30 Emoji Riddles to Stump Your Friends
Updated: Jun. 11, 2024
Put your skills to the test to see if you can crack these emoji riddles
Funny emoji riddles to solve with friends
If you love Pictionary, you’ll absolutely get a kick out of these emoji riddles—and all you need is your phone. Text your friends to see if you can stump them. Or share the emoji clues on Facebook with a larger group. Maybe you can even come up with a few challenging riddles of your own.
While some of these emoji riddles are easy to figure out, others will get you thinking. Sure, emoji meanings can be confusing, but that just adds to the fun of the challenge. Of course, we won’t fault you for brushing up on what popular emoji faces and symbols mean before starting on our list below. Good luck solving them!
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Emoji riddle: Spooky
Answer: Haunted house
Emoji riddle: A large event
Answer: World Cup
If these riddles aren’t challenging enough, you’ll surely get a kick out of these detective riddles that only the smartest people can solve.
Emoji riddle: A classic
Answer: Spider-Man
Emoji riddle: Starting over
Answer: Back to square one
Was an easy riddle … or did you give up before you got it?
Emoji riddle: Something simple
Answer: Love letter
Emoji riddle: Time’s up
Answer: Coffee break
Like these emoji riddles, logic puzzles will test your smarts and keep you guessing.
Emoji riddle: Yucky
Answer: Tapeworm
Emoji riddle: No escape
Answer: Catch-22
These emoji riddles are cool, but have you tried our Christmas riddles? They’ll challenge your brain and put you in a festive mood.
Emoji riddle: Later, gator!
Answer: Be right back
Emoji riddle: The circle of life
Answer: The Lion King
Riddles about movies are always fun, but if you’re a mathematician, you might find these math riddles more entertaining.
Emoji riddle: A fizzy drink
Answer: Mountain Dew
Emoji riddle: Your daily fix
Answer: Starbucks
Emoji riddle: Childhood favorite
Answer: The Cat in the Hat
Emoji riddle: Seven seasons later…
Answer: Mad Men
Emoji riddle: So rare
Answer: Once in a blue moon
If you’re enjoying these emoji riddles, you’ll also have fun with these word puzzles. Note: They might leave you stumped.
Emoji riddle: Refreshing
Answer: Iced tea
Emoji riddle: Shh!
Answer: Silence of the Lambs
Emoji riddle: Yummy
Answer: Butterfingers
Emoji riddle: Start singing
Answer: “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”
Emoji riddle: Dystopian crime
Answer: A Clockwork Orange
Next, break out a pencil and paper and exercise your brain with printable word-search puzzles.
Emoji riddle: Poor weather
Answer: Raining cats and dogs
Emoji riddle: Guess the animal
Answer: Bison
Emoji riddle: Where do you live?
Answer: Tennessee
Emoji riddle: Stay healthy
Answer: An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Emoji riddle: An island nation
Answer: Madagascar
Emoji riddle: Reality or TV?
Answer: Dancing with the Stars
Emoji riddle: Elliot and Gertie
Answer: ET phone home
Keep challenging yourself with some of the best riddles for adults. They’ll keep your brain sharp!
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Originally Published: March 14, 2021
