When autumn arrives, I take my place right at the start of Fall, yet I am nowhere to be found in Winter, Spring, or Summer. I appear once in 'harvest' and twice in 'fall leaf', but never in 'autumn'. What am I?
The letter F
The letter 'F' is the first letter in 'Fall', appears once in 'harvest', twice in 'fall leaf', and is not present in 'Winter', 'Spring', 'Summer', or 'autumn'.
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
Difficulty: Medium. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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