Double 21
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
My first is double twenty-one but twice of twenty-two,
Decipher it and you will see that statement is quite true.
My next two are just three apart, or, looking at the link,
You'll have the answer easily and will not have to think.
My fourth is so more ways than one, so long as you can spell,
While my fifth splits first and second, so what is it? Can you tell?
It may seem like these words of rhyme are nonsense things to say,
Though the five together are right here (two ways) so what are they?
HintThis clue will lead you to the answer which I hope you'll get.
The question is just how well do you know your alphabet?
And if you look more closely you will see, to your surprise,
The answer has been used a lot, they're right before your eyes!
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Answer
The answer that you seek to find, in words, is now shown here,
To understand the clues read on, I'll try to make it clear.
The twenty-first of letters is U in the alphabet,
Double it, W is the letter you would then get.
Now the twenty-second letter of the alphabet is V,
When written twice together a W it could be.
I hope I've explained the clues to give W as letter one,
Now let's move on, there's four more letters to be done.
The second and third letters are three from each other,
But to scour the alphabet to find them, you needn't bother.
If you were looking carefully you'd have seen in the third line,
The linking word, OR, fits this criteria just fine.
This makes the second O, and R would be the third,
Which gives us W, O and R as letters of this word.
The fourth letter in the alphabet is fourth in the answer too,
Which makes the fourth one D, only one more left to do!
Finally the fifth lies between the first and second,
In the alphabet, S splits W and O, that's what I reckoned.
Combine the five, see that they've been used here a lot?
And in the seventh line, sixth word, the answer even got a spot!
So now you know the answer and those clues are less absurd,
It's amazing what you can do with a word, oops, I mean WORDS!
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Comments
geniusboy
Sep 03, 2003
| very clever- thumbs up whoever thought of it! |
snaps   
Sep 04, 2003
| I have to thank nickadeemus for this teaser actually. It was in a chat I had with him on msn that I developed this idea. So thanks nick!  |
Monique114
Sep 12, 2003
| That's a great teaser!!!! :-D |
spoiledbrat
Sep 18, 2003
| Stumped me... I'm not that great with words and all... Great! |
MurfQ 
Sep 30, 2003
| That was brilliant! My hat's off to you snaps. |
newbee
Sep 30, 2004
| nice one~ |
shortstopsmile
Sep 30, 2004
| That was a cool riddle! Hope you'll do more!  |
henritku
Sep 30, 2004
| that was interesting...a lot of rhymes lol |
mrguyguy 
Dec 02, 2004
| ooh...rhyme-y  |
bervin
Jan 25, 2005
| Amazing...and well written! Great riddle! |
spookboy0
Oct 02, 2005
| great teaser!
however that particular style of writing... looks rather familiar...  |
snaps
Oct 02, 2005
| What's that supposed to mean spookboy? |
centerofme
Oct 02, 2005
| everything was a riddle in this teaser.great teaser though.stumped me. |
DJNic
Oct 02, 2005
| word  |
DJNic
Oct 02, 2005
| i mean words |
smarty_blondy
Oct 02, 2005
| Thank you for this one, briliant! And, teaser of the day as well. Congrats. |
Angelli 
Oct 02, 2005
| I did'nt get it at first but it was relly good, keep it up!  |
ceeyaaa
Oct 02, 2005
| i was completely clueless throughout the whole thing...you are so clever to think this up and to keep the rhymes going...maybe I shouldn't try these as soon as I get up in the morning  |
geniesue
Oct 02, 2005
| never did figure it out, had fun trying |
upper90xox
Oct 02, 2005
| wow. i didnt want to read it all at first but then when i read how fun your answer looked i immedietly read the riddle. hehe it was still too hard for me tho |
soccercow10
Oct 02, 2005
| that was genius!
nice rhyming and i really liked the whole teaser!...
p.s wouldnt it be hard to do all that rhyming?  |
dede
Oct 02, 2005
| wow this is my morning wake up call and you stumpped me thanks |
XvOlLeYbAlLeR99
Oct 02, 2005
| Great Teaser. I was thinking mathmatical wise tho.
o well, even tho i didnt get it... 
