J-Word Play: September ’12

ナイスなスイカは、何になるでしょう？

(ナイスなスイカは、なにになるでしょう？)

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Answer: いか (Squid)

Ok, so this one was a little tough, I think. It appears to be asking “What does a nice watermelon become?” This riddle doesn’t work in English, but in Japanese, 「すいか」is “watermelon” and 「いか」 is squid. Figuring out what the question is asking is the main part of this one! If you change the Japanese a little, you have: 無い「す」なスイカは、何になるでしょう？It wants to know, “「すいか」without the 「す」becomes…what?” So a watermelon without its 「す」becomes a squid.