Longer With a Letter Removed
What 7-letter word becomes longer when you remove a letter?
Lounger (remove the ‘u’ to make the word longer).
Tear One Off And Scratch My Head
Tear one off and scratch my head. What once was red is black instead. What am I?
A match.
This is a duplicate of red black instead, but I’m leaving them both to avoid broken links.
Remove My Middle And Still I Remain
Begin with a word, five letters to my name,
Remove the first and last but I am the same
Take out my middle and still I remain.
What word am I?
Empty. (mpt, emty or mt depending on your interpretation)
Aft to Fore and Fore to Aft
I run fore to aft on one side of a ship and aft to fore on the other. What am I?
The name of the ship.
This Is What Some People Do
This is what some people do,
For a compliment or two,
Anglers do it on a bank,
Others keep theirs in a tank.
What am I?
A fish. Some people fish for compliments, anglers are fishermen and fish live in a tank.
I Run Cold and Hot
I run cold and hot,
I look blue but am red.
What am I?
Blood. People can be referred to as hot blooded, and certain animals are cold-blooded. Your veins look blue, but the blood is actually red.