GREAT JOB!!!! |
lazy-boy
Oct 02, 2005
| really good stumped me but what does the comment about the familar writing style mean you made the comment so why not explain |
lazy-boy
Oct 02, 2005
| that was directed to spook boy |
maximo3491
Oct 02, 2005
| Great job, I actually wrote out the alphabet and still didnt understand anything that was said. . AWSOME teaser.  Now my head hurts  |
Toink-
Oct 02, 2005
| Beautiful play with words!!! You are a genius and a poet. Keep it up. It was really fun and hard because I did not get it. Anyway, great job. Give us more please. |
jessjspieks
Oct 02, 2005
| Well, I got the W, so i figured i am not too bad |
positiveneutron
Oct 02, 2005
| wow that was the hardest teaser i've ever done
nice one |
jbray
Oct 02, 2005
| what?!?!?!?!?! |
spookboy0
Oct 02, 2005
| It was a joke referring to the fact that this particular style is also how I write most of my riddles. |
lindquist_25
Oct 02, 2005
| I thought it was pretty dumb. |
jimmym
Oct 02, 2005
| it is a very good teaser.....a little lengthy for my taste, but otherwise good |
gumdrop480
Oct 02, 2005
| i liked it! i didn't get it.....but I still liked it! |
gotabody
Oct 02, 2005
| Cool!!! Reeeeeeeeeeeeal fun doin
I got into d groove wit d ridle answr. (did i mention it was fun) 1ce i saw d 1st line &c how 2go about it, I figured it out b4 d nd.
Absolutely 1drfl!!!! |
redraptor50
Oct 02, 2005
| I kept adding numbers.. oh well maybe next time. Keep them coming |
spoiled_rotten
Oct 02, 2005
| u should of said it was about the alphabet |
spoiled_rotten
Oct 02, 2005
| u should of said it was about the alphabet |
iteachkids
Oct 02, 2005
| Like jimmyb, it was also a little long for me. Maybe I have ADHD! Ohmygoodness, I've written a poem myself! |
iteachkids
Oct 02, 2005
| Oops! It was jimmym ... sorry ... |
thimblenoggin
Oct 02, 2005
| More contrived than clever, your riddle is a mess. You're asssigning numbers to the alphabet so- "My fourth is so much more than one" would be variations on "A" and "my fifth splits 1st and 2nd" would be A+.
Misleading at best. |
thimblenoggin
Oct 02, 2005
| More contrived than clever, your riddle is a mess. You're asssigning numbers to the alphabet so- "My fourth is so much more than one" would be variations on "A" and "my fifth splits 1st and 2nd" would be A+.
Misleading at best. |
redneck_woman
Oct 02, 2005
| Wow...I have a smile from the clever artistry of your poem, and a headache from trying to figure it out! 
Really good job, saved in my faves;
don't listen to the critics
Since you mostly got raves! |
POPS
Oct 02, 2005
| That was really a though one, I gave up after about 5 minutes. |
srichardson1066
Oct 02, 2005
| I liked it. It was hard enough to mak eme give up, but if I was in a better frame of mind I think I would have had fun working on it. Good job! |
Bastet
Oct 02, 2005
| Once I read the hint, I was able to get the first four letters, but the final letter stumped me. I figured it had to be "s", but couldn't fathom how it could be, since I was thinking '"a" and "b" for the first two letters, rather than "w" and "o".
I loved the rhyming of the riddle's clue. It was very clever. Well done! |
BrenBeadSP
Oct 02, 2005
| Seems like a lot of work, to rhyme all the llines - well done - well done. |
Nash-n-Seb
Oct 02, 2005
| THIS IS dEFINIteLY One OF mY FaVoriTes !!!! I liked the rhyming and the clues even the the hint rhymed. Excellent work !!! Please send in another one!!! |
sequoia-mom
Oct 02, 2005
| Great job, snaps! I really enjoyed this one! |
foreverfree
Oct 02, 2005
| it was great!!! i loved it!!! how u came up w that, i have no idea i didnt get it although might have if i was more patient. it was just a little to confusing for me  but o well i still loved it!!! |
michelle3617
Oct 02, 2005
| Wow that was incredibly difficult. I still don't get the S splits W and O part... |
zonahobo
Oct 03, 2005
| Diabolical! You rhymed, sliced, diced and served up a great stumper. Words will not convey my admiration of your skills! |
Aqua72
Oct 03, 2005
| Bravo! Bravo! Your wit was only surpassed by your cleverness! |
dodger
Oct 03, 2005
| Zonahobo is correct. You are a poet in the true sence of the word. You are second only to the great bard himself. I refere to Mr W Shakespeare. You should write a book of these buddy. I remain blown away!! |
FerretGirl
Oct 03, 2005
| How can you ryhme so much?
I could NEVER do that. Nice!
