Werewolf Riddles: 30 Howling Riddles with Answers for Kids on Riddlepedia
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Werewolf Riddles: 30 Howling Riddles with Answers for Kids

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Werewolves are pure legend: in old stories, a person turns into a wolf when the full moon rises. The moon in those stories is real, though, and it’s every bit as interesting as the monster. It really does go from full to full in about a month, and it has been inspiring spooky tales for thousands of years.

These 30 werewolf riddles mix the folklore with real moon and wolf facts. The easy round is about fur, howls and full moons, the medium round adds wordplay and moon science, and the tricky round has some big words, a logic puzzle and a little math. When a riddle is about the legend, the answer says so, so you’ll always know what’s story and what’s science.

Easy Werewolf Riddles

By day I’m a regular person. When the full moon rises, I grow fur, fangs and a tail. What am I?

Hint
Half of my name is an animal that howls.
Answer
A werewolf. Werewolves are creatures from legends, not real animals.

I’m big, round and bright, and in the stories, I’m the reason a werewolf changes. What am I?

Hint
Look up at the night sky once a month.
Answer
The full moon

I’m a long, loud “Ow-ooooo!” that wolves send across the hills at night. What am I?

Hint
It’s a sound, not a word.
Answer
A howl

I’m thick and shaggy, I cover a werewolf from head to toe, and I need lots of brushing. What am I?

Hint
Your dog or cat has it too.
Answer
Fur

Something left big muddy prints outside the cabin, with four toe pads and claw marks. What made the prints?

Hint
Wolves and dogs walk on them.
Answer
Paws

Wolves live and hunt together in a family group. What is that group called?

Hint
It’s also what you do with a suitcase.
Answer
A pack

What does a werewolf always carry before a big Halloween party?

Hint
All that fur gets tangled.
Answer
A hairbrush

Which day of the week is named after the moon, and might be a werewolf’s favorite?

Hint
It comes right after the weekend.
Answer
Monday. Its name comes from “moon day.”

The full moon rises around sunset and sets around sunrise. When can you see it in the sky?

Hint
Think about when werewolves in stories go prowling.
Answer
All night long

A werewolf grows one of these, and so does a dog. A happy dog wags it. What is it?

Hint
It’s at the back end.
Answer
A tail

Medium Werewolf Riddles

True or false: wolves howl at the moon.

Hint
Why would a wolf want to make a loud sound?
Answer
False. Wolves howl to talk to their pack and warn other wolves away. They point their noses up because it helps the sound carry, not because of the moon.

The moon glows in the night sky, but it doesn’t make any light of its own. Where does moonlight really come from?

Hint
It’s the brightest thing in the daytime sky.
Answer
The sun. Moonlight is sunlight bouncing off the moon.

A werewolf in a story changes every full moon. About how many days does he get between changes?

Hint
It’s close to a month, but a little shorter.
Answer
About 29.5 days. That’s how long the moon takes to go from one full moon to the next.

I’m the full moon closest to the first day of fall. Farmers once worked late under my light to bring in their crops. What am I called?

Hint
Think about what farmers do in the fall.
Answer
The Harvest Moon

I’m the full moon that comes right after the Harvest Moon, usually in October. My name comes from people getting ready for winter. What am I called?

Hint
My name is a person with a bow and arrows.
Answer
The Hunter’s Moon

The “were” in werewolf comes from a very old English word. What does it mean?

Hint
So a werewolf is a ____-wolf.
Answer
Man. In Old English, “wer” meant man.

Wolves are the wild relatives of an animal that probably lives on your street. What animal is it?

Hint
It fetches sticks.
Answer
A dog. Dogs are descended from ancient wolves.

Rearrange the letters of WOLF to make a word for birds like chickens and ducks.

Hint
Use all four letters once.
Answer
FOWL

Sometimes the moon looks like a thin, curved slice, like a fingernail clipping. What is that shape called?

Hint
It’s also the name of a curved, flaky bread roll in French.
Answer
A crescent

Take WERE out of WEREWOLF. What’s left?

Hint
Cross out the first four letters.
Answer
WOLF

Tricky Werewolf Riddles

I’m a long, fancy word for a werewolf. I come from Greek words for “wolf” and “human.” What am I?

Hint
I start with “lycan.”
Answer
Lycanthrope

In one popular meaning, I’m the second full moon in the same calendar month. People use my name for something that hardly ever happens. What am I?

Hint
My name has a color in it, the same color as a clear daytime sky.
Answer
A blue moon. Full moons are about 29.5 days apart and most months have 30 or 31 days, so two full moons only squeeze into one month every few years.

In old werewolf legends, which shiny metal was supposed to stop a werewolf?

Hint
It comes in second place at the Olympics.
Answer
Silver. This is only folklore, of course.

Full moons come about 29.5 days apart. About how many days are there from one full moon to the full moon after the next one?

Hint
That’s two gaps, not one.
Answer
59 days. 29.5 + 29.5 = 59.

Sometimes Earth passes right between the sun and a full moon, and Earth’s shadow falls across the moon, making it look coppery red. What is this called?

Hint
“Lunar” means “of the moon.”
Answer
A lunar eclipse. It can only happen during a full moon.

The werewolf gazes at the moon every month, but he always sees the same face of it. What do we call the side of the moon that never faces Earth?

Hint
It’s not dark, because the sun shines on it too. It’s just far away from us.
Answer
The far side of the moon

Three werewolves named Fang, Fuzz and Fluff line up for haircuts. Fuzz is not first. Fluff is right behind Fang. Who is last in line?

Hint
Fang and Fluff stand together as a pair.
Answer
Fuzz. Fang and Fluff must be side by side, so the order is either Fuzz, Fang, Fluff or Fang, Fluff, Fuzz. Fuzz isn’t first, so it’s Fang, Fluff, Fuzz.

If a full moon comes about every 29.5 days, about how many days do 12 full moons take? Is that shorter or longer than a year?

Hint
Multiply 29.5 by 12.
Answer
About 354 days, which is about 11 days shorter than a year.

I’m the round bowl-shaped holes all over the moon, made when space rocks crashed into it long ago. What am I?

Hint
Volcanoes have them at the top too.
Answer
Craters

Which weighs more: a full moon or a half moon?

Hint
Is the moon really changing size?
Answer
Neither. It’s the same moon. Only the part lit by the sun that we can see changes.

Werewolf Party Game: Moonrise

  • How to play: one player is the werewolf and stands with their back to the group at one end of the room. Everyone else creeps forward while the reader asks a riddle. When someone answers correctly, the werewolf spins around and shouts “Full moon!” and anyone still moving goes back to the start.
  • Howl for a hint: instead of reading the hint, the riddle reader gives one long howl, and the players can howl back to ask for it. It’s noisy, so play this one at a party, not in a library.
  • Legend or science? in a classroom, read each answer and ask students to sort it: is it from the werewolf legend, or a true fact about the moon or wolves? The full moon cycle, moonlight and lunar eclipses are great starters for a space lesson.

Looking for more creatures of the night? Try our wolf riddles, these moon riddles or our monster riddles.