march to war.
What am I?
Answer
Mars
Congrats to @Row.Harper for solving this week’s riddle!
March 15, 2023:
Our hierarchy rules on command of one.
Traipse with purpose, there’s work to be done.
My power alone forever shared by none.
If you hear me, you’d better run.
What am I?
Answer
Queen bee
This week’s riddle remains unsolved — the Riddler stumps us again! Come back next week for more!
March 22, 2023:
A tireless seamstress, I sew and mend and weave.
No finer back-stitching will you ever see.
To see yourself in my threads
May spark a sense of dread
As I require a painfully steep fee.
What am I?
Answer
A spider
Congrats to @Jurisdiction & @NYJt3 for solving this week’s riddle!
March 29, 2023:
Shattered on the ground, only my coffin knows my face.
Steady hands work to put me back in place.
Picked and pulled without reason or rhyme
Your journey ends when my skeleton’s aligned.
What am I?