Questions tagged [affix-riddle]
An affix riddle is a specific type of riddle that clues the target word by describing multiple, possibly overlapping parts of the word separately. Usually the beginning (prefix), the middle (infix), and the end (suffix) of the word are described. Sometimes referred to as Riley riddles.
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Just a little Riddle
A one word riddle
About a group of people
Starts with an animal
Ends with an animal
And Metals in the Middle
A one word Riddle
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Shadowfax! A riley
To begin, write something with how you write it,
In the middle, it’s what your tongue may be, make sure not to bite it,
At the end, he’s high above: Upper and Lower send their love,
Completely, I’m ...
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Clues don't lie?
What are we?
I am a b-ball player in a... (9)
My prefix is a French degree,
My infix is in Britain, misleadingly,
My suffix is above you,
But my whole is behind. (6)
A country that recently changed ...
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A riley A riley
Duplicate me!
Japanese tea to begin,
Atlas Obscura to be in the middle,
A computer at the end.
Together I Duplicate me!
(everything, including errors, are purposeful!)
HINT:
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Faces read, made new
My prefix is angry, and sure to make you, too,
My infix is de la Cité, en France,
My suffix is the law, to France’s bro.
My whole is my title.
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Riley's Favorite Toys!
My whole is a tinkers' toymaker.
As is my middle.
My first is some parts of a train network.
And my last affixes them together.
What am I?
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The four knights (rileys)
Four knights were on four hills, some on higher hills than others.
The first spoke, and he said:
“I begin with my “for” noun,
then the one next to me is tumblin’ down,
then I… um… ummmm… yeah that’s ...
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more rileys, MORE RILEYS!
Hear ye, hear ye, my first is the, Arabic!
Hear ye, hear ye, my second is money, I don’t know why!
Hear ye, hear ye, oyez, oyez, my last is number one (hehehe) with a stick!
Hear ye, oyez! My whole ...
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My Life Story- What Am I?
Here's my life recap, just for fun-
I was a gangster at age one!
Hesitation soon surrounded me
And I was disgusting by age three.
I got between the rarest in the crust
And by five became anything I ...
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The answer is in front of you
I'm myself most of the time, but a third I am not
I'll trick you, my boy, like an insect you caught
I start, I end, but I'm not in my middle
I'm here right now, all throughout this riddle
Who am I?
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Eight letter word, I am
I start this word
My enemy follows me to the end
I am at the end of this word
I am also present just before the end
There is a living thing in the middle
What is it?
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a Riley, because I'm hype
My first is NOT lazy,
My second is NOT going to sit back and watch,
My third is "glib, deceptive, or foolish talk".
My full describes what two puzzles in one day are.
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I'm Still Standing and I Will Return
My first is hot.
My last is cold.
In the middle, lies a road.
Altogether, I'm both shortest and longest.
What am I?
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Riley Riddle #368
My prefix is a language - rather recently designed
My infix is a game - to exercise your mind
My suffix is a journey - a trial to undertake
My whole is all ready - proceed, a guess, to make
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Some say I'm part of the solution
My prefix has won the fights
My infix marks the start of flights
My suffix you can almost solve
My whole makes friendly rubber revolve
What am I?
Hint 1:
Hint 2:
Hint 3:
Hint 4:
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