Valentine's Day Riddles
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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.
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1. I get folded, sealed, and slipped into a box with a paper heart on my face. What am I? Easy
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Kids trade me in class every February 14th.
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A valentine card.
Folded, sealed, and a paper heart on the face describe a valentine card kids trade.
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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? Easy
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Watch out for my thorns.
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A rose.
Red with a head but not alive, given to make someone smile, points to a rose.
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3. What did the stamp say to the envelope on Valentine's Day? Easy
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I'm stuck on you.
A stamp physically sticks to an envelope, so 'stuck on you' is the loving pun.
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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? Easy
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A heart.
Beats all day but never wins a fight and gets drawn everywhere names the heart.
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5. Why did the banana go out with the prune on February 14th? Medium
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It couldn't find a date.
'Couldn't find a date' puns on date meaning both a fruit and a romantic partner.
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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? Easy
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A chubby archer with tiny wings.
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Cupid.
Flies with a bow, arrows make people act strange, describing the archer Cupid.
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7. What do you call two birds in love? Easy
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Tweethearts.
Birds tweet and are sweethearts, so tweet plus sweethearts makes 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? Easy
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The little map on the lid never helps.
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A box of chocolates.
A box of surprises where you might get caramel or regret is a box of chocolates.
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9. What did the paper clip say to the magnet? Easy
Magnets attract metal, so the paper clip finds the magnet very attractive.
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10. What did the snake give his valentine? Medium
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A hug and a hiss.
A snake gives a hug plus a hiss, a playful swap for a hug and a kiss.
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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? Medium
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A piano.
Keys that open no doors and play a love song point to a piano's keys.
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12. Why should you never break up with a goalie? Easy
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Because he's a keeper.
A goalie is literally called a keeper, so he is worth keeping around.
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13. 🐻 + 🤗 Easy
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The biggest, squeeziest kind of hug there is.
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A bear hug (bear + hug).
Bear plus a hug emoji spells bear hug, the biggest squeeziest hug.
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14. What do you write to an octopus on Valentine's Day? Medium
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I want to hold your hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand, hand.
An octopus has eight arms, so 'hold your hand' repeats hand eight times.
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15. I am sweet talk you can actually eat, with little words printed on my chest. What am I? Easy
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BE MINE. TRUE LOVE. TEXT ME.
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A candy heart.
Sweet talk you can eat with little words printed on it is a candy heart.
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16. Why did the sheriff arrest the boyfriend on February 14th? Easy
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For stealing someone's heart.
'Stealing someone's heart' is a romantic idiom the sheriff treats as a real crime.
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17. Valentine's Day falls on February 14th every year. Easy
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? Easy
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I love you watts and watts.
Light bulbs measure power in watts, so 'love you watts and watts' is the pun.
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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? Medium
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Love.
Grows when shared yet weighs nothing and fills poems describes love.
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20. What do farmers give their spouses on Valentine's Day? Easy
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Hogs and kisses.
Farmers raise hogs, so 'hogs and kisses' swaps in for hugs 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? Medium
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? Easy
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Because it's all heart.
Lettuce has a heart at its center, so it is the most romantic vegetable.
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23. I am the fourteenth of my kind in the second of twelve. What day am I? Medium
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Think of days and months as numbers.
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Valentine's Day, February 14th.
Fourteenth day of the second month decodes to February 14th, Valentine's Day.
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24. What did the calculator say to the pencil on Valentine's Day? Easy
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You can always count on me.
You can count on a calculator to do math, so it counts on the pencil.
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25. I am the winged Roman god of love, always drawn with a bow and arrow. Who am I? Easy
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Cupid
The winged Roman god of love with a bow and arrow is Cupid by definition.
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26. Why did the man bring a ladder on his date? Medium
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He heard love was in the air.
'Love is in the air' is taken literally, so the ladder reaches up to it.
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27. Two hearts, one word, said at the end of a wedding. What are the two little words? Easy
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The shortest promise ever made.
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I do.
Two hearts joined at a wedding say the two little vows, I do.
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28. 🏹 + ❤️ Medium
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One little archer is famous for this shot.
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Cupid's arrow (a bow aimed at a heart).
A bow aimed at a heart emoji signals Cupid's famous arrow shot.
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29. What did the flame say to his valentine? Easy
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We're a perfect match.
A flame needs a match to light, so the flame calls the valentine 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? Medium
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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.
'Tying the knot' means marrying, a bond no scissors can cut, hence the marriage knot.
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31. Cupid appears in Greek mythology under the name Eros. Medium
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? Easy
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They are very scent-imental.
Skunks are known for scent, so 'scent-imental' puns on sentimental.
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33. 🔑 + ❤️ Easy
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It opens feelings, not doors.
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The key to my heart (key + heart).
A key plus a heart emoji spells the key to my heart, opening feelings.
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34. What happens when two vampires meet on Valentine's Day? Easy
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It's love at first bite.
Vampires bite, so their romance is 'love at first bite' punning on sight.
