# What starts with P, ends with E and has thousands of letters?

Source: https://silverapuzzles.com/riddles/what-starts-with-p-ends-with-e-and-has-thousands-of-letters

A letter riddle with a mail pun. The spelling clues narrow things down, but the last clue sounds impossible until you change what “letters” means.

**Answer:** A post office.

A post office handles thousands of letters every day.

Hint: Think mail.

## How to think about it

1. No word has thousands of letters, so “letters” must mean mail.
2. What starts with P, ends with E and is full of mail?
3. Think of the building where mail is sorted.
4. A post office begins with P, ends with E and handles thousands of letters a day.

## Why “a post office” is the answer

The phrase “post office” starts with P and ends with E, and a post office holds and sorts thousands of letters in the postal sense every day. The riddle swaps the alphabet meaning of “letter” for the mail meaning right at the end. It is a cousin of the envelope riddle.

## Common wrong answers

- **Pie.** Pie starts with P and ends with E but contains fruit, not letters.
- **Postage.** Postage fits the spelling but is a fee, not something that contains letters.