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Human Body crossword

Our bodies are amazing machines, full of parts that work together every day. This crossword hides the organs and bones children learn about at school. A handy way to make science stick.

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Two pages: the puzzle with its numbered clues, and a full answer key with the grid filled in. The answers interlock across and down, sized for clean large-print printing.

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Clues in this human body crossword

The 14 clues below fill the grid above. Each answer length is shown to help younger solvers; the full answer key prints on the second page.

  1. Organ that pumps blood around the body (5 letters)
  2. Organ in your head that helps you think (5 letters)
  3. Pair of organs you breathe with (5 letters)
  4. Large organ that cleans the blood (5 letters)
  5. Where food goes after you swallow (7 letters)
  6. All the bones of the body together (8 letters)
  7. It tightens to move your bones (6 letters)
  8. The joint in the middle of your arm (5 letters)
  9. The joint between foot and leg (5 letters)
  10. The backbone that runs down your back (5 letters)
  11. The bone that protects your brain (5 letters)
  12. The part of the mouth that tastes (6 letters)
  13. Bean-shaped organ that makes urine (6 letters)
  14. The curved bones around the chest (4 letters)

Human Body by letter count

Stuck on a crossword clue? Here are human body grouped by how many letters they have, so you can match the answer to the squares.

Human Body grouped by the number of letters in each answer
LettersHuman Body
3 lettersArm, Leg, Ear, Eye, Jaw, Hip, Rib, Toe, Gum, Lip
4 lettersFoot, Hand, Hair, Nose, Chin, Knee, Skin, Heel, Neck, Lung
5 lettersHeart, Brain, Liver, Elbow, Ankle, Spine, Skull, Chest, Thumb, Wrist
6 lettersMuscle, Tongue, Kidney, Finger, Throat, Artery, Tendon, Retina
7 lettersStomach, Abdomen, Eyebrow, Forearm, Knuckle, Eardrum, Nostril, Bladder
8 lettersSkeleton, Shoulder, Vertebra

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Questions

What is a 5-letter body part?
Heart, brain, liver, elbow, ankle, spine and skull are five-letter body parts.
What is a 6-letter body part?
Muscle, tongue, kidney, finger and throat each have six letters.
What is a 7-letter body part?
Stomach, abdomen, eyebrow, forearm and knuckle are seven-letter body parts.
Is this human body crossword free to print?
Yes. Generate the human body puzzle above, with its 14 clues and a full answer key, and print it at no cost and with no sign-up. It is free for classroom, home and personal use.
Can I change the human body clues?
Yes. The generator is pre-filled with a themed clue list, but you can edit any clue, add your own, or change the title and generate a fresh grid. It runs entirely in your browser.
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