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One-Syllable Human Body Parts

How many can you get? Singular words only, no slang.
Not including fluids like "blood" and "bile" or bodily growths, like "cyst" or "zit"
Not including words typically used with a prefix or extra word, like "lash", "lobe", or "duct"
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Arch
Arm
Back
Bone
Brain
Breast
Brow
Calf
Cell
Cheek
Chest
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Chin
Disc
Ear
Eye
Face
Foot
Gland
Groin
Gum
Hair
Hand
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Head
Heart
Heel
Hip
Jaw
Joint
Jowl
Knee
Leg
Lens
Limb
Answer
Lip
Lung
Mouth
Nail
Nape
Neck
Nerve
Node
Nose
Palm
Pate
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Pons
Pore
Rib
Scalp
Shin
Skin
Skull
Sole
Spine
Spleen
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Thigh
Throat
Thumb
Toe
Tongue
Tooth
Vein
Waist
Womb
Wrist
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100 Recent Comments
kiwirage
+9
Level 63
Apr 21, 2021
There's lots up for debate in this quiz, obviously, and I know I could add or subtract answers based on people's comments and still get a whole host of suggestions. As an alternative, I made a Top-40 Quiz based on the most guessed answers to this quiz over time.
Mimerio
+1
Level 34
Jul 21, 2016
Nail is two syllables

Nay-all.

ChaosQuizzer
+6
Level 35
Aug 3, 2016
Nail is one syllable. You move your chin down once.
MathPerson
+5
Level 33
Aug 25, 2017
Planning is one syllable. You move your chin down once.
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 92
Mar 17, 2019
Mmm-hmm. <<== 0 syllables, no chin movement necessary.
wiifly
+3
Level 62
Apr 20, 2020
Yes, because it is not a word, it's just humming.
HydratedMite
+2
Level 68
Feb 10, 2025
Mmm-mmm
fitheach
+2
Level 58
Sep 26, 2017
Dictionaries show the pronunciation as one syllable (with a diphthong), but I suspect a lot of people say it with two separate vowels - I think I do.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Dec 20, 2018
wow so many people on this site seem to have extreme trouble knowing if words are one or two syllables, I am so surprised, I never knew it was an issue for anyone, cause it seems so obvious, but I have seen several ( quite big) discussions on this site now. Sometimes for the most simple words like house. ( I dont mean to offend anyone, I am just reallly surprised!)
InterAlia
+2
Level 81
Apr 12, 2025
A lot of the debate is based on accent or genuine regional differences, which is reasonable. But there are, indeed, some surprising comments.
drlancy
+2
Level 57
Oct 14, 2016
Also missing teat. But there's a lot of missing values it seems.
kshanti
+1
Level 60
Feb 6, 2017
thought teeth would be here
ander217
+3
Level 74
Apr 8, 2017
Tooth is, but no teeth.
gjcsarris
+4
Level 69
Feb 14, 2017
How about valve?
DonTheLamplighter
+1
Level 86
Mar 28, 2017
Barely eclipsed 50%. Missed toe. 94% didn't. Probably the most egregious miss of my JetPunk career!
flyingturtle123
+2
Level 33
May 31, 2017
blood?
FacterLiger0804
+1
Level 40
Mar 24, 2021
That's not considered a body part but it is inside of you -w-
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 63
Jun 10, 2022
What part of no bodily fluids is unclear?
catlover2496
+1
Level 44
Jun 27, 2017
When you say cheek, what type of cheek do you mean...?
wiifly
+4
Level 62
Apr 20, 2020
The only explanation I have is it says no slang.
Archer1212
+3
Level 65
Jun 27, 2017
limb? seriously? you already have foot and arm, so adding limb is kind of cheating. same thing!
InterAlia
+1
Level 81
Apr 12, 2025
Cheating? This is about the language we use for the body. It's not a body part scoreboard.

There's also jaw and bone, knee/hip and joint, and probably others.

