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Three Letter Body Parts Quiz

There are 10 different body parts whose names are only three letters long. Can you name them all?
Not including slang
Quiz by jp11997
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Last updated: September 3, 2018
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First submittedDecember 14, 2012
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Body Part
Arm
Ear
Eye
Gum
Hip
Body Part
Jaw
Leg
Lip
Rib
Toe
102 Recent Comments
+9
Level 72
Jul 29, 2012
Since when is ass slang? :S
+6
Level 74
Oct 14, 2018
Since it is "arse" in proper English
+4
Level 71
Feb 4, 2020
What about sex?
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Level 68
Nov 20, 2023
Don't just don't
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Level 74
Dec 12, 2023
This should be accepted as well. It's not slang, and one of its definitions is "the genitals".
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Level 61
Feb 4, 2020
First of all, still an abbreviation, second of all you know that's not a body part.
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Level 63
Oct 17, 2024
proper=/=british english
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Level 67
Dec 12, 2023
The "real" word is buttocks. Would accept bottom.
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Level 84
Jul 30, 2012
What about lap?
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Level 33
Jul 1, 2014
It goes away when you stand up.
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Level 63
Nov 14, 2014
unlike a rod which becomes more conspicuous.
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Level 22
Dec 15, 2023
touche
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Level 80
Mar 24, 2021
Really? Where does my lap go then when I stand up?
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Level 69
Dec 13, 2021
Away.
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Level 54
Dec 15, 2021
Yes, adding to *MattB*, it's not a body part, it is created by your legs when you sit
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Level 18
Jul 31, 2012
Rod is not included because it is not a tangible part of the body. You cant look at your rods. In addition, they are cells, so not exactly a "part" of the body. Lap is also referring to a region of the body.
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Level 91
Aug 17, 2018
Tangible? Is yours microscopic, mate?
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Level 42
Jul 3, 2019
That was amazing
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Level 63
Dec 13, 2021
woah
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Level 64
Dec 12, 2023
GAWD DAMN
+4
Level 43
Dec 12, 2023
I don't think murder is legal, verbal or not.
+1
Level 4
Aug 10, 2012
Great quiz dude!
+7
Level 77
Nov 8, 2012
What about gut?
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Level 55
Mar 29, 2025
Very late comment, but “gut” is a slang term for the abdomen.
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Level 19
Dec 11, 2012
Need more time.
+9
Level 87
Sep 25, 2013
Ova?
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Level 86
Aug 10, 2024
Ova are not part of the body. They become someone else's body.
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Level 56
Sep 29, 2013
Easy as you like, done with 1:46 on the clock
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Level 56
Oct 26, 2013
Easy as pi

Was told these in school, did it in like 10-20 seconds

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Level 36
Jul 8, 2014
Missed lip and ear, rather embarrassing.
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Level 60
Jul 23, 2014
what about bum!
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Level 57
Nov 11, 2014
How about fat? Certainly visible, if that is a criterion for inclusion.
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Level 91
Oct 24, 2019
What are the admins' feelings on fat?
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Level 73
Feb 4, 2020
I would say if you can change the amount you have of it (surgery and accidents excluded) it is not a bodypart.

(it is part of the body but not a body part. Like spit and snot, everybody has it, but they arent bodyparts, and those are not part of the body)

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Level 75
Dec 13, 2021
but the fact remains, everyone HAS some fat. There is not a person alive in the world, and never has been, that has no body fat at all. Therefore, it should be an accepted answer.
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Level 64
Jan 23, 2025
Also it serves a function as energy storage and insulation, it isn't a waste product that you can expel like spit or snot.

You can change the amount of muscle mass you have in much the same way as you would change the amount of fat you carry, but I don't think many people would argue against muscle as being a body part.

I don't see how fat isn't a body part.

