Valentine's Day Riddles
Here are valentines day riddles with answers sweet enough to write in a card. The mix runs from valentine riddles for kids to groan-worthy puns for adults, with a few emoji puzzles and quiz questions tucked in like chocolates in a heart-shaped box. Tap any card to reveal the answer.
Valentine riddles for kids
Lovebirds, candy hearts, and a snake giving a hug and a hiss. Sweet, simple riddles a grade schooler can solve and repeat at lunch.
Funny love riddles for adults
Why you never break up with a goalie, what the flame said to his valentine, and other puns built for reading aloud to someone who will pretend to be annoyed.
Cupid, candy hearts, and emoji puzzles
Decode emoji pairs like a bow and a heart, answer a rose-counting math teaser, and test whether you know Cupid's Greek name.
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1. I get folded, sealed, and slipped into a box with a paper heart on my face. What am I?
Need a hint?
Kids trade me in class every February 14th.
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A valentine card.
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2. I am red, I have a head, but I am not alive. Give me to someone and watch them smile. What am I?
Need a hint?
Watch out for my thorns.
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A rose.
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3. What did the stamp say to the envelope on Valentine's Day?
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I'm stuck on you.
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4. I beat all day but I never win a fight. On Valentine's Day I get drawn everywhere. What am I?
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A heart.
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5. Why did the banana go out with the prune on February 14th?
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It couldn't find a date.
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6. I fly with a bow but I am not a bird. My arrows never hurt, they only make people act strange. Who am I?
Need a hint?
A chubby archer with tiny wings.
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Cupid.
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7. What do you call two birds in love?
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Tweethearts.
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8. I am a box full of surprises. Bite one of me and you might get caramel, or you might get regret. What am I?
Need a hint?
The little map on the lid never helps.
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A box of chocolates.
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9. What did the paper clip say to the magnet?
Magnets attract metal, so the paper clip finds the magnet very attractive.
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10. What did the snake give his valentine?
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A hug and a hiss.
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11. I have keys that open no doors, and on Valentine's Day someone plays a love song on me. What am I?
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A piano.
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12. Why should you never break up with a goalie?
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Because he's a keeper.
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13. 🐻 + 🤗
Need a hint?
The biggest, squeeziest kind of hug there is.
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A bear hug (bear + hug).
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14. What do you write to an octopus on Valentine's Day?
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I want to hold your hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand.
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15. I am sweet talk you can actually eat, with little words printed on my chest. What am I?
Need a hint?
BE MINE. TRUE LOVE. TEXT ME.
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A candy heart.
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16. Why did the sheriff arrest the boyfriend on February 14th?
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For stealing someone's heart.
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17. Valentine's Day falls on February 14th every year.
True. Unlike Easter or Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day never moves. It is always February 14th.
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18. What did one light bulb say to the other on Valentine's Day?
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I love you watts and watts.
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19. I grow stronger the more I am shared, yet I weigh nothing at all. Poets never stop writing about me. What am I?
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Love.
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20. What do farmers give their spouses on Valentine's Day?
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Hogs and kisses.
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21. A florist sells a dozen roses. Your valentine gets the dozen minus half a dozen plus 2. How many roses arrive?
12 minus 6 is 6, plus 2 makes 8 roses. Still counts as romantic.
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22. Why is lettuce the most romantic vegetable?
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Because it's all heart.
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23. I am the fourteenth of my kind in the second of twelve. What day am I?
Need a hint?
Think of days and months as numbers.
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Valentine's Day, February 14th.
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24. What did the calculator say to the pencil on Valentine's Day?
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You can always count on me.
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25. I am the winged Roman god of love, always drawn with a bow and arrow. Who am I?
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Cupid
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26. Why did the man bring a ladder on his date?
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He heard love was in the air.
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27. Two hearts, one word, said at the end of a wedding. What are the two little words?
Need a hint?
The shortest promise ever made.
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I do.
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28. 🏹 + ❤️
Need a hint?
One little archer is famous for this shot.
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Cupid's arrow (a bow aimed at a heart).
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29. What did the flame say to his valentine?
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We're a perfect match.
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30. I am a knot that no sailor can tie and no scissors can cut, yet two people tie me every day. What am I?
Need a hint?
People tie me in front of all their friends and family.
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The knot of marriage. Tying the knot means getting married.
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31. Cupid appears in Greek mythology under the name Eros.
True. Eros is the Greek version. The Romans renamed him Cupid, from the Latin word for desire.
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32. Why do skunks love Valentine's Day?
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They are very scent-imental.
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33. 🔑 + ❤️
Need a hint?
It opens feelings, not doors.
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The key to my heart (key + heart).
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34. What happens when two vampires meet on Valentine's Day?
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It's love at first bite.
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35. What did the drum give its valentine?
A drum's whole job is keeping the beat, so it gave away its heart beat.
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FAQ about Valentine's Day Riddles
Are these Valentine's Day riddles kid-friendly?
Yes, the whole set is sweet rather than steamy. The romance never goes past hugs, cards, and candy, so teachers can use any card in an elementary classroom party.
Can I write these riddles in a Valentine's card?
That is exactly what the short ones are for. Write the riddle on the card and the answer inside, or under the flap, and you have a valentine that earns a smile twice. The pun riddles work especially well.
What kinds of puzzles are mixed in with the riddles?
Alongside 26 classic riddles you get three emoji puzzles to decode, a few multiple choice and true or false questions, and one type-in answer about the Roman god of love. Every card reveals its answer on tap.
If the romance theme is the part you liked, our Love Riddles carry it well past February 14th. For more giggles without the hearts and arrows, try our Funny Riddles and Jokes for Kids.