If you love solving tricky puzzles or playing difficult word games, you're going to love this complex riddle that really puts your brain to work. It's the "If tomorrow is Saturday" riddle, and it seems pretty simple on the surface—but it could stump you quickly. You may have already seen the premise online, because it's been circulating on social media sites like TikTok and Instagram for the past few months. But often those who are sharing the riddle don't end up actually including the answer in the video. This leads to comment sections filled with wild guesses from frustrated viewers who don't understand how to even begin figuring it out.Unlike many puzzles that have decently straightforward solutions if you spend a moment thinking about them, the "If tomorrow is Saturday" riddle answer isn't as cut and dry. That's great for those who love a challenge and really annoying for those who just want to know what the solution to the viral riddle is. Since it seems like every few weeks the riddle makes new rounds to stump audiences online, it's time for you to be prepared for the next time it pops up on your social media feed.Keep reading to see a breakdown of the full riddle, and the answer... which could depend entirely on how you ask the question. Intrigued? Good, that's what word puzzles are for.Related: Is the Viral Riddle About Teresa's Daughter Impossible To Solve? See What You Think
What Is the 'If Tomorrow Is Saturday' Riddle?
In most social media posts, the full riddle is usually asked like this: "If tomorrow is Saturday, what day was it yesterday if today isn't Friday?" A Reddit user posted it seven months ago, asking, "Saw a few times on Instagram. No solution given. Wondering if there is really a solution."And there is, especially if you ask the riddle this way:"If tomorrow is Saturday, what day was yesterday if it's not Friday?"
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If you're still baffled by the riddle, here are a few hints to get you thinking outside the box:
Think about your definition of "tomorrow." Does tomorrow start at 12:01 AM, or does it start when you wake up?Are there any parts of the riddle that don't need to be there, or are they possibly trying to mislead you? Sometimes the most obvious answer for a riddle actually requires thinking less deeply.Look carefully at how the question is asked and the relevance of the word "it."Alright! That's it: SPOILERS AHEAD!Related: These 125 Brain Teasers for Kids Will Beat Boredom and Keep Them Occupied for Hours
'If Tomorrow Is Saturday' Riddle Answer
Drumroll please...The answer to this riddle is that there is sort of no answer at all—unless you ask it very carefully—otherwise it's pretty much an oxymoronic trick question. But if you ask it correctly, the answer is Thursday.Confused? Don't worry, there's an explanation.
The Riddle Answer for 'If Tomorrow Is Saturday'—Explained
"[It] can’t be solved. It contradicts itself," said one Reddit user. "In order for it to be Saturday, it needs to be Friday, but if it isn't Friday, then tomorrow can't be Saturday."However, as the commenter @lotos242 pointed out on Instagram, you need to remove the condition "if today isn't Friday," and change it to "ifit's not Friday." The answer lies in the word "it." If tomorrow is Saturday, what day was it yesterday if it's not Friday?"The answer is Thursday. If tomorrow is Saturday, that means today is Friday, and that means yesterday was Thursday. Thursday is also not Friday, so it satisfies the second condition of the riddle. "She asked it wrong," @lotos242 added in the comments of @alexquist_'s viral video about the riddle. "People assume the 'it' in 'it's not Friday' is the 'today,' But the 'it' represents 'the answer.' The way she messes it up makes it unanswerable."However, even if you only go by the way the riddle is first posited, there are a couple of other possible answers—so long as you take into account that it's kind of a trick question.
One Redditor suggested that the answer is Friday. They wrote, "Start asking the question about 3 seconds before midnight on Friday, so 11:59:57 PM. By the time you say 'today,' it will be after midnight, so today will be Saturday and yesterday will be Friday."This answer works well if you define "tomorrow" as once you go to sleep and wake up. Sure, it's technically already Saturday when you ask the question, but if you haven't gone to bed yet, "tomorrow" is also Saturday.This answer also fits if the riddle refers to "someone who is planning on traveling eastbound across the international date line at 23:59 on Saturday," wrote another Reddit user. "That would make both today and tomorrow Saturday, so yesterday would be Friday."
Alternate option #2: Wednesday, December 28, 2011
One Reddit user came up with a historical answer to this riddle, and it's so clever. They wrote, "Wednesday, December 28, 2011. That would make 'today' Thursday, December 29, 2011, and the place Samoa or Tokelau." This is a reference to when Samoa and Tokelau "skipped" Friday, December 30 in 2011, on the calendar to better adhere to the international dateline with their trade partners, per the BBC. In that case, there was no Friday at all, so "today" couldn't have been Friday, but "tomorrow" was still Saturday, while Wednesday was "yesterday."Genius.Up Next:
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