Prompt 5 of 7
Name a human hormone
49 accepted answers across 6 rarity tiers.
100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer
The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.
- Relaxin— It loosens the pelvic ligaments before childbirth, and it is the reason your joints feel looser in pregnancy. The hormone almost nobody names.
85 ptsDeep Cut25 answers
Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.
- Adiponectin
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone
- Angiotensin II
- Atrial natriuretic peptide
- Calcitonin
- Cholecystokinin
- Corticotropin-releasing hormone
- DHEA
- DHT
- Erythropoietin— The one dopers inject to boost red blood cells.
- Follicle-stimulating hormone
- Gastrin
- GIP
- Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
- IGF-1
- Inhibin
- Luteinizing hormone
- Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
- Parathyroid hormone
- Renin
- Secretin— The first hormone ever discovered, in 1902.
- Somatostatin
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone
- Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
- Triiodothyronine
60 ptsRare11 answers
Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.
- Aldosterone
- Ghrelin— The hunger hormone.
- GLP-1— The gut hormone the Ozempic-era drugs imitate.
- Glucagon
- Histamine
- Human chorionic gonadotropin
- Leptin— The satiety hormone, ghrelin's rival.
- Norepinephrine
- Prolactin
- Thyroxine
- Vasopressin
30 ptsSchooler6 answers
A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.
- Cortisol— The stress hormone every wellness podcast blames.
- Endorphins
- Growth hormone
- Melatonin
- Progesterone
- Serotonin
15 ptsToo Clever2 answers
An overthought pick that scores below the middle of the board.
- Dopamine— 'It's a dopamine hit.' The pop-neuroscience flex, right on schedule. It's a neurotransmitter too, but yes, a hormone.
- Oxytocin— The 'love hormone' from every TED talk. Predictably chosen.
10 ptsPlankton4 answers
The most common answer on the board.
- Adrenaline
- Estrogen
- Insulin
- Testosterone