Closing a word in ER? 584 options fit, from AFTER, AIDER, ALTER onward, with 141 confirmed Wordle answers in green.
About 24% (141) have been actual Wordle answers. AFTER is among the most familiar to reach for.
Best First Guesses
With 584 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.
- ALTER: takes 584 down to 281 at worst. It has been an answer before.
- LATER: down to 281. It has been an answer before.
- LASER: down to 294.
What These Words Have in Common
584 of them end in R, close to half of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are E (584), R (584) and A (168). 59 of the 584 are words you already use. That is a small share, so a guess made of the letters above beats a guess made of rare ones.
Best 5 Letter Words Ending in ER
The strongest picks, with likely Wordle answers first.
- AFTER
- AIDER
- ALTER
- AMBER
- ANGER
- BAKER
- BALER
- BLUER
- BOXER
- BUYER
- CAPER
- CATER
- CHEER
- CIDER
- CORER
- COVER
- COWER
- CRIER
- CYBER
- DEFER
- DETER
- DINER
- DIVER
- DRIER
- DRYER
- EAGER
- EATER
- ELDER
- EMBER
- ENTER
- ESTER
- ETHER
- FEVER
- FEWER
- FIBER
- FILER
- FINER
- FIXER
- FLIER
- FLYER
- FOYER
- FREER
- GAMER
- GAYER
- GAZER
- GIVER
- GONER
- HATER
- HOMER
- HOVER
- HYPER
- IDLER
- INFER
- INNER
- INTER
- JOKER
- LAGER
- LATER
- LAYER
- LEPER
- LEVER
- LINER
- LIVER
- LOSER
- LOVER
- LOWER
- MAKER
- METER
- MINER
- MISER
- MOVER
- MOWER
- NEVER
- NEWER
- NICER
- ODDER
- OFFER
- OLDER
- ORDER
- OTHER
- OTTER
- OUTER
- OWNER
- PALER
- PAPER
- PARER
- PAYER
- PIPER
- PLIER
- POKER
- POSER
- POWER
- PURER
- QUEER
- RACER
- RARER
- REFER
- RIDER
- RIPER
- RISER
- RIVER
- ROGER
- ROVER
- ROWER
- RUDER
- RULER
- SAFER
- SANER
- SEVER
- SEWER
- SHEER
- SKIER
- SNEER
- SOBER
- SOWER
- STEER
- SUPER
- SURER
- TAKER
- TAMER
- TAPER
- TIGER
- TIMER
- TOWER
- TRUER
- TUBER
- UDDER
- ULCER
- UNDER
- UPPER
- USHER
- UTTER
- VIPER
- VOTER
- WAFER
- WAGER
- WATER
- WAVER
- WIDER
- WISER
- WOOER
- DOVER
- LASER
- MIXER
- NIGER
- PETER
- SAVER
- TONER
- TUNER
- TYLER
5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In R
- AFTER
- AIDER
- ALTER
- AMBER
- ANGER
- ABEER
- ABLER
- ABNER
- ACHER
- ACIER
- ACKER
- ADDER
- ADZER
- AEGER
- AGGER
- AIGER
- AIMER
- AIRER
- AIVER
- AKKER
- ALDER
- ALLER
- AMEER
- AMMER
- AMPER
- ANKER
- ANSER
- APTER
- ARBER
- ARDER
- ARMER
- ARTER
- ASHER
- ASKER
- ASPER
- ASTER
- ATTER
- AUGER
- AWBER
- AWNER
5 Letter Words Starting With B and Ending In R
- BAKER
- BALER
- BLUER
- BOXER
- BUYER
- BARER
- BASER
- BATER
- BAYER
- BEVER
- BIDER
- BIFER
- BIKER
- BINER
- BITER
- BLAER
- BLIER
- BODER
- BONER
- BORER
- BOSER
- BOWER
- BOYER
- BREER
- BRIER
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In R
- CAPER
- CATER
- CHEER
- CIDER
- CORER
- COVER
