Category: Casual Puzzles
A collection of Riddles, Mazes, Rebuses, and Hidden Objects, appropriate for younger children, carefully curated by Puzzle Prime.
Thomas Radclyffe is an Oxford-based, freelance illustrator and artist. He specializes in hand-drawn, intensely detailed images, often focusing on architecture and the built environment. He works largely in black and white with occasional accents of color.
Lost Me Twice
Lose me once, I’ll come back stronger. Lose me twice, I’ll leave forever. What am I?
The answer is TOOTH.
Thoka’s Rebus 3
Can you figure out which phrase is depicted by this rebus?

The first image on the first row depicts a BALL. The second image depicts a BROOM which is removing the B, so you end up with BALL+ROOM=BALLROOM.
The first image on the second row depicts TOES, and the second image on the second row transforms the first letter T to a silent SH. Therefore, the final answer is BALLROOM SHOES.
Word 123456789
I have a 9 letter word, 123456789.
If I lose it, I die.
If I have 234, I can 1234.
If I have 56, I am very sick.
235 is the same as 789.
What is the word?
The answer is HEARTBEAT.
T and an Island
What do the letter T and an island have in common?
Both of them are in the middle of waTer.
Thoka’s Rebus 2
Can you figure out which word is depicted by this rebus?

The first image depicts a SEA. When you switch the third letter to C, you get SEC. The second image depicts RED. When you make the third letter a hard consonant, you get RET. The last two images depict a DIARY and DI (501 in Roman numerals). Therefore, you get:
SEC + RET + DIARY – DI = SECRETARY
Bridges and Crowns
I build bridges of silver and crowns of gold. Who am I?
The answer is DENTIST.