Body parts that start with every letter, A to Z
Stuck on Y under Body Part? Polarzinho, who is mostly fur, wrote the A to Z cheat sheet, from organs to bones.
By Polarzinho ·
Body part sounds easy: you carry a whole body around to check. Then the letter Y comes up and you start patting yourself down mid-round. I am mostly fur, so even that doesn’t help. So I wrote this cheat sheet of body parts that start with every letter, A to Z.
For each letter, the parts everyone knows come first, followed by organs and bones, which are often unique answers.
How to use this list in Stop
Body Part is one of the categories Polar Games’ online Stop already knows. On the room setup screen you pick a ready-made theme or build your own category list.
Stop! only draws letters that have known answers in the round’s categories, and a letter never repeats in the same match. Organs and bones are often unique answers.
PolarzinhoPanda tip: when in doubt, point at yourself and work from head to toe. Works better if you aren’t covered in fur.
Body parts that start with A
- Arm
- Ankle
- Abdomen
- Armpit
Body parts that start with B
- Brain
- Back
- Bone
- Belly
Body parts that start with C
- Chin
- Cheek
- Chest
- Calf
Body parts that start with D
- Diaphragm
Body parts that start with E
- Ear
- Eye
- Elbow
- Eyebrow
- Eyelash
Body parts that start with F
- Finger
- Foot
- Forehead
Body parts that start with G
- Gums
- Gallbladder
Body parts that start with H
- Hand
- Head
- Heart
- Hip
- Heel
Body parts that start with I
- Intestine
- Iris
Body parts that start with J
- Jaw
Body parts that start with K
- Knee
- Kidney
- Knuckle
Body parts that start with L
- Leg
- Lip
- Liver
- Lung
Body parts that start with M
- Mouth
- Muscle
Body parts that start with N
- Nose
- Neck
- Nail
Body parts that start with O
- Ovary
- Optic nerve
Body parts that start with P
- Palm
- Pancreas
Body parts that start with Q
- Quadriceps
Body parts that start with R
- Rib
Body parts that start with S
- Shoulder
- Skin
- Spine
- Stomach
Body parts that start with T
- Toe
- Tooth
- Thumb
- Tongue
- Thigh
Body parts that start with U
- Uvula (the little thing at the back of your throat)
Body parts that start with V
- Vein
- Vertebra
Body parts that start with W
- Wrist
- Waist
Body parts that start with X, Y and Z
- X: Xiphoid process (the tip of the breastbone)
- Y: none in common English; agree on a rule first
- Z: Zygomatic bone (the cheekbone)
Do organs count? The classic scoring arguments
Do internal organs count as body parts?
In most groups, yes: heart, liver and lungs are body parts like any other.
Do blood, sweat and hair count?
Hair usually counts. Blood and sweat split the table, because they are fluids, not parts. Agree on it first.
Frequently asked questions
What body part starts with Y?
None in common English. Some groups accept a non-English or slang word; agree on it before playing.
What body part starts with U?
The uvula, the small tissue hanging at the back of the throat.
What body part starts with K?
Knee, kidney and knuckle.
What body part starts with X?
The xiphoid process, the tip of the breastbone.
Try it
Open Stop!, set up a room with a Body Part category and invite your friends. The other A to Z cheat sheets are on the blog too: fruits, animals, colors, things, countries, foods, jobs, names, brands, movies, cities, cars and teams.