5-Letter Words Ending In ER
We found 362 five-letter words that end in ER, about 4% of all 5-letter words. The most common are OTHER, NEVER and WATER.
HAZER scores the most in Scrabble, at 17 points. More of them start with S than any other letter (33 words). For Wordle, OTHER is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.
- Words
- 362
- Top score
- HAZER · 17
- Groups
- 25
Common 5-letter words ending in ER and their meanings
- other8 pts
- adjective: not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
- never8 pts
- adverb: not ever
- 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
- refer8 pts
- verb: make reference to
- river8 pts
- noun: a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 362 5-letter words ending in ER
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with A 19
- abler7
- adder7
- after8
- agger7
- aider6
- aimer7
- airer5
- aiver8
- alder6
- alter5
- amber9
- ameer7
- anger6
- apter7
- armer7
- asker9
- asper7
- aster5
- auger6
Starting with B 14
- baker11
- baler7
- barer7
- baser7
- bider8
- biker11
- biter7
- bluer7
- boner7
- borer7
- bower10
- boxer14
- brier7
- buyer10
Starting with C 24
- caber9
- cager8
- caner7
- caper9
- carer7
- cater7
- caver10
- ceder8
- cheer10
- cider8
- citer7
- coder8
- comer9
- cooer7
- coper9
- corer7
- cover10
- cower10
- coyer10
- crier7
- cuber9
- curer7
- cuter7
- cyder11
Starting with D 18
- darer6
- dater6
- defer9
- deter6
- dicer8
- diker10
- dimer8
- diner6
- direr6
- diver9
- doper8
- doser6
- doter6
- dower9
- dozer15
- drier6
- dryer9
- duper8
Starting with E 15
- eager6
- eater5
- edger7
- egger7
- eider6
- elder6
- elver8
- ember9
- emeer7
- emmer9
- ender6
- enter5
- esker9
- ester5
- ether8
Starting with F 22
- facer10
- fader9
- faker12
- farer8
- fever11
- fewer11
- feyer11
- fiber10
- fifer11
- filer8
- finer8
- firer8
- fiver11
- fixer15
- fleer8
- flier8
- flyer11
- foyer11
- freer8
- frier8
- fryer11
- fumer10
Starting with G 10
- gager7
- gamer8
- gaper8
- gayer9
- gazer15
- giber8
- giver9
- gluer6
- gofer9
- goner6
Starting with H 17
- haler8
- hater8
- haver11
- hayer11
- hazer17
- heder9
- hewer11
- hexer15
- hider9
- hiker12
- hirer8
- homer10
- honer8
- hoper10
- hover11
- huger9
- hyper13
Starting with I 9
- icier7
- icker11
- idler6
- iller5
- infer8
- inker9
- inner5
- inter5
- ither8
Starting with J 5
- jager13
- japer14
- jiber14
- jiver15
- joker16
Starting with K 1
- kiter9
Starting with L 27
- lacer7
- lader6
- lager6
- laker9
- lamer7
- laser5
- later5
- laver8
- laxer12
- layer8
- leger6
- leper7
- lever8
- liber7
- lifer8
- liger6
- liker9
- liner5
- liter5
- liver8
- loner5
- loper7
- loser5
- lover8
- lower8
- luger6
- lurer5
Starting with M 18
- macer9
- maker11
- maser7
- mater7
- mazer16
- merer7
- meter7
- miler7
- mimer9
- miner7
- miser7
- miter7
- mixer14
- moper9
- mover10
- mower10
- muser7
- muter7
Starting with N 7
- namer7
- never8
- newer8
- nicer7
- niter5
- noter5
- nuder6
Starting with O 18
- oater5
- ocher10
- ocker11
- odder7
- offer11
- ofter8
- ogler6
- oiler5
- older6
- omber9
- order6
- ormer7
- osier5
- other8
- otter5
- outer5
- owner8
- oxter12
Starting with P 22
- pacer9
- pager8
- paler7
- paper9
- parer7
- pater7
- paver10
- pawer10
- payer10
- peter7
- piker11
- piper9
- plier7
- plyer10
- poker11
- poler7
- poser7
- power10
- prier7
- pryer10
- puler7
- purer7
Starting with Q 1
- queer14
Starting with R 23
- racer7
- raker9
- raper7
- rarer5
- raser5
- rater5
- raver8
- rawer8
- razer14
- refer8
- ricer7
- rider6
- rifer8
- rimer7
- riper7
- riser5
- river8
- roger6
- roper7
- rover8
- rower8
- ruder6
- ruler5
Starting with S 33
- saber7
- safer8
- sager6
- saker9
- saner5
- saver8
- sawer8
- sayer8
- seder6
- serer5
- sever8
- sewer8
- sheer8
- shier8
- shoer8
- shyer11
- siker9
- siver8
- sizer14
- skier9
- slier5
- slyer8
- sneer5
- sober7
- sorer5
- sower8
- speer7
- spier7
- steer5
- suber7
- super7
- surer5
- sweer8
Starting with T 25
- taber7
- taker9
- taler5
- tamer7
- taper7
- tater5
- tawer8
- taxer12
- tiger6
- tiler5
- timer7
- titer5
- toker9
- toner5
- toper7
- toter5
- tower8
- toyer8
- trier5
- truer5
- tuber7
- tuner5
- tuyer8
- twier8
- twyer11
Starting with U 8
- udder7
- ulcer7
- umber9
- under6
- upper9
- urger6
- usher8
- utter5
Starting with V 6
- vexer15
- viler8
- viper10
- vomer10
- voter8
- vower11
Starting with W 17
- wader9
- wafer11
- wager9
- waker12
- waler8
- water8
- waver11
- waxer15
- weber10
- wider9
- wiper10
- wirer8
- wiser8
- wiver11
- wooer8
- wrier8
- wryer11
Starting with Y 2
- yager9
- yarer8
Starting with Z 1
- zoner14
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words ending in ER are there?
There are 362 five-letter words that end in ER in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in ER in Scrabble?
HAZER is for the highest score at 17 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words ending in ER?
Common examples include OTHER, NEVER, WATER, OFFER, COVER and ENTER.
Which 5-letter words ending in ER have no repeated letters?
236 of them use each letter only once, such as OTHER, WATER, COVER and LATER.
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 WATER. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.