megr87
+1
Level 20
Jun 27, 2017
Bowel, Navel, and Clavicle should also be added! Awesome quiz though, gets you thinking.
jd2001wizard
+10
Level 64
Sep 26, 2017
WHAT??? Yeah, and how about small intestine, gastrocnemius, medulla oblongata, and anterior superior iliac spine. Those are all one syllable words, too, correct?
FacterLiger0804
+2
Level 40
Mar 24, 2021
Guys these are one-syllable body parts!
beorming
+2
Level 86
Apr 29, 2022
Bowel though yeah? Not exactly slang
rimeotheromeo
+1
Level 43
Jun 1, 2023
and gluteus maximus
kalbahamut
+1
Level 80
Sep 20, 2017
You pronounce groin with one syllable?
Tramp
+8
Level 78
Sep 20, 2017
I do. Not sure how you can even pronounce it with two. How do you pronounce "coin"?
kalbahamut
+1
Level 80
Sep 20, 2017
Not the same way that I pronounce groin.
Murphster45
+2
Level 96
Jan 10, 2022
He pronounces "Groin" the same way you pronounce "Glóin" apparently
fitheach
+1
Level 58
Sep 26, 2017
Unless you pronounce the vowels individually rather than as a diphthong, it's one syllable.
Archer1212
+1
Level 65
Sep 20, 2017
if "cell" is acceptable, shouldn't blood be, too?
CardinalV
+3
Level 63
Jun 3, 2019
Cell isn't a fluid.
MovieQuizGuy
+3
Level 63
Jan 19, 2025
Cytoplasm gets no respect.
stevengers
+4
Level 86
Sep 20, 2017
quiz for slang body parts would be fun
milehigh12
+1
Level 21
Sep 20, 2017
arch?
ruudsje
+1
Level 68
Sep 20, 2017
Loin maybe, I don't know
Ibn
+1
Level 58
Jul 26, 2021
I thought loin too.
Diggydiggywatwat
+2
Level 55
Sep 20, 2017
Why not crotch?
wiifly
+3
Level 62
Apr 20, 2020
Either you're joking or you didn't read the no slang thing.
tiekhere
+3
Level 50
Sep 21, 2017
No 'ball' (as in 'ball of your foot', not testicle)? You have 'sole' and 'arch'.
roteswasser
+2
Level 45
Sep 22, 2017
also missing balls and eggs
InterAlia
+1
Level 81
Apr 12, 2025
Since the more common usage is slang, this would be confusing to include.
tripdoc
+2
Level 86
Sep 22, 2017
Fat? Lid? Lash? Drum (i.e. Ear)? Lobe?
PubQuizMaster
+1
Level 58
Sep 24, 2017
Can you accept teeth as well as tooth, I wrote in teeth but I didn't even think of the singluar.
wiifly
+1
Level 62
Apr 20, 2020
It specifically says singular only.
silvestra
+1
Level 73
Sep 26, 2017
I, a woman, missed womb. I'm embarrassed.
fitheach
+4
Level 58
Sep 26, 2017
I, as a human, missed lots of obvious things that all humans have
oweifdhskxn
+3
Level 34
Aug 5, 2018
...because it's a uterus...
Sifhraven
+2
Level 76
Dec 20, 2018
wombman womb-man, hah!! never seen it that way, quite fun ( though pretty sure not the etymological explanation, cause I think I looked it up once but an interesting mash-up notheless!)
Futureling
+2
Level 44
Nov 7, 2023
Don't be embarrassed--you missed it because it's called a uterus!
Etanna
+1
Level 72
Nov 24, 2017
I thought that scapula is also referred to as "blade" which would make it a one-syllable word.. I also agree with the lash thing people have mentioned above me
Hurricaneboy
+1
Level 8
Jan 5, 2018
Why no gut or teeth?
Hurricaneboy
+1
Level 8
Jan 5, 2018
It says tooth, but people don't have one tooth!
Kevin1
+2
Level 15
Jun 14, 2018
Did you actually read the caveats? It does say no plurals.
InterAlia
+2
Level 81
Apr 12, 2025
I guarantee there are people who have just one tooth.
reanimationtheory
+1
Level 64
Feb 8, 2018
I somehow got it in my head that this was a four letter or less quiz. So I missed a lot and was confused as to why ulna wasn't working. SMH
omgitsolivia1
+1
Level 35
Jun 14, 2018
heel and nail are both two syllables... he-el and na-il. the don't really count if you pronounce them properly. at least for the way i've been taught.
CosmicPanda
+4
Level 12
Jun 14, 2018
for the way i was taught, heel and nail are just one syllable.
RobNobody
+6
Level 80
Oct 8, 2018
All the dictionaries I can find only give one syllable in the pronunciation.
Sifhraven
+4
Level 76
Dec 20, 2018
Dont mean to be rude. But hard to say this without sounding rude, but it allmost seems that in some places people aren t taught (correctly) what a syllable actually is. It doesnt seem such a hard concept to me, quite evident when you see or hear the word, but apparently lots of people struggle with it. You can stretch any word as long as you want but that doesnt give it more syllables. Dog would be atleast two then dohhh -ghe (maybe the people that have trouble think that a new syllable starts when the position of your mouth/tongue changes??)
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 92
Jan 19, 2021
Who was your teacher? Young Forrest Gump?
FacterLiger0804
+1
Level 40
Mar 24, 2021
I'm pretty sure you can't split words into syllables where there are two vowels-

It is just how the vowels twist up the pronounciation of the words

InterAlia
+1
Level 81
Apr 12, 2025
This is the case when the vowels make a single sound, but there are lots of situations when the vowels make two different sounds, like 'diet'. Di-et. Two syllables.

