What Doesn’t Exist but Has a Name? is a puzzling riddle about, well, nothing. Guess, then tap Show Answer.
Riddle: What doesn’t exist, but has a name?
Answer: nothing
Need a hint?
The answer is the word for “not anything”.
Answer and explanation (spoiler!)
The answer is nothing.
“Nothing” is the name we give to the absence of anything. It doesn’t exist as a thing, yet it has a name: “nothing”!
Riddles about “nothing” are popular because the word lets you say impossible things.
Difficulty: Medium · Best for: ages 9 and up
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FAQ
Are there other answers?
Dragons, unicorns or ghosts also have names but don’t exist. Nothing is the classic answer.
Is this good for kids?
Yes, older kids love arguing about it!