What Has Ears but Can’t Hear? is a vegetable riddle. Guess, then tap Show Answer.
Riddle: What has ears but can’t hear?
Answer: Corn
Need a hint?
It’s yellow, and you might eat it on the cob.
Answer and explanation (spoiler!)
The answer is corn.
Corn grows in “ears”: the long cobs covered in husks. A corn plant has several ears, but of course it can’t hear anything.
The riddle uses the two meanings of “ear”.
Difficulty: Easy · Best for: ages 6 and up
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FAQ
Are there other answers?
A wall (as in “walls have ears”) is a fun alternative. Corn is the classic answer.
Why is a corn cob called an ear?
The word comes from an old English word for the seed-bearing part of a plant.