‘What has 4 letters, sometimes 9’ answer revealed as riddle baffles Twitter users

‘What has 4 letters, sometimes 9’ riddle

The riddle goes like this…

• What has 4 letters, sometimes 9 letters, but never has 5 letters.

That’s it. So what’s the answer?

Think about it carefully and read the riddle over a few more times.

‘What has 4 letters, sometimes 9’ answer

The answer is…

• It’s not actually a riddle at all, it’s a statement. The word ‘what’ has 4 letters, ‘sometimes’ has 9 letters and ‘never’ has 5 letters.

I bet you’re kicking yourself now!

The riddle left many on Twitter stumped, with one person writing “I’m so confused” and another adding: “Had to come to the comments to find the answer.”

Five more riddles to tease your brain

Here are some more brainteasers that will have you pondering all day. You can find all of the answers at the end.

• The poor have me, the rich need me. Eat me and you will die. What am I?
• What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
• I have branches but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?
• What is the longest word in the English language?
• What has a head and a tail, but no body or legs?

Have you got them all?

The answers are…

• Nothing
• A deck of cards
• A bank
• Smiles – because there’s a ‘mile’ between the two S’s
• A coin

Now share one of them on social media and watch everyone else struggle!

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