Often-pierced body part

The answer

EAR

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EAR answer page.

Used 8 times across 3 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2018. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for EAR

Every other clue in this collection answered by EAR, most used first.

• Corn unit - used 258 times, most recently in 2026
• Corn serving - used 205 times, most recently in 2026
• Listener - used 152 times, most recently in 2026
• Attention - used 145 times, most recently in 2026
• Corn spike - used 126 times, most recently in 2026
• Hearing organ - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
• Musical ability - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
• Listening device - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
• "In one ___ and out the other" - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Musical aptitude - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Musical gift - used 58 times, most recently in 2025
• Musical talent - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Musician's asset - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
• Serving of corn - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Canal site - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Hearing thing - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Lobed organ - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Unit of corn - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Jug handle - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Spot for an AirPod - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Mr. Potato Head piece - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
• Canal zone? - used 34 times, most recently in 2018
• Musician's gift - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Corn portion - used 33 times, most recently in 2022
• Pitcher part - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
• Cochlea's place - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
• Place for a plug - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
• Auditory organ - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Cup handle - used 28 times, most recently in 2021
• Musical sense - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• Play it by ___ - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Audience - used 25 times, most recently in 2004
• Dumbo's wing - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Piece of corn - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
• Sound receiver - used 25 times, most recently in 2021
• Organ with a drum - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Ring site - used 24 times, most recently in 2017
• Cochlea site - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Hearing aid - used 23 times, most recently in 2019
• Musical taste - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Portion of corn - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Cochlea setting - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Musical acuity - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Acoustic organ - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Canal locale - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
• Pinna - used 20 times, most recently in 1993
• Stirrup setting - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Cob of corn - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Musical discernment - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
• Organ with a canal - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Place for a stud - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Spot for a stud - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Concha. - used 18 times, most recently in 2007
• Knack for music - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Listen here - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Listening organ - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Lobe locale - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
• Shucker's unit - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
• Stirrup site - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Teacup handle - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Whisperer's target - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Body part with a canal - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Mr. Potato Head part - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Place for a ring - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Ring setting - used 16 times, most recently in 2019
• Talent for music - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Audio receiver - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
• Musical sensitivity - used 15 times, most recently in 2020
• Pencil holder, at times - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
• Stud site - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Auricle - used 14 times, most recently in 2006
• Corncob - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• Drum site - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Otologist's concern - used 14 times, most recently in 2015
• Place for a piercing - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Ring bearer, maybe - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Sympathetic attention - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• Body part with a lobe - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Musical knack - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Part of ENT - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Place for an AirPod - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Ring bearer? - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Something to whisper into - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Spike of corn - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Anvil's place - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Cereal spike - used 12 times, most recently in 2011
• Corn holder - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Hoop site - used 12 times, most recently in 2013
• Lend an ___ (listen) - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Mr. Potato Head attachment - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Nubbin. - used 12 times, most recently in 1982
• Something to lend or bend - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Sound-detecting organ - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Spot for a Bluetooth headset - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• "Wing" for Dumbo - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Bud holder - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Good listener? - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Hammer site - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• Mr. Potato Head accessory - used 11 times, most recently in 2012
• Oft-pierced body part - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Organ with a lobe - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Pierced body part - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Pitch catcher - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Anvil setting - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Anvil site - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Barber's obstacle - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Body part with a drum - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Flair for music - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Hammer home? - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Hear here - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• It may be lent or bent - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Musical asset - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Musical skill - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Pencil holder - used 10 times, most recently in 2011
• Piercing place - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Sound processor - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• Spike - used 10 times, most recently in 2009
• Teacup part - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Van Gogh's loss - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Attention, metaphorically - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ candy (some pop tunes) - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Hammer and anvil site - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Kernel holder - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Piercing site - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Pitcher handle - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Site for a drum - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
• Stud setting - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• You can lend it or bend it - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Fruiting spike. - used 8 times, most recently in 1981
• Mr. Potato Head stick-on - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
• Musician's skill - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Organ of equilibrium - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Piercing locale - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Place for a bud - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Plug's place - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Projection - used 8 times, most recently in 1981
• Sideburn neighbor - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Sound detector - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Stud location - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Stud's spot - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Toreador's trophy - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Van Gogh had one later in life - used 8 times, most recently in 2014
• Word before "drop" or "drum" - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Affinity for music - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Anvil location - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Aural organ - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Big part of an elephant - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Bud's place - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• __ candy - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Cauliflower ___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Cobful of corn - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Head part - used 7 times, most recently in 1995
• Lug of a jug - used 7 times, most recently in 1992
• Music appreciation - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Order of corn - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Orecchiette shape - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Place for a hoop - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Q-tip target - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Sense of pitch - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Sense organ - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Sensory organ - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Shell shape. - used 7 times, most recently in 1977
• Singer's asset - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Stirrup's site - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Tin ___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Wax collector - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Ability to discern good music - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Ability to distinguish pitch - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• AirPod's place - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Anvil locale - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Canal location - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Corn on the cob serving - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Cute as a bug's ___ - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Drum location - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Facial feature - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Gift for music - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• "Keep an ___ to the ground!" - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Labyrinth location - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Lobe site - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Lobe spot - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Matador's trophy - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Musical appreciation - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Musical perception - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Musician's pride - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• ___ of corn - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Pencil parking place - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Pitcher feature - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Plug place - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• "... silk purse out of a sow's ___" - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Something to lend - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Stud's place - used 6 times, most recently in 2020

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