5-Letter Words Containing ER
There are 560 five-letter words that contain ER in our word list. The most common are OTHER, NEVER and SERVE.
JERKY and XEROX score the most in Scrabble, at 19 points each. More of them start with S than any other letter (54 words). For Wordle, OTHER is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.
- Words
- 560
- Top score
- JERKY · 19
- Groups
- 26
Common 5-letter words containing ER and their meanings
- other8 pts
- adjective: not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
- never8 pts
- adverb: not ever
- serve8 pts
- verb: serve a purpose, role, or function
- there8 pts
- adverb: in or at that place or location
- water8 pts
- noun: binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid
- offer11 pts
- verb: make available or accessible, provide or furnish
- cover10 pts
- verb: provide with a covering or cause to be covered
- enter5 pts
- verb: to come or go into
- later5 pts
- adverb: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
- power10 pts
- noun: possession of controlling influence
- order6 pts
- verb: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
- paper9 pts
- noun: a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 560 5-letter words containing ER
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with A 27
- abler7
- acerb9
- adder7
- aerie5
- after8
- agers6
- agger7
- aider6
- aimer7
- airer5
- aiver8
- alder6
- alert5
- alter5
- amber9
- ameer7
- anger6
- apers7
- apery10
- apter7
- armer7
- asker9
- asper7
- aster5
- auger6
- avers8
- avert8
Starting with B 24
- baker11
- baler7
- barer7
- baser7
- beers7
- beery10
- beret7
- bergs8
- berme9
- berms9
- berry10
- berth10
- beryl10
- bider8
- biers7
- biker11
- biter7
- bluer7
- boner7
- borer7
- bower10
- boxer14
- brier7
- buyer10
Starting with C 32
- caber9
- cager8
- caner7
- caper9
- carer7
- cater7
- caver10
- ceder8
- cerci9
- cered8
- ceres7
- ceria7
- ceric9
- ceros7
- cheer10
- chert10
- cider8
- citer7
- clerk11
- coder8
- comer9
- cooer7
- coper9
- corer7
- cover10
- cower10
- coyer10
- crier7
- cuber9
- curer7
- cuter7
- cyder11
Starting with D 27
- darer6
- dater6
- deers6
- defer9
- derat6
- deray9
- derby11
- derma8
- derms8
- derry9
- deter6
- dicer8
- diker10
- dimer8
- diner6
- direr6
- diver9
- doers6
- doper8
- doser6
- doter6
- dower9
- dozer15
- drier6
- dryer9
- duper8
- dyers9
Starting with E 37
- eager6
- eater5
- edger7
- eerie5
- egers6
- egger7
- eider6
- elder6
- elver8
- ember9
- emeer7
- emery10
- emmer9
- ender6
- enter5
- erase5
- erect7
- ergot6
- erica7
- ernes5
- erode6
- erose5
- erred6
- error5
- erses5
- eruct7
- erugo6
- erupt7
- ervil8
- esker9
- ester5
- ether8
- evert8
- every11
- ewers8
- exert12
- eyers8
Starting with F 33
- facer10
- fader9
- faery11
- faker12
- farer8
- feral8
- feres8
- feria8
- ferly11
- fermi10
- ferns8
- ferny11
- ferry11
- fever11
- fewer11
- feyer11
- fiber10
- fiery11
- fifer11
- filer8
- finer8
- firer8
- fiver11
- fixer15
- fleer8
- flier8
- flyer11
- foyer11
- freer8
- frere8
- frier8
- fryer11
- fumer10
Starting with G 14
- gager7
- gamer8
- gaper8
- gayer9
- gazer15
- gerah9
- germs8
- germy11
- giber8
- giver9
- gluer6
- goers6
- gofer9
- goner6
Starting with H 30
- haler8
- hater8
- haver11
- hayer11
- hazer17
- heder9
- herbs10
- herby13
- herds9
- heres8
- herls8
- herma10
- herms10
- herns8
- heron8
- heros8
- herry11
- hertz17
- hewer11
- hexer15
- hider9
- hiker12
- hirer8
- hoers8
- homer10
- honer8
- hoper10
- hover11
- huger9
- hyper13
Starting with I 10
- icier7
- icker11
- idler6
- iller5
- inert5
- infer8
- inker9
- inner5
- inter5
- ither8
Starting with J 10
- jager13
- japer14
- jeers12
- jerid13
- jerks16
- jerky19
- jerry15
- jiber14
- jiver15
- joker16
Starting with K 7
- kerbs11
- kerfs12
- kerne9
- kerns9
- kerry12
- kiers9
