# What has keys but no locks, space but no room, and lets you enter but never go inside?

Source: https://silverapuzzles.com/riddles/what-has-keys-but-no-locks-space-but-no-room-and-lets-you-enter-but

A triple-pun riddle built from three labels on one object you may be touching right now. Each clue takes a word and uses its other meaning.

**Answer:** A keyboard.

A keyboard has keys, a space bar and an Enter key.

Hint: You may be near one now.

## How to think about it

1. Keys with no locks suggests keys you press rather than keys you turn.
2. Space with no room points to a specific key, the long bar at the bottom.
3. Enter without going inside points to another key, the one that starts a new line.
4. All three clues describe a computer keyboard.

## Why “a keyboard” is the answer

A keyboard has keys you press, a space bar that makes a blank instead of a room, and an Enter key that submits text instead of letting you walk in. Each clue is a key name read in its everyday sense. A piano also has keys but no space or enter, which is why the extra clues matter.

## Common wrong answers

- **A piano.** A piano has keys without locks, but it has no space bar and no Enter.
- **A house.** A house has locks, rooms and a way inside, which is everything the riddle rules out.