25 Valentine riddles with answers
Valentine's Day riddles about hearts, cards, Cupid and candy, kind enough for a classroom party. Easy ones come first, then word riddles, then a harder set for teens and adults.
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Easy riddles for kids
Fold a piece of paper in half and cut out half of me along the fold. Open it up, and there I am, whole. What am I?
easy
A heart.
Cutting half a heart shape along the fold makes a whole heart when you open the paper.
We're little candy hearts that talk, but each of us only knows a few words. What are we?
easy
Conversation hearts.
Conversation hearts are small candy hearts with short messages, such as BE MINE, printed on them.
My arrows never hurt anyone. They just make people fall in love. Who am I?
easy
Cupid.
In old stories, anyone hit by one of Cupid's arrows falls in love.
I'm the flower people give on Valentine's Day, and I'm also what the sun did this morning. What am I?
easy
A rose.
A rose is a flower, and rose is also the past of rise: the sun rose.
X marks me at the bottom of a card, but I'm not buried treasure. What am I?
easy
A kiss.
At the end of a note, X stands for a kiss and O stands for a hug.
I'm a letter, but I'm not one of the 26 in the alphabet. I'm full of kind words for someone special. What am I?
easy
A love letter.
Letter can mean a written message as well as one of the ABCs.
I'm the shortest month of the year, but I hold the most hearts. What am I?
easy
February.
February has 28 days, or 29 in a leap year, and Valentine's Day is on February 14.
In a deck of cards I'm a suit, and on February 14 I'm everywhere. What am I?
easy
Hearts.
Hearts is one of the four suits in a deck of cards, and hearts are the symbol of Valentine's Day.
My first half is how candy tastes. My second half beats in your chest. Together I'm someone you love. What am I?
easy
Sweetheart.
SWEET and HEART make SWEETHEART.
I'm what happens to a can when you step on it, and I'm also the feeling of really liking someone. What am I?
easy
A crush.
To crush is to squash, and a crush is also a strong feeling of liking someone.
Harder riddles for kids
I'm a square on the calendar, a sweet brown fruit, and an evening out for two. What am I?
medium
A date.
Date means a day on the calendar, a fruit from a palm tree, and a planned outing together.
Take away the first letter of GLOVE, and you get what Valentine's Day is all about. What is it?
medium
LOVE.
GLOVE without the G is LOVE.
Which thing you drink from is hiding in the word CUPID?
medium
A CUP.
CUP-ID: the first three letters spell CUP.
Add one letter to HUG, and you get a word for very, very big. What is it?
medium
HUGE.
HUG plus E makes HUGE.
Change one letter in CARD, and you get a word for looking after someone you love. What is it?
medium
CARE.
Swap the D in CARD for an E and you get CARE.
Which word for "not on time" is hiding in CHOCOLATE?
medium
LATE.
CHOCO-LATE: the last four letters spell LATE.
Which part of your body is hiding in the word CHARMING?
medium
An ARM.
CH-ARM-ING: the middle letters spell ARM.
Change the first letter of KISS, and you get the sound a snake makes. What is the new word?
medium
HISS.
Swap the K in KISS for an H and you get HISS.
Rearrange the letters of LOVES to get what you do to a riddle.
medium
SOLVE.
LOVES and SOLVE use the same five letters.
Change one letter in LOVE, and you get a bird that stands for peace. What is the bird?
medium
A DOVE.
Swap the L in LOVE for a D and you get DOVE.
Four friends each give one valentine to each of the others. How many valentines are given altogether?
medium
12.
Each of the 4 friends gives 3 cards, and 4 × 3 = 12.
Riddles for teens and adults
Rearrange the letters of HEARTS to find people who are the opposite of admirers.
hard
HATERS.
HEARTS and HATERS use the same six letters.
Rearrange the letters of ROSE to find the name of the Greek god of love.
hard
EROS.
ROSE and EROS use the same four letters.
Which season before Easter is hidden inside the word VALENTINE?
hard
LENT.
VA-LENT-INE: the middle letters spell LENT.
Rearrange the letters of ADMIRER to get what a couple becomes at a wedding.
hard
MARRIED.
ADMIRER and MARRIED use the same seven letters.
Plan the round and team scores
8 turns × 60 seconds = 8 minutes of play, plus instructions and breaks.
60
These are adjustable house rules. Pause whenever the group needs more time.
Team 1: 0
Team 2: 0
Use this set with a group
Read a prompt, allow thinking time, then invite an answer or a pass. For a timed round, choose a turn length before starting. A host can keep the printed answers out of view until the round ends.