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11 Body Parts
There are 11 body parts that have only 3 letters (no slang allowed). What are they?
Answer
1. Arm2. Leg
3. Ear
4. Eye
5. Lip
6. Gum
7. Rib
8. Jaw
9. Toe
10. Hip
11. Gut
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Good one Michelle, I enjoyed sitting there working these out.
Little too easy but it was fun for getting my brain warmed up =D
um.. :sarcastically: "WOW"!
Oct 02, 2002
Good one to share with the kids.
Oct 02, 2002
Good one to share with the kids.
I stopped after the first 5 because there are two of each of them. Two arms, two legs, etc. But I can not argue with the other five you found. Good one for kids as others have said.
the rod/s in the retina of the eye is the 11th!!
How about (body) fat? :-)
How about eye "LID" as another?
Jan 17, 2003
one of mine was "gut" it's not slang.
gut is slang
what about wax (earwax)
or nez (nose in french)
what about wax (earwax)
or nez (nose in french)
Great puzzle Michelle! What's with these people belittling puzzles like this? When they say it would be good for kids, are they saying that they enjoy them?
By the way, gut, is not slang. It is the collective name for the digestive tube (bowels), made up of the foregut, midgut and hindgut. It is slang when it is used in the context: "My gut feeling." Also you could use, tum, as it is a perfectly usable synomyn for stomach.
I've heard this one a few times, but never heard the answers. Thanks.
Well, actually, ANY of them, an infinfite possibilty, because there are many parts and any of them can include 3 letters..
I enjoyed it and will share it, thanks.
Hard only got toe
wow~! i liked this one... it was fun to try, but i only got 5. very clever though!
I enjoyed this. I thought of: abs, (knee) cap, and [this is pushing it] (finger) tip.
lol it was sooooo funny!!!! I'll be anticipating for more teasers like this one.
What about 'Wow'? I have often heard people referring to the complete female body like that.
And what about 'LOL'? (People looking at me often use LOL to describe me)
And what about 'LOL'? (People looking at me often use LOL to describe me)
There are 11 the "lid" of the eye is missing from your list.
Not to be too picky, but nearly ALL of our body parts HAVE three letters, but only a small number are spelled using ONLY three letters. (Sternocleidomastoid has three letters in it - and has 16 more ) It was, however, a fun exercise - thanks!
I got 8 of 10 ... stumped by jaw and hip.
Apr 02, 2005
bum
That was good. I had fun figuring them out, I only got 7. You got me with gum, rib, and jaw.
Good job!
Good job!
I love it, now one of my favorites.
Great. Michelle!
I missed Rib & Jaw
but I added "web" (fingers/toes), "Lid" (eye) and "sternocleidomastoid"
Lot's of fun!
I missed Rib & Jaw
but I added "web" (fingers/toes), "Lid" (eye) and "sternocleidomastoid"
Lot's of fun!
Very good teaser! I only could think of 8 of them though!
Wax is not a body part, and lid, cap, and tip are not full names of body parts. "Abs" and "ass" are slang.
However, "bum" (meaning hindquarters) comes from Middle English and is not slang. The vagrant sense of "bum" comes from "bumler" meaning someone who sits on his bum.
However, "bum" (meaning hindquarters) comes from Middle English and is not slang. The vagrant sense of "bum" comes from "bumler" meaning someone who sits on his bum.
maybe in England its not slang but in America its called your stomach. foregut hindgut? ive never heard anything like that. even my spellcheck says its wrong
What about 'Lap'?
I always thought "gut" was a slang word for the stomach. Guess I will have to Google it to find out for sure.
Didn't think lip would count because you only ever talk about lips not just one.
This teaser would be better under trivia rather than science I think.
This teaser would be better under trivia rather than science I think.
What a fun teaser! I'm surprised by the fairly low difficulty rating. Even though these are all common, I found it surprisingly hard to figure them out. I did not get them all, which made me feel a bit silly when I read the answers.
Enjoyed working on this teaser, thanks!
BTW, what about: Web( between fingers ) & Fat( which all bodies contain )?
BTW, what about: Web( between fingers ) & Fat( which all bodies contain )?
The rod(s) in your retina definitely should be mentioned.
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