I cannot swim, yet farmers deliberately flood my sunken beds so my buoyant, tart red jewels bob to the surface for the autumn harvest. What am I?
A cranberry
Cranberries have small air pockets, allowing bogs to be flooded during autumn harvest so the berries float.
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: Medium. More like this: Wordplay riddles with answers or try Anagrid for a different kind of puzzle.
More wordplay riddles
What is tall when it is young, short when it is old, and goes blind in the dark?
I run all year long without getting tired, but I always reset myself at the finish line. What am I?
What sport do nocturnal flyers excel at during their twilight league matches?
I stand in the town square, my hands move in circles, and everyone looks at me when they want to scream out loud. What am I?
Why did the sparkling snowflake refuse to join the talent show on the icy hill?
A high school pep rally yells to raise my energy, a bartender serves me by the shot, and a psychic hosts a dark Halloween séance to contact me from beyond the veil. What ethereal word am I?