Mabe you should put the answer in Engish for us ...............ee ea oh forget it |
precious1026
Oct 03, 2005
| If the teaser is real, a real riddle then it is more like a math equations, not because it was so difficult. No, it sounds like an equations that the math community agrees on for funding. It can be universally wrong. The teaser closes the mind as soon as you start reading. Sorry, I hated it. |
precious1026
Oct 03, 2005
| people too much. It is universally so , the human mind fails to understand difficulty, even the greatest mathematicians had difficulty with the world b/c of their study is this a teaser, or a poetry lesson??????? I was harsh, the teaser was difficult, and angered me. I've been correct for the last few teasers |
maximo3491
Oct 04, 2005
| wow thats meen |
chinadoll_87
Oct 05, 2005
| WWWWWOOOOWWWW@ that was amazing! the best I gave seen yet. I looked at it from a mathmatical POV and missed. Probably b/c i'm a math freak but I am also a poet and know talent/ humorous potential of skill when I see it. what a display! Oh and you may never see it but to you know who... no one gives a sh** about your universal philosophy! Therefore, you should keep your negativity to yourself. maybe you could come up with a universal theory about this comment...Snaps your riddle/teaser was magnificent...good show chap. I give it two thumbs up! |
deepsea
Oct 05, 2005
| blink wow |
Haylie1506
Oct 10, 2005
| *wow*...that was AWESOME!!! |
(user deleted)
Oct 23, 2005
| I used the clue but got it done,
A challenge and a treasure,
If grades were code, you'd get a 1,
For universal pleasure! |
meme2559
Nov 03, 2005
| A little too long for me LOL |
vlerma
Oct 02, 2006
| Very nicely done and it stumped me. Even with the clue all I got was D. Even your answer was in rhyme. Good job. |
marschie
Oct 02, 2006
| My word, how truly awesome! Hurray for you, snaps!! |
coachpisco
Oct 02, 2006
| A little complicated, but good. |
Smudge
Oct 02, 2006
| Loved it!
Best riddle/teaser I've come across to date. This one was really well-written --- very cleverly worded.
I got it, eventually. After I realized that the letter U is the 21st of the alphabet, it came quite easily from there. But WOW! LOVED IT! |
OldChinaHand
Oct 02, 2006
| U did good with this one. |
schatzy228
Oct 02, 2006
| congrats on teaser of the day
and very deserving indeed
you portrayed (WORDS) in such a way
that it satisfied my need
as riddles go
it was sublime
a worthy use
of precious time
when all is said and done
this could be number one
many may earn my vote
inspired by what was wrote
but this could best the rest
by how we all were stressed
|
bradon182001
Oct 02, 2006
| Even after reading the answer, I'm still shaking my head. What a great teaser. Much thought and effort went into the creating of this one. Great job Snaps. Sure hope you come back with more. |
jabdr
Oct 02, 2006
| Bravo! Kupdos to Snap...enjoyed working on it...didn't get any part of it...but loved the answer. |
Pizzazz2u
Oct 02, 2006
| I must be in an aggravated mood with myself. Because the answer just suddenly popped into my head, (after glancing at the clue, of course) and I am not proud that it took me this long to solve it. Excellant teaser, to get tensed up minds to relax. |
scallio
Oct 02, 2006
| LOVED this teaser! Unique, well written and quite entertaining. Kept me going for quite a while!
Interesting comment just above mine from Schmedley9. |
Badger
Oct 02, 2006
| Good one Schmedley (Buddhist Texan)! My regards to your Buddhist Grandparents in Colorado! I almost blasted you yesterday, but got busy... and thought your comment was too bizarre to be anything but a joke.
Loved the teaser. A few twists and turns along the way, and I normally don't like having to count up to 26, but was glad I stuck with it for a few minutes.
PS: No more teasers about dragons (I don't believe in them and they offend me), no more US Presidents or neutral countries that make chocolate, and definitely nothing that mentions gender in any way! Sorry, had to be said! |
kman613
Oct 02, 2006
| Extremely well done teaser! |
TheSmartest
Oct 02, 2006
| Very fun! I couldn't figure it out! As far as I am concerned, This was an Awesome teaser! |
patpat553
Oct 02, 2006
| I liked the teaser,but didn't like reading the answer. I like teasers that are short and sweet! |
FeaerFactorY666
Oct 02, 2006
| nice! |
Shadowmist
Oct 02, 2006
| Wow, amazing |
mband
Oct 02, 2006
| I got the answer, but I still don't see how "D" is the answer to "so more ways than one". |
POPS
Oct 02, 2006
| BAH HUMBUG |
RRAMMOHAN
Oct 02, 2006
| This is a fantastic teaser, and I could crack it, once I got the hang of the first clue! The verse of the teaser and its answer was also amazing! How long did you take to compose the verse? Thanks for an entertaining teaser. A great effort. This goes into my favourites too. Keep up the good work. |
OhEmGee
Oct 02, 2006
| wow this was really hard. there wasnt even a chance that i would get it. i was so confused. i mean i liked it and all but i like the easier ones better. sorry! but you are a FANTASTIC poet i ADMIRE your skills! |
MichaelCoughlin
Oct 02, 2006
| You are pretty much my hero! |
tdbrsun
Oct 02, 2006
| This teaser so cleverly written down. I was lost but now I found that It was fun. Thanks |
Katelin
Oct 02, 2006
| Oooooohhhh that was awesome. Keep up the good work! |
OhEmGee
Oct 02, 2006
| like I said before this was very HARD! and i agree with michael: you are my hero too! great work that ryming seems hard! im not worthy! haha so cool |
Swordoffury1392
Oct 02, 2006
| That was definately one of the best written riddles on the site! Into the favs. I love it! |
batpoo2006
Oct 02, 2006
| There were enough hints in the riddle that what was being spoken about was letters and not numbers.
