What is the puzzle riddle?

What is the puzzle riddle?

• A. What runs when it has no legs?
• B. What can run but has no feet?
• C. What has no legs but always runs?
• D. What runs but has no legs?

Answer: (C)

Think about how riddles use “run” to mean flow rather than move with legs. The best match is a legless thing that always runs, which points to water—the way a river or stream continuously flows without any legs. This phrasing fits the familiar riddle pattern: something without legs that is always in motion by flowing. The other options use “run” in ways that don’t align as cleanly with the idea of perpetual flow, or introduce unrelated ideas like feet. So this option best captures the intended sense of running as flowing water.

Think about how riddles use “run” to mean flow rather than move with legs. The best match is a legless thing that always runs, which points to water—the way a river or stream continuously flows without any legs. This phrasing fits the familiar riddle pattern: something without legs that is always in motion by flowing. The other options use “run” in ways that don’t align as cleanly with the idea of perpetual flow, or introduce unrelated ideas like feet. So this option best captures the intended sense of running as flowing water.