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Witch Riddles: 30 Spellbinding Riddles with Answers

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Witches have been starring in riddles for as long as there have been cauldrons to stir. This collection has 30 original witch riddles sorted from easy to tricky, so the youngest trick-or-treaters and the cleverest grown-ups can play together. Every riddle has a hint, so nobody has to give up, and the answer is one tap away.

Reading these at a Halloween party? Start with the easy ones to warm everyone up, then save the tricky riddles for the end of the night.

Easy Witch Riddles for Kids

I have a long handle and a bushy tail, and a witch rides me through the sky without a sail. What am I?

Hint
At home, I usually sweep the floor.
Answer
A broomstick

I am big, black and round, and I bubble on the fire when a witch is around. What am I?

Hint
Potions are stirred inside me.
Answer
A cauldron

I sit on a witch’s head, pointy and tall, with a wide round brim. What am I?

Hint
You might wear one as part of a costume.
Answer
A witch’s hat

I am a witch’s best friend. I have four paws, green eyes and a very loud purr. What am I?

Hint
I often ride on the back of the broom.
Answer
A black cat

A witch waves me and says a magic word. I am small and made of wood. What am I?

Hint
Fairy godmothers use one too.
Answer
A magic wand

I hoot all night from a tree near the witch’s house, and I can turn my head almost all the way around. What am I?

Hint
I am a bird that is awake at night.
Answer
An owl

I am orange, I am round, and on Halloween night I get a face carved into me and a candle put inside. What am I?

Hint
I grow in a patch in autumn.
Answer
A pumpkin (a jack-o’-lantern)

I fly over the witch’s house at night with leathery wings, and I sleep upside down all day. What am I?

Hint
I am the only mammal that can truly fly.
Answer
A bat

I am long and black with a hood, and I keep a witch warm when she flies through the cold night air. What am I?

Hint
A cape is my shorter cousin.
Answer
A cloak

I am green, I am slimy, and a witch turned me from a prince into this. What am I?

Hint
I say “ribbit”.
Answer
A frog

Medium Witch Riddles

I have many pages but no story. I hold recipes that no one should eat. What am I?

Hint
A witch keeps me on a shelf and guards me well.
Answer
A spell book

I am full of stars and the moon, and a witch only flies when I have arrived. What am I?

Hint
I come after the evening.
Answer
The night

Shakespeare’s witches dropped “eye of” me into their bubbling pot. I am a small, slippery creature that lives near ponds. What am I?

Hint
I look a bit like a lizard, but I am an amphibian.
Answer
A newt

The more you stir me, the more I change color. I start as water and end as trouble. What am I?

Hint
I am bottled with a label that says “Drink me” or “Do not drink”.
Answer
A potion

I am a circle that witches stand inside, drawn on the floor so nothing can get in. What am I?

Hint
Witches often mark my edge with chalk, salt or candles.
Answer
A magic circle

I am a group of witches meeting under the full moon. What am I called?

Hint
My name rhymes with “oven”.
Answer
A coven

I am cold and white and I shine at night. Witches plan their biggest spells when I am full. What am I?

Hint
I have phases.
Answer
The moon

I have a face with no nose, and a witch asks me who is the fairest of them all. What am I?

Hint
A famous fairy tale queen owned me.
Answer
A magic mirror

What kind of lunch does a witch pack when she flies to the beach?

Hint
Say the answer out loud: it’s a pun.
Answer
A sand-witch

I am made of candy and gingerbread, and a witch lives inside me in a famous fairy tale. What am I?

Hint
Hansel and Gretel found me in the woods.
Answer
The gingerbread house

Tricky Witch Riddles for Grown-Ups

A witch has three cats. Each cat has three kittens. How many legs are in the witch’s house?

Hint
Don’t forget who owns the cats.
Answer
  1. There are 12 cats (3 cats and 9 kittens) with 4 legs each, which is 48, plus the witch’s 2 legs.

What do you call two witches who share a house?

Hint
Think of what they each ride, and what you call people who live together.
Answer
Broom-mates

A witch casts me. A charming person can put you under me. A hot summer with no rain brings a dry one. What am I?

Hint
One short word, three different meanings.
Answer
A spell

A witch’s potion doubles in size every minute. If the cauldron is full after 10 minutes, when was it half full?

Hint
Work backwards from the end.
Answer
After 9 minutes

I have a head and a tail but no body. A witch who can’t decide which spell to cast flips me in the air. What am I?

Hint
You’ll find me in a purse, not a cauldron.
Answer
A coin

Three witches share a broom that seats two. They need to cross a river, and a witch can only fly with the broom. How can all three reach the other side?

Hint
Someone has to come back.
Answer
Two fly across, one flies the broom back alone, then she picks up the third witch.

A witch lives in a one-story cottage where everything is purple: purple walls, purple floors and purple chairs. What color are her stairs?

Hint
Read the first line again.
Answer
There are no stairs. It’s a one-story cottage.

Why don’t witches wear flat hats?

Hint
Picture the shape of a witch’s hat.
Answer
Because there’s no point in it!

What is a witch’s favorite subject at school?

Hint
It’s the one with the weekly test on words.
Answer
Spelling

The witch said, “The more of me you take, the more you leave behind.” She was walking to her cottage. What was she talking about?

Hint
Look behind her on the muddy path.
Answer
Footsteps

Make It a Game

  • Witch’s cauldron draw: write each riddle on a slip of paper and pull them out of a pot or bowl.
  • Team spell battle: split into two covens. A correct answer without the hint scores two points, with the hint one point.
  • Classroom warm-up: read one easy riddle at the start of each lesson during October.

Want more spooky fun? Try our Halloween riddles, our ghost riddles or the Potion Masters alchemy riddles.