A riddle

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Hint... the way the sentence of the riddle is grammatically written is not a
question but a statement.

Just because a sentence starts with the word "what"... with punctuation,
employing factual notations becomes statement.

"What has four letters, sometimes nine letters, but never has five letters..."

Ok Karen... waiting for you. :)
 
I googled it too. So much fun. Thanks for posting!
 
Now has three letters ?
 
definitely has 10 letters :lol:
 
SOLUTION REVEALED (as promised)
Warning — contains spoilers

Well, it seems that a number of clever people got it. Some had to look up the answer or otherwise ask for help. For those who got it on their own, congratulations! For those who are still flummoxed, here you go.....

First, notice that the riddle is framed as a statement, rather than as a question. There is a period at the end rather than a question mark. That was not by accident. So, try reading it as a statement and see if the answer comes to you.

If you’re still perplexed, I’m going to rephrase it as a series of sentences with quotes around certain words. Say this to yourself. I hope it’s now blazingly obvious.

“What” has four letters.
“Sometimes” (has) nine letters.
But “never” has five letters.

If you still don’t get it....
The riddle is telling you there are four letters in the word “what”, nine letters in the word “sometimes”, and five letters in the word “never”. Now you can go back and understand all the clever clues others left.

Hope you had as much fun with this as I did!
 
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