HardWordplay
"I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?"
Answer
A Joke
Explanation
You crack a joke, make a joke, tell a joke, and play a joke on someone. All four verbs work perfectly with the single word — a delightful piece of wordplay.
This is a hard riddle in the Wordplay category — Riddles that play with language, puns, and double meanings.
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