Riddle

I contain six letters, minus one and you got twelve. What am I?

Choose an answer

A.Half
B.Quarter
C.Score
D.Dozens
Hint: It's a word with 6 letters, starting with "D".

Answer

Dozens

Why this is the answer

The word 'dozens' has six letters; drop the final 's' and 'dozen' — meaning twelve — remains.

This riddle is filed under "What Am I?" Riddles and rated Hard.