- COWER
- CRIER
- CYBER
- CABER
- CADER
- CAGER
- CAKER
- CANER
- CARER
- CASER
- CAVER
- CEDER
- CERER
- CICER
- CITER
- CLYER
- CODER
- COKER
- COMER
- CONER
- COOER
- COPER
- COYER
- CRYER
- CUBER
- CURER
- CUTER
- CYDER
5 Letter Words Starting With D and Ending In R
- DEFER
- DETER
- DINER
- DIVER
- DRIER
- DRYER
- DOVER
- DAKER
- DALER
- DARER
- DATER
- DAVER
- DAZER
- DEWER
- DICER
- DIKER
- DIMER
- DIRER
- DITER
- DOMER
- DONER
- DOPER
- DOSER
- DOTER
- DOWER
- DOZER
- DREER
- DULER
- DUPER
- DYKER
5 Letter Words Starting With E and Ending In R
- EAGER
- EATER
- ELDER
- EMBER
- ENTER
- ESTER
- ETHER
- EASER
- EAVER
- EDDER
- EDGER
- EELER
- EEVER
- EFFER
- EGGER
- EIDER
- EIMER
- ELMER
- ELVER
- EMEER
- EMMER
- ENDER
- ESKER
- EULER
- EWDER
- EXIER
- EXTER
- EYRER
5 Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In R
- FEVER
- FEWER
- FIBER
- FILER
- FINER
- FIXER
- FLIER
- FLYER
- FOYER
- FREER
- FACER
- FADER
- FAGER
- FAKER
- FARER
- FAVER
- FAYER
- FERER
- FEYER
- FHRER
- FIFER
- FIRER
- FIVER
- FLEER
- FLUER
- FODER
- FOUER
- FOXER
- FRIER
- FRYER
- FUDER
- FUMER
5 Letter Words Starting With G and Ending In R
- GAMER
- GAYER
- GAZER
- GIVER
- GONER
- GADER
- GAGER
- GAPER
- GATER
- GEYER
- GIBER
- GIHER
- GLUER
- GOFER
- GOIER
- GOMER
- GORER
- GOTER
- GUSER
- GUYER
- GYVER
5 Letter Words Starting With H and Ending In R
- HATER
- HOMER
- HOVER
- HYPER
- HALER
- HAVER
- HAWER
- HAYER
- HAZER
- HEDER
- HEWER
- HEXER
- HIDER
- HIKER
- HIPER
- HIRER
- HIVER
- HOKER
- HOLER
- HONER
- HOPER
- HOSER
- HUGER
5 Letter Words Starting With I and Ending In R
- IDLER
- INFER
- INNER
- INTER
- ICIER
- ICKER
- ILLER
- IMBER
- IMPER
- INGER
- INKER
- INVER
- ITHER
5 Letter Words Starting With J and Ending In R
- JOKER
- JAGER
- JAKER
- JAPER
- JAVER
- JIBER
- JIVER
- JOWER
- JUGER
5 Letter Words Starting With K and Ending In R
- KASER
- KAVER
- KEVER
- KEYER
- KHEER
- KHMER
- KITER
- KIVER
- KOKER
5 Letter Words Starting With L and Ending In R
- LAGER
- LATER
- LAYER
- LEPER
- LEVER
- LINER
- LIVER
- LOSER
- LOVER
- LOWER
- LASER
- LACER
- LADER
- LAKER
- LAMER
- LAVER
- LAWER
- LAXER
- LEGER
- LIBER
- LIFER
- LIGER
- LIKER
- LIMER
- LITER
- LONER
- LOPER
- LUGER
- LURER
- LUSER
- LUTER
- LUXER
5 Letter Words Starting With M and Ending In R
- MAKER
- METER
- MINER
- MISER
- MOVER
- MOWER
- MIXER
- MACER
- MASER
- MATER
- MAYER
- MAZER
- MERER
- MEWER
- MIDER
- MILER
- MIMER
- MITER
- MODER
- MOIER
- MOKER
- MOLER
- MONER
- MOPER
- MOTER
- MSTER
- MTIER
- MUSER
- MUTER
5 Letter Words Starting With N and Ending In R
- NEVER
- NEWER
- NICER
- NIGER
- NAKER
- NAMER
- NEGER
- NEPER
- NETER
- NINER
- NITER
- NIXER
- NOSER
- NOTER
- NUDER
5 Letter Words Starting With O and Ending In R
- ODDER
- OFFER
- OLDER
- ORDER
