What Has a Foot but No Leg? is a school-bag riddle. You may have the answer in your pencil case. Guess, then tap Show Answer.
Riddle: What has a foot but no leg?
Answer: Ruler
Need a hint?
You use it to draw straight lines.
Answer and explanation (spoiler!)
The answer is a ruler.
A standard school ruler is 12 inches long, and 12 inches make one foot. So the ruler “has a foot” of length, but no leg to stand on.
Like many riddles, it uses a word with two meanings: the foot on your leg and the foot that measures length.
Difficulty: Easy · Best for: ages 7 and up
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FAQ
Are there other answers?
A snail is a popular answer too, because snails move on one muscular “foot” and have no legs. Both work!
Are all rulers one foot long?
Many are, but metric rulers are often 30 cm, which is very close to a foot.