In both the words above though, they are making just one sound. Heel has a single long 'e' sound, and nail has a single long 'a' sound. One syllable each.

JoahAnderson123
+2
Level 21
Dec 25, 2018
I somehow managed to get pons but not foot. *facepalm*
diamadi
+1
Level 51
Mar 20, 2019
Lobe? We have them on our ears and in our brain...
MrsNesbitt
+1
Level 43
Jun 4, 2019
see instructions
JackintheBox
+1
Level 81
Mar 21, 2019
I missed the head and hand.........
MrsNesbitt
+1
Level 43
Jun 4, 2019
Pad, Dermis, Ala, Cone, and ulna
wiifly
+4
Level 62
Apr 20, 2020
Not Dermis, Ala, or Ulna (All 2 syllables). Cone I agree with though.
IBRK
+1
Level 76
Aug 28, 2019
I got node and missed head somehow
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 85
Nov 15, 2019
Beard? Butt?
wiifly
+1
Level 62
Apr 20, 2020
Beard falls under hair, well I hope your beard is made of hair. and butt is short for buttocks
InterAlia
+1
Level 81
Apr 12, 2025
Beard seems like it's in a gray area, but not for the reason you suggest. The redundant reference is irrelevant (see limb/arm comment above). This is about language.

Given the choice I'd include it. The reason it's iffy is because it's sort of an optional body part. It's a version of hair used primarily as personal style choice, not really essential or unavoidable.

dgerg94
+2
Level 28
Dec 30, 2019
butt....
AntiMatter8192
+1
Level 76
May 13, 2020
Why don't you add teeth to the type-ins or a caveat about no plurals?
kiwirage
+5
Level 63
May 13, 2020
Does “singular words only” mean anything to you?
Moonmask
+2
Level 41
May 22, 2020
Shouldn't fat count? It's not really a fluid.
dorindai
+1
Level 87
May 25, 2020
great quiz
Jeffro
+3
Level 79
Aug 22, 2020
Fun quiz! Consider accepting nare. It's the medical term for nostril.
Walacama
+1
Level 83
Jan 16, 2024
I thought so too, but after some research it appears the use of Nare as singular is criticized because it is a back formation of the plural Nares (pronounced with two syllables). Naris would be the singular and that has two syllables.
Gracey72
+1
Level 30
Aug 24, 2020
Why no butt or bum?
FacterLiger0804
+1
Level 40
Mar 24, 2021
Those two are short for buttocks

(See wiifly)

Jimjamambo
+1
Level 48
Jan 19, 2021
96% of people: Ear

Me: Groin

PatrikH
+1
Level 75
Aug 26, 2021
No psoas?
CardinalSin
+2
Level 81
May 17, 2022
Two syllables.
AbiA
+1
Level 87
Jan 27, 2022
Gene?
likeitmatters
+1
Level 76
Jun 10, 2022
Blood?
mothko
+1
Level 31
Jan 13, 2023
no fluids xD
dsong
+1
Level 67
Jan 24, 2024
abs?
HydratedMite
+2
Level 68
Feb 10, 2025
abdominal muscles (also no slang)
KevinTheCat
+1
Level 68
Mar 25, 2024
you should add "glans"
MasterRocket
+1
Level 81
Aug 19, 2024
Syllables in english confuse me for some reason.
Loveagoodquiz
+1
Level 53
Dec 14, 2024
Oh the F did i miss brain?!
ItzIngenious
+1
Level 66
Dec 29, 2024
Someone may have mentioned it above, but no ball, as in the ball of your foot?
09nerd4world
+1
Level 43
Feb 6, 2025
dang, didn't do brow bcs i thought "eye-brow" :((
RoboquizM86
+1
Level 55
Jul 11, 2025
I tried ball but it didn't work as in ball of your foot. I also though bum would be accepted.
OvenBobat
+1
Level 63
Sep 5, 2025
What about cones, rods, or lens? They're eye parts
MikolajSzkutnik
+1
Level 76
Sep 5, 2025
I got pons, but forgot thigh..
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