To add, this is from WebMD:

"Body fat, or adipose tissue, is a complex organ. It contains fat cells, nerves, immune cells, and connective tissue. Its main job is to store and release energy, depending on the body’s needs."- source https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/the-truth-about-fat

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Level 69
Dec 13, 2021
I mean you can change the amount of ear you have. Just ask Van Gogh. Technically not surgery or an accident either.
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Level 43
Jun 9, 2022
Am I being mentioned?
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Level 86
Aug 10, 2024
Fat is found on all different parts of a person's body. It's not a specific location that you can label on a diagram of the human body.
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Level 60
Nov 11, 2014
Why not fat ? its a huge part of my body !
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Level 29
Jul 8, 2021
My mom says im fat every month!
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Level 23
Dec 3, 2014
i missed out eye and toe, i feel rather embarrassed.
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Level 39
May 16, 2015
I'm ashamed to say I tried bum and tit
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Level 68
Oct 27, 2015
What about "lid"? That's not slang...
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Level 66
Nov 2, 2015
ya mean eyelid?
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Level 80
Mar 24, 2021
'lid' is another term for eyelid.
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Level 86
Aug 10, 2024
No. It's short for eyelid.
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Level 45
Mar 26, 2016
Was wondering why some three-letter words didn't work ... of course: "Not including slang". I had a GUT feeling i should have read the TITle first. How embarrASSing. I feel like sLAPping myself.
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Level 71
Jan 6, 2017
Never seen so many puns in one sentence :)
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Level 55
Jan 11, 2017
BUMmer there weren't more! I ABSolutely love a good pun, VAGue though they might be sometimes. If I had NUThing else to do, I'd try to think of some more myself. On the other hand, maybe I should NIP it in the bud before I get SACked. Sometimes I can't resist HAMming it up. Okay, okay, I'll stop. No need to pROD or tempt FATe. I'm FINally done.
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Level 73
Jan 7, 2017
Maybe you can put together the quiz - Three Letter Slang Body Parts??
+7
Level 55
Jan 11, 2017
I feel like that might be a really long quiz.
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Level 66
Oct 8, 2016
I wouldn't have included gum, I have NEVER heard it referred to in singular, it's always "gums" when I'm at the dentist.
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Level 75
Jan 6, 2017
My dentist says gum disease, not gums disease.
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Level 73
Feb 4, 2020
I think that example is like shoe strings instead of shoes strings.. the first word becomes singular because of the addition. (Hope you understand what Im saying, kind of tough trying to explain it in english)
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Level 68
Jan 6, 2017
I'm a bit embarrassed, I got them all...
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Level 87
Jan 6, 2017
"ham: A. I. 1. a. That part of the leg at the back of the knee; the hollow or bend of the knee." --Oxford English Dictionary. Not marked as slang.
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Level 55
Jan 11, 2017
May not be slang, but I can't say I ever hear it used as "proper" English, either. Hamstring, on the other hand, I do hear.
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Level 62
Jan 6, 2017
as lots of people have already stated, "gut" should really be included.
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Level 70
Jan 7, 2017
This quiz will never be the best because "No Guts, no Glory"
+1
Level 60
Dec 13, 2021
slang
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Level 74
Dec 12, 2023
Nope, not even a little bit.
+14
Level 81
Jan 6, 2017
Why don't you accept fin? This quiz is prejudiced against those who have undergone a dolphinoplasty.
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Level 32
Nov 9, 2017
rod

räd/Submit

noun

1.

a thin straight bar, especially of wood or metal.

synonyms: bar, stick, pole, baton, staff; More

2.

a fishing rod.

Hey I didn't know you could use a word in its definition!

