Kings and queens may do this over a kingdom for decades, but when it falls from a spring cloud, it just waters the garden seed. What am I?
Rain (Reign)
The answer plays on the homophones 'rain' and 'reign.' A monarch will 'reign' over a kingdom during their rule, whereas precipitation falling to water a seed in spring is spelled 'rain.' Recognizing that two different words sound identical helps you bridge the royalty clue with the weather clue.
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
Which beloved Christmas carol has a title that sounds like Santa telling his elves that the alphabet's twelfth letter has completely disappeared?
Why did the lonely scarecrow win every single award at the autumn talent show?
I go up over your eyes when the sun gets hot, but I am not a hat. I make your view look shady, yet I keep your summer stylish. What am I?
I fall from the sky in spring and make the garden grow. What am I?
Why did the scarecrow win an award during the autumn harvest?
I wear a bright yellow coat, I love staring at the sun, and I never get burned.