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35. What did the drum give its valentine? Easy
A drum's whole job is keeping the beat, so it gave away its heart beat.
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36. I am a small green bird that mates for life, and people borrow my name to describe two humans who are crazy about each other. What am I? Easy
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A lovebird.
A small green bird that mates for life lends its name to lovebirds.
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37. I am worn on a finger to show that two people promised forever. I am a circle with no beginning and no end. What am I? Easy
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A wedding ring.
Worn on a finger, a circle with no beginning or end, is a wedding ring.
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38. Two of us glide across a quiet lake and curve our long necks together until we form the shape of a heart. What are we? Medium
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A pair of swans.
Two birds curving long necks into a heart shape on a lake are swans.
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39. I am the shortest of all twelve months, yet I hold the day of hearts. What month am I? Easy
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February.
The shortest month that holds the day of hearts is February.
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40. I arrive in the mailbox with no name signed at the bottom, leaving you guessing who adores you. What am I? Easy
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A note from a secret admirer.
An unsigned mailbox note leaving you guessing comes from a secret admirer.
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41. I am two sets of letters carved side by side inside a shape on a tree trunk, joined by a little plus sign. What am I? Medium
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Initials in a heart.
Two sets of letters in a shape joined by a plus sign are initials in a heart.
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42. I am a white bird holding a ribbon in my beak, and I have long stood as a symbol of peace and love on cards. What am I? Easy
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A dove.
A white bird with a ribbon symbolizing peace and love on cards is a dove.
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43. I am tiny, bright red, and taste of cinnamon, and kids pop me by the handful every February. What am I? Easy
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A cinnamon heart candy.
Tiny bright red cinnamon candies popped in February are cinnamon hearts.
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44. I am sweet and sit on a stick, shaped like a heart and coated in shiny red sugar. What am I? Easy
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A heart-shaped lollipop.
Sweet, on a stick, heart-shaped and coated in red sugar is a heart lollipop.
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45. You set out 3 boxes of chocolates with 4 chocolates in each box, then you eat 5. How many chocolates are left for your valentine? Medium
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Seven chocolates.
Three boxes of four make twelve, minus five eaten leaves seven chocolates.
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46. What did the raspberry say to its sweetheart on Valentine's Day? Easy
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I love you berry much.
A raspberry is a berry, so 'love you berry much' puns on very much.
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47. What did the volcano say to its valentine? Easy
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I lava you.
A volcano spews lava, so 'I lava you' sounds like I love you.
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48. What did the cat say to the cat it had a crush on? Easy
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You are purr-fect for me.
Cats purr, so 'purr-fect' puns on perfect for the crushing cat.
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49. What did one bee call the bee it loved? Easy
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My honey.
Bees make honey, so a bee calls its love 'my honey' as an endearment.
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50. What did one rowboat say to the other rowboat on Valentine's Day? Medium
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Are you up for a little row-mance?
Rowboats need rowing, so 'row-mance' blends rowing with romance.
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51. What did the cup of coffee say to its valentine? Medium
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Words cannot espresso how much you mean to me.
Espresso sounds like express, so the coffee cannot espresso how much it cares.
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52. What did the owl hoot to its valentine? Easy
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Owl always love you.
Owls hoot 'owl,' so 'owl always love you' puns on I'll always love you.
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53. What did the sea otter say when it asked another otter to be its valentine? Medium
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I otter tell you how much I care.
An otter says 'I otter tell you,' punning otter on ought to tell you.
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54. What did the cucumber say to the pickle it adored? Medium
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You mean a great dill to me.
Dill flavors many pickles, so 'a great dill' puns on a great deal.
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55. What do you call a teeny, tiny little valentine? Easy
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A valentiny.
A teeny valentine blends valentine with tiny to make valentiny.
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56. What did the elephant say to its sweetheart on Valentine's Day? Medium
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I love you a ton.
An elephant weighs a great deal, so 'a ton' turns its size into a giant amount of love.
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57. What did one sheep bleat to another on February 14th? Medium
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I love ewe.
A female sheep is a ewe, which sounds just like 'you' in I love you.
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58. What did one whale ask the other whale on Valentine's Day? Medium
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Whale you be mine?
'Whale' sounds like 'will,' so the whale is really asking will you be mine.
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59. What did the frog croak to its valentine? Medium
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I am toad-ally in love with you.
A toad is a frog's cousin, so 'toad-ally' plays on the word totally.
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60. What did one puppy woof to another on Valentine's Day? Medium
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I ruff you.
A dog says ruff, which stands in for 'love' in I love you.
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61. I am the fluttery, tickly feeling you get in your stomach when your crush walks by. What am I? Medium
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Butterflies.
People say they feel butterflies in their stomach when nervous excitement about someone hits.
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62. A love letter ends with the four letters XOXO. What do those letters stand for? Medium
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Hugs and kisses.
By tradition an X stands for a kiss and an O stands for a hug, so XOXO means hugs and kisses.
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63. I have a face and two hands but not a single arm, and sweethearts keep glancing at me while they wait for their dinner date. What am I? Medium
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A clock.
