Most common: HEART, BRAIN, MOUTH. Rarest: VOMER, BONCE, INCUS. 25 have been a Wordle answer (HEART, BRAIN, MOUTH, CHEST, LIVER, BELLY…). 2 more are on the answer list and could still come up.
Five-letter body parts (39)
| Word | Rarity | Wordle |
|---|---|---|
| HEART | Common | #767 |
| BRAIN | Common | #1197 |
| MOUTH | Common | #1557 |
| CHEST | Uncommon | #278 |
| LIVER | Uncommon | #390 |
| BELLY | Uncommon | #58 |
| SKULL | Uncommon | #1702 |
| TOOTH | Uncommon | #1326 |
| WRIST | Uncommon | #1021 |
| THUMB | Uncommon | #115 |
| ANKLE | Rare | #1729 |
| CHEEK | Rare | #301 |
| WAIST | Rare | #1631 |
| SPINE | Rare | #1251 |
| ELBOW | Rare | #1376 |
| THIGH | Rare | #1110 |
| HOOKS | Rare | — |
| COLON | Rare | #25 |
| BOWEL | Rare | possible answer |
| TORSO | Rare | #532 |
| PINKY | Epic | #625 |
| GLAND | Epic | #1346 |
| FEMUR | Epic | possible answer |
| MOLAR | Epic | #559 |
| NAVEL | Epic | #1358 |
| AORTA | Epic | #552 |
| TIBIA | Epic | #449 |
| MANUS | Epic | — |
| RUMEN | Legendary | — |
| PUBIS | Legendary | — |
| HYOID | Legendary | — |
| ILIUM | Legendary | — |
| RAMUS | Mythic | — |
| MALAR | Mythic | — |
| UVULA | Mythic | #1244 |
| ILEUM | Mythic | — |
| INCUS | Mythic | — |
| BONCE | Mythic | — |
| VOMER | Mythic | — |
Four-letter body parts (29)
BACK, HEAD, FACE, HAND, SKIN, FOOT, NECK, NOSE, BONE, KNEE, PALM, NAIL, LUNG, CHIN, FIST, HEEL, CALF, LIMB, SHIN, BROW, MITT, HOOF, RUFF, CRAW, ULNA, CRUS, JOWL, GENU, COXA
Three-letter body parts (14)
EYE, ARM, LEG, HIP, EAR, LAP, LIP, TOE, GUT, JAW, GUM, RIB, PAW, PES
Questions
What is the most common five-letter body part?
HEART, followed by BRAIN and MOUTH, by how often they appear in written English.
What is the rarest five-letter body part?
VOMER is the rarest on this list, then BONCE and INCUS. In Wordillion a word that rare scores Mythic.
Which five-letter body parts have been Wordle answers?
HEART (#767), BRAIN (#1197), MOUTH (#1557), CHEST (#278), LIVER (#390), BELLY (#58), SKULL (#1702), TOOTH (#1326), WRIST (#1021), THUMB (#115), ANKLE (#1729), CHEEK (#301), WAIST (#1631), SPINE (#1251), ELBOW (#1376), THIGH (#1110), COLON (#25), TORSO (#532), PINKY (#625), GLAND (#1346), MOLAR (#559), NAVEL (#1358), AORTA (#552), TIBIA (#449), UVULA (#1244).