Name a chemical element with a one-letter symbol.
Enter its English name or its one-letter symbol, as shown in the checked periodic table.
Fourteen elements have a one-letter symbol in the checked periodic table. Iron is Fe and helium is He, so neither fits.
Reveal all 14 checked answers and scores
Points are editorial tiers. The source supports membership in the set, not how many people know an answer.
- Hydrogen 25 · Familiar
- Hydrogen is in the 14-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: H
- Oxygen 25 · Familiar
- Oxygen is in the 14-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: O
- Carbon 25 · Familiar
- Carbon is in the 14-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: C
- Nitrogen 25 · Familiar
- Nitrogen is in the 14-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: N
- Sulfur 50 · Less common
- Sulfur is in the 14-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: S · Sulphur
- Phosphorus 50 · Less common
- Phosphorus is in the 14-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: P
- Potassium 50 · Less common
- Potassium is in the 14-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: K
- Boron 75 · Uncommon
- Boron is in the 14-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: B
- Fluorine 75 · Uncommon
- Fluorine is in the 14-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: F
- Iodine 75 · Uncommon
- Iodine is in the 14-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: I
- Uranium 100 · Rare
- Uranium is in the 14-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: U
- Tungsten 100 · Rare
- Tungsten is in the 14-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: W
- Vanadium 100 · Rare
- Vanadium is in the 14-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: V
- Yttrium 100 · Rare
- Yttrium is in the 14-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Y
Checked exclusions
- Iron: Iron's symbol is Fe, which has two letters.
- Helium: Helium's symbol is He, which has two letters.
Sources for this question
- ELEMENTS
PubChem periodic table: all fourteen single-character element symbols filtered.
pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · Checked 2026-11-02
- List of chemical elements - Wikipedia
PubChem periodic table: all fourteen single-character element symbols filtered.
en.wikipedia.org · Checked 2026-11-02
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