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Level 8
Dec 21, 2017
I got 10/10 it was fun.😁
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Level 77
Feb 15, 2018
Can gums be referred to as "gum"?
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Level 49
Apr 30, 2018
9/10. Forgot gum!
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Level 65
Jul 15, 2018
hip??????????????? Aw mann
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Level 47
Jan 17, 2019
Why isn't but on here
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Level 86
Aug 10, 2024
Because it's four letters. You've been spelling butt wrong.
+1
Level 28
Oct 2, 2019
made it 100% with 55 seconds left, i was so confused about lip and hip for some apparent reason
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Level 43
Dec 15, 2019
Who are the 11% of people who don't get arm?
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Level 91
Feb 4, 2020
The ones who don't have arms.
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Level 73
Feb 4, 2020
They'd have trouble typing in the other ones too..
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Level 60
Feb 4, 2020
I got them all except leg!! Ashamed of myself.
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Level 56
Feb 4, 2020
How about gut?
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Level 60
Dec 13, 2021
slang for intestine stuff
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Level 66
Dec 13, 2021
Gut is not slang. It has had its meaning of entrails or intestines for about 600 years.
+1
Level 60
Dec 13, 2021
dang really?
+1
Level 63
Feb 8, 2024
Gut is not slang, just another word for stomach.
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Level 74
Feb 27, 2020
Maw means jaws or throat
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Level 41
May 22, 2020
Who else got gum thanks to Encyclopedia Brown?
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Level 83
Jul 5, 2020
Arm... I forgot arm...
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Level 29
May 29, 2021
Too easy 10/10
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Level 63
Dec 13, 2021
I thought that the Periodic Table Elements Mentioned in the Bible quiz had the best comment section on JetPunk, but now my opinion might have changed...
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Level 77
Dec 12, 2023
Well we just gave an award to this section. https://www.jetpunk.com/interesting-facts/188
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Level 68
Dec 15, 2023
Personally I enjoy General Knowledge #34, but this one's really giving it a run for its money
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Level 58
Dec 13, 2021
A few commenters saying that gum isn't used in the singular - I wouldn't agree with that. It's the same as lips or jaws; plural if you're talking about both upper and lower, singular if you are only talking about upper or lower.

I think the reason people don't often hear the word in the singular is that we don't often talk about our gums at all, and when we do it's usually referring to something that affects both upper and lower.

One of many singular gum examples found on the internet: "A dentist pulling up a patients lip to clearly see an irritated, bleeding gum."

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Level 85
Dec 15, 2021
Feel like rib doesn't fit here - body parts are external things right? (Or at least things you can see like a gum)

If you're seeing a rib somebody's not having the best day

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Level 33
Dec 17, 2021
of you’re at a bbq 🍖
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Level 75
Dec 20, 2021
Gut, absolutely, definitely, should be included.

gut (countable and uncountable, plural guts)

The alimentary canal, especially the intestine.

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Level 46
Oct 29, 2022
Forgot hip...
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Level 36
Dec 29, 2022
lol I tried tit
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Level 67
Oct 27, 2023
i'm sorry but how did i forget the ear???
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Level 81
Dec 12, 2023
Me too.
+1
Level 56
Dec 12, 2023
I only forgot LEG! How dumb haha
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Level 78
Dec 12, 2023
What about "hat"? As in the "Hat" of/on my/your/his/hers/their head/heads???
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Level 21
Dec 13, 2023
ggs chat
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Level 63
Feb 8, 2024
Doesn't work. "Gut" should 100% be included. "Gum" should not be included, because as a body part it's "Gums" which is a 4 letter word.
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Level 43
Apr 18, 2024
So there are several mistakes including the fact that gum is answer because you said rod doesnt count, its a single cell. Buddy. “Gum” without an S is a single cell as well. remove it. also, abs? abs is how you spell it? is it cause its short for like abdomen?
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Level 72
Jun 6, 2024
In this news report, protestors in the comment section of this quiz have been rioting. These protestors have questioned the exclusion of 'gut', 'rod', 'fat', 'ova', and other three letter candidates. Quizmaster loyalists counter this by stating that they are slang, not actual body parts, or making slighty inappropriate jokes. There has also been a controversy over the inclusion of 'gum' in that it is a plurale tantum or a word that is only used in plural, meaning it should be 'gums' and excluded from the list.

This is Channel 6 News reporting from jetpunk.com

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Level 64
Jan 23, 2025
Gut isn't a slang term:

gut (noun) · guts (plural noun)

the stomach or belly:

"the terrible pain in his gut"

medicine/biology

the lower alimentary canal or a part of this; the intestine:

"microbes which naturally live in the human gut"