- OTHER
- OTTER
- OUTER
- OWNER
- OAKER
- OARER
- OATER
- OCHER
- OCKER
- OFTER
- OGLER
- OILER
- OLLER
- OMBER
- ONCER
- ONKER
- OPTER
- ORMER
- OSIER
- OWLER
- OWSER
- OXTER
5 Letter Words Starting With P and Ending In R
- PALER
- PAPER
- PARER
- PAYER
- PIPER
- PLIER
- POKER
- POSER
- POWER
- PURER
- PETER
- PACER
- PAGER
- PATER
- PAVER
- PAWER
- PHEER
- PIKER
- PILER
- PINER
- PIZER
- PLYER
- POLER
- PORER
- POTER
- PRIER
- PRYER
- PUCER
- PUKER
- PULER
- PUTER
5 Letter Words Starting With R and Ending In R
- RACER
- RARER
- REFER
- RIDER
- RIPER
- RISER
- RIVER
- ROGER
- ROVER
- ROWER
- RUDER
- RULER
- RAGER
- RAKER
- RAPER
- RASER
- RATER
- RAVER
- RAWER
- RAZER
- REVER
- RICER
- RIFER
- RIMER
- ROBER
- ROKER
- ROMER
- ROPER
- ROTER
- RUNER
- RYDER
- RYMER
- RYPER
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In R
- SAFER
- SANER
- SEVER
- SEWER
- SHEER
- SKIER
- SNEER
- SOBER
- SOWER
- STEER
- SUPER
- SURER
- SAVER
- SABER
- SAGER
- SAKER
- SASER
- SATER
- SAWER
- SAYER
- SCLER
- SEDER
- SEFER
- SEKER
- SERER
- SETER
- SEXER
- SHIER
- SHOER
- SHYER
- SICER
- SIDER
- SIKER
- SILER
- SIPER
- SIVER
- SIXER
- SIZER
- SKEER
- SKYER
- SLEER
- SLIER
- SLUER
- SLYER
- SMEER
- SOFER
- SOGER
- SOLER
- SORER
- SOTER
- SPAER
- SPEER
- SPIER
- SPUER
- SPYER
- SUBER
- SWEER
- SYKER
- SYVER
5 Letter Words Starting With T and Ending In R
- TAKER
- TAMER
- TAPER
- TIGER
- TIMER
- TOWER
- TRUER
- TUBER
- TONER
- TUNER
- TYLER
- TABER
- TALER
- TASER
- TATER
- TAVER
- TAWER
- TAXER
- TAYER
- TEAER
- TEWER
- THEER
- TIBER
- TICER
- TILER
- TIRER
- TITER
- TIVER
- TOHER
- TOKER
- TOPER
- TOTER
- TOYER
- TOZER
- TRIER
- TRYER
- TUYER
- TWEER
- TWIER
- TWOER
- TWYER
- TYPER
5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending In R
- UDDER
- ULCER
- UNDER
- UPPER
- USHER
- UTTER
- ULLER
- UMBER
- UPHER
- UPTER
- URGER
- USTER
- UTHER
- UVVER
5 Letter Words Starting With V and Ending In R
- VIPER
- VOTER
- VAPER
- VETER
- VEXER
- VILER
- VINER
- VIVER
- VODER
- VOMER
- VOWER
5 Letter Words Starting With W and Ending In R
- WAFER
- WAGER
- WATER
- WAVER
- WIDER
- WISER
- WOOER
- WADER
- WAKER
- WALER
- WAXER
- WEBER
- WHEER
- WINER
- WIPER
- WIRER
- WIVER
- WOKER
- WRIER
- WRYER
- WYVER
5 Letter Words Starting With Q, Y or Z and Ending In R
- QUEER
- YAGER
- YARER
- YOKER
- YOMER
- YTTER
- ZONER
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- HALER: 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia.
- ORMER: An abalone found near the Channel Islands.
- MUSER: A reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation.
- CYDER: A beverage made from juice pressed from apples.
- ELVER: Young eel.
- VOMER: Thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum.
- HOPER: A person who hopes.
