Why is this the answer?

The answer is towel because this clever riddle plays a fun trick with the word "dries." When you first hear the riddle, your brain probably pictures a wet shirt hanging on a line, getting dry in the warm sun. That is one way things dry, but a towel has a much more active and special job in your home. Think about what you do right after you finish your shower or bath. You reach for a big, soft towel. Your body is covered in water, and you need to be dry so you can put on your clothes and play. The towel is a super hero because its special, fluffy fabric soaks up all that water from your skin and hair very quickly. The trick to the riddle is understanding what happens to the water. The towel does not make the water disappear into thin air. Instead, it acts like a thirsty sponge. It takes the water that was on your wet body and pulls it right into its own fibers. So, when the riddle asks what gets wetter as it "dries," it is talking about the *action* the towel performs, not the towel’s own condition. The more you use the towel to make *you* dry, the more water it must absorb to do its job. Because it is doing its job so well, it collects more and more moisture inside its threads. Imagine you are using a hand towel to wipe up a spilled glass of water on the kitchen floor. As the floor becomes dry and clean, the towel quickly becomes soggy and heavy with the absorbed water. The towel is making the floor dry, and that effort makes the towel wetter. When the towel is completely finished with its job, it is a big, soaking wet towel that needs to be hung up. It has to wait for the sun or air to dry it out again, getting ready to soak up more water for its next job! This everyday object is the perfect answer for a fun and tricky puzzle.