A clock has a face and two hands yet no arms, and it tells daters how long until their date.
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64. What did the sea say to the sand on Valentine's Day? Nothing at all, it simply did one thing. What did it do? Hard
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It waved.
Waves roll onto sand, so instead of speaking the sea just waved hello.
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65. What did the smartphone give its valentine to pop the question? Hard
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A ring.
A phone can ring and a ring is also jewelry, so the phone's gift works both ways.
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66. What did one slice of warm toast say to the slice it adored? Hard
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You are my butter half.
Toast gets buttered, so 'butter half' is a tasty twist on your better half.
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67. What did one sock confess to the other sock on Valentine's Day? Hard
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You are the sole for me.
A sock covers the sole of your foot, and sole sounds like the soul in soulmate.
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68. What did one little acorn whisper to the acorn it loved? Hard
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I am nuts about you.
An acorn is a nut, so being 'nuts about you' means crazy in love.
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69. A man hands his valentine a bouquet of a dozen roses, eleven real and one made of silk, and says he will love her until the last rose dies. Why is that the sweetest promise of all? Hard
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The silk rose never dies, so his love lasts forever.
Since a fake rose can never wilt, promising love until the last one dies means loving her always.
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70. What does a young vampire lovingly call his sweetheart? Hard
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His ghoul-friend.
A ghoul is a spooky creature, so 'ghoul-friend' is the monster version of girlfriend.
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71. What do you call two swashbuckling pirates who fall head over heels in love? Hard
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Mateys for life.
Pirates call each other matey, which already sounds like a lifelong mate.
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72. An old legend says an invisible red one of these ties two people who are destined to find each other, no matter the distance. What is it? Hard
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A red thread (the red thread of fate).
The red thread of fate is a legend that a red string connects two people meant to be.
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73. The more of these you blow across a crowded room, the more everyone seems to have. What are you giving away? Hard
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Kisses.
Blown kisses cost nothing and spread joy, so giving them away leaves everyone with more.
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74. What did one strawberry say to the strawberry stuck beside it on Valentine's Day? Hard
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If you were not so sweet, we would not be in this jam.
Strawberries get made into jam, so being in a jam is both a sticky spot and a sweet one.
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75. What did one watermelon tell the other watermelon at the Valentine's picnic? Hard
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You are one in a melon.
Melon sounds like million, so 'one in a melon' means one in a million.
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76. What did one pear say to the pear hanging next to it on the tree? Hard
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We make a great pair.
Pear sounds exactly like pair, so two pears together make a great pair.
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77. What did the crab give its valentine down at the beach? Hard
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A claw-some hug.
A crab has claws, so 'claw-some' is a crabby spin on awesome.
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78. What did one fish bubble to another fish on Valentine's Day? Hard
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You are fin-tastic.
Fish have fins, so 'fin-tastic' swims in for fantastic.
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79. What did the slow, shy turtle finally say to its valentine? Hard
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I am turtle-y in love with you.
'Turtle-y' sounds like totally, so the turtle is totally in love.
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80. What did the llama say when it wanted to share its feelings on Valentine's Day? Hard
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Llama tell you how much I care.
'Llama' sounds like 'Imma,' short for I am going to, so the llama is about to tell you it cares.
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81. What did the piece of bubblegum say to the one it wanted to be with forever? Hard
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I chews you.
You chew gum, and 'chews' sounds like 'choose,' so the gum chooses you.
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82. What did one corn stalk say to the corn stalk growing beside it? Hard
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You are a-maize-ing.
Corn is also called maize, so 'a-maize-ing' is a corny way to say amazing.
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83. What did the little olive say to the olive it had a crush on? Hard
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Olive you so much.
'Olive' sounds like 'I love,' so olive you means I love you.
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84. What did the orange say to its valentine at the juice stand? Hard
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You are my main squeeze.
Oranges get squeezed for juice, so 'main squeeze' means favorite sweetheart.
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85. What did the banana say to the sweetheart it found so charming? Hard
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I find you a-peeling.
A banana has a peel, so 'a-peeling' puns on appealing.
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86. What did one wedge of cheese say to the wedge it fancied? Hard
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You are gouda for me.
Gouda is a kind of cheese that sounds like 'good,' so you are good for me.
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87. What did the needle say to the thread on Valentine's Day? Hard
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You are sew special to me.
You sew with needle and thread, and 'sew' sounds just like 'so.'
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88. You can catch me but you can never throw me, I pass from heart to heart, and February is when I strike most. What am I? Hard
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The love bug.
People say they caught the love bug when they suddenly fall for someone.
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89. I am three small words that are easy to feel but often hard to say out loud, and Valentine's Day was practically made for saying me. What am I? Hard
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I love you.
The phrase I love you is three short words people find hard to say yet Valentine's Day encourages.
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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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 the 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 these sweetheart riddles put you in the mood for more, keep the romance going with our collection of love riddles for couples. And when you want a fresh brain workout, try decoding our picture word rebus puzzles to see how many you can crack.