I speak without a mouth and hear without ears—what am I?

Riddle: I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, and I come alive with wind. What am I?

Answer: An echo.

Hint: Think of sound bouncing back to you.

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An echo

Why this answer works
An echo “repeats” your voice by reflecting sound waves off surfaces. It doesn’t have a mouth to speak or ears to hear—just physics at play.

Fun fact
Echoes are strongest off hard, smooth surfaces (caves, canyons) and fade on soft, porous ones that absorb sound.

Popular variations
Voice with no body? → Echo
Heard but never seen? → Echo

Related riddles
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? → A stamp
What has one eye but can’t see? → A needle

FAQ
Is “parrot” valid?
No—a parrot has a mouth and ears; the riddle specifies none.

Why not “telephone”?
A phone transmits sound using hardware; it doesn’t “speak” or “hear” by itself in nature like an echo does.