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What begins with T, ends with T and has T in it?
A letter riddle with a hidden pun. Two of the three clues are about spelling; the third is about what is inside.
What begins with T, ends with T and has T in it?
Hint: It is in the kitchen.
Reveal the answer
A teapot
A teapot starts and ends with the letter T and holds tea.
How to solve it (spoilers)
How to think about it
- Start with words that begin and end with T: tent, test, trust, toast, teapot.
- Now the third clue: it “has T in it”. Each of those words has the letter T inside, so the clue must mean something else.
- Read “T” as the drink. Which of the words names something that holds tea?
- A teapot begins with T, ends with T and has tea in it.
Why “a teapot” is the answer
Teapot starts and ends with the letter T, and when it is in use it has tea inside, which is the pun in “has T in it”. The riddle mixes a spelling clue with a sound-alike clue so that most T-words fail the last test. Tent and toast fit the letters but hold no tea.
Common wrong answers
- Tent. Tent begins and ends with T and contains a T, but it never has tea in it.
- Tot. Tot fits the spelling, but the tea pun is what the riddle is after.
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