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Double-Meaning Word Riddle
A guessing game with words that have two meanings: the group solves the word from two descriptions.
- Difficulty
- ◆ medium
How to do it
- Two children leave the room and choose a word with two meanings, for example “bulb” (light bulb or flower bulb).
- They come back and describe the word, one child for each meaning: “My teakettle is made of glass!” and “My teakettle grows in the ground!”
- Whoever guesses the word goes outside with another child and picks a new one.
Variations
- Other example words: bat, ring, bark, note, spring, arm.
Sources
This is where we found the tip. The badge above shows how well it is backed up.
- hamm.de (opens in a new tab)
Mein Teekesselchen ist aus Glas!
- kribbelbunt.de (opens in a new tab)
Sogenannte Teekesselchen sind Wörter, die eine doppelte Bedeutung haben.





