I am a three-letter word. Add two letters to my front, and I become shorter. What am I?
Short
If you take the word 'Short' and add 'Sh' to the front, you get 'Short', but semantically the riddle plays on the definition of the word itself becoming 'shorter' by adding letters.
About this riddle
Wordplay riddles depend on how words look and sound. Watch for double meanings, hidden words and letters you can move or remove.
Difficulty: Hard. More like this: Wordplay riddles with answers or try Anagrid for a different kind of puzzle.
More wordplay riddles
Which letters of the alphabet spend all their time traveling by ocean liner?
What is the tallest building in the entire world?
What has a head and a tail, but absolutely no body whatsoever?
Why did the sweet potato blush during the massive harvest celebration?
I have an eye, but I am entirely blind. I have a long, sharp tail, but I possess no body. What am I?
What word is spelled incorrectly in every single dictionary in the world?