- kiter9
Starting with L 30
- lacer7
- lader6
- lager6
- laker9
- lamer7
- laser5
- later5
- laver8
- laxer12
- layer8
- leers5
- leery8
- leger6
- leper7
- lever8
- liber7
- liers5
- lifer8
- liger6
- liker9
- liner5
- liter5
- liver8
- loner5
- loper7
- loser5
- lover8
- lower8
- luger6
- lurer5
Starting with M 27
- macer9
- maker11
- maser7
- mater7
- mazer16
- mercy12
- merde8
- merer7
- meres7
- merge8
- merit7
- merks11
- merle7
- merls7
- merry10
- meter7
- miler7
- mimer9
- miner7
- miser7
- miter7
- mixer14
- moper9
- mover10
- mower10
- muser7
- muter7
Starting with N 14
- namer7
- nerds6
- nerdy9
- nerol5
- nerts5
- nertz14
- nerve8
- nervy11
- never8
- newer8
- nicer7
- niter5
- noter5
- nuder6
Starting with O 24
- oater5
- ocher10
- ocker11
- odder7
- offer11
- ofter8
- ogler6
- oiler5
- older6
- omber9
- omers7
- onery8
- opera7
- order6
- ormer7
- osier5
- other8
- otter5
- outer5
- overs8
- overt8
- owner8
- oxter12
- oyers8
Starting with P 36
- pacer9
- pager8
- paler7
- paper9
- parer7
- pater7
- paver10
- pawer10
- payer10
- peers7
- peery10
- perch12
- perdu8
- perdy11
- perea7
- peril7
- peris7
- perks11
- perky14
- perms9
- perry10
- perse7
- peter7
- piers7
- piker11
- piper9
- plier7
- plyer10
- poker11
- poler7
- poser7
- power10
- prier7
- pryer10
- puler7
- purer7
Starting with Q 3
- queer14
- quern14
- query17
Starting with R 27
- racer7
- raker9
- raper7
- rarer5
- raser5
- rater5
- raver8
- rawer8
- razer14
- refer8
- reran5
- rerig6
- rerun5
- ricer7
- rider6
- rifer8
- rimer7
- riper7
- riser5
- river8
- roger6
- roper7
- rover8
- rower8
- ruder6
- ruers5
- ruler5
Starting with S 54
- saber7
- safer8
- sager6
- saker9
- saner5
- saver8
- sawer8
- sayer8
- seder6
- seers5
- serac7
- serai5
- seral5
- sered6
- serer5
- seres5
- serfs8
- serge6
- serif8
- serin5
- serow8
- serry8
- serum7
- serve8
- servo8
- sever8
- sewer8
- sheer8
- sherd9
- shier8
- shoer8
- shyer11
- siker9
- siver8
- sizer14
- skier9
- slier5
- slyer8
- smerk11
- sneer5
- sober7
- sorer5
- sower8
- speer7
- sperm9
- spier7
- steer5
- stere5
- stern5
- suber7
- suers5
- super7
- surer5
- sweer8
Starting with T 39
- taber7
- taker9
- taler5
- tamer7
- taper7
- tater5
- tawer8
- taxer12
- terai5
- terce7
- terga6
- terms7
- terne5
- terns5
- terra5
- terry8
- terse5
- there8
- therm10
- tiers5
- tiger6
- tiler5
- timer7
- titer5
- toker9
- toner5
- toper7
- toter5
- tower8
- toyer8
- trier5
- truer5
- tuber7
- tuner5
- tuyer8
- twerp10
- twier8
- twyer11
- tyers8
Starting with U 10
- udder7
- ulcer7
- umber9
- under6
- upper9
- urger6
- users5
- usher8
- uteri5
- utter5
Starting with V 17
- veers8
- veery11
- verbs10
- verge9
- verse8
- verso8
- verst8
- verts8
- vertu8
- verve11
- vexer15
- viers8
- viler8
- viper10
- vomer10
- voter8
- vower11
Starting with W 18
- wader9
- wafer11
- wager9
- waker12
- waler8
- water8
- waver11
- waxer15
- weber10
- where11
- wider9
- wiper10
- wirer8
- wiser8
- wiver11
- wooer8
- wrier8
- wryer11
Starting with X 3
- xeric14
- xerox19
- xerus12
Starting with Y 4
- yager9
- yarer8
- yerba10
- yerks12
Starting with Z 3
- zerks18
- zeros14
- zoner14
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words containing ER are there?
There are 560 five-letter words that contain ER in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word containing ER in Scrabble?
JERKY and XEROX are tied for the highest score at 19 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words containing ER?
Common examples include OTHER, NEVER, SERVE, THERE, WATER and OFFER.
Which 5-letter words containing ER end in R?
363 of them end in R, including OTHER, NEVER, WATER and NEWER.
Can I use these words in Wordle?
Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like OTHER, NEVER and SERVE. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.