Also the use of numbers to cross reference letters is a very old and accepted concept in cryptology so I dont know what the fuss about it being an equation not a riddle is.
I thought it was a nice combination of word play and mathematical problem solving. As for it being too long not all brain teasers need be short if that offends your sensibilities move on, but I like to get something that takes a bit longer and a bit more focus and concentration every now and then.
Very well done! |
batpoo2006
Oct 02, 2006
| mcband - D is "fourth" in more ways than one. Fourth is the antecedent of so. The letter d is fourth in the puzzle and also in the alphabet |
rachayl
Oct 02, 2006
| Excellent! Many extra points for rhyming the hint and the solution also!! As a slightly wrong answer I got- for the 5th letter splitting 1 and 2 I thought of a letter shaped like a line splitting two ways, and came up with WORDY- though that didn't fit so well with the line about how it's been used... |
utnative
Oct 02, 2006
| 
after i read the hint i got letters then zilch. very well written teaser. keep up the good work. this is one of the best. i just wish i was half as smart as you. |
Trishgal
Oct 03, 2006
| Awesome teaser--very well written I got some of it but I reall enoyed it. Thx. |
lmurray 
Oct 03, 2006
| WHY ALL THE RERUNS LATELY? |
mmmcla01
Oct 03, 2006
| Wow!!! That was very clever...I didn't get it...but still, I liked it. I especially like the way it was written, and the fact that both the answer and the teaser, as well as the hint, all were written so well!! Fantastic!! Great job! |
Qrystal
Oct 03, 2006
| I loved this, really loved it. I puzzled over it for awhile though, and got the answer from just having W _ _ D _ and guessing from the last stanza... then I checked that O and R fit, but I wasn't quite sure how the S fit... After reading the awesome solution, I get it!
Excellent, excellent, excellent job.
I fav'd it! |
Creamy_Suga
Oct 03, 2007
| was so confused, lol.. bt the explaining was to long to read..
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mosca
Nov 13, 2007
| Super outstanding teaser! Great verses too! |
Dontrelle
Nov 29, 2007
| 100th comment, awesome teaser! |
Smudge
Oct 02, 2009
| Loved it!
Great teaser, good fun.
Very nice rhythmic answer, too. |
auntiesis
Oct 02, 2009
| Just too long for me this morning. Very well done, but I didn't have a clue. |
craniac
Oct 02, 2009
| With the help of the hint, I figured out the letters referred to in line 1 were both W's, but I couldn't figure why we would want 2 W's. Turns out, we didn't, but I didn't know that and was off the track from then on. |
patiencewithaP
Oct 02, 2009
| Very impressive! I figured out the W but was lost after that Great job! |
gghali
Oct 02, 2009
| Fantastic! Took me some time, but well worth it. |
perigren
Oct 02, 2009
| The first line sent me down the completely wrong path...2 *21 = 42 or four twos -> 2222 -> 22 22 -> twice 22 |
oddrey
Oct 02, 2009
| i got W and D after the hint, but as for OR and S, I was clueless. I am sure you put a lot of effort into this and it was worth it. Amazing! |
UptheHill
Oct 02, 2009
| NICE1!!! |
Merrihootai
Jan 02, 2010
| OWWWWW My Head!!!!!
loved it though, I really enjoy rhyming riddles; just not very good at them |
thebrain789
Nov 14, 2010
| Wonderful teaser, snaps! I love how you made it all rhyme. |
Babe
Oct 02, 2012
| No comment! |
cutebug 
Oct 02, 2012
| To many things on my agenda today for this teaser. |
gaylewolf
Oct 02, 2012
| Too complicated for me today! |
gghali
Oct 02, 2012
| Fantastic job! Easily among the best on this site. |
iggy39
Oct 02, 2012
| very clever through out the riddle and the answer. I did get it before I looked.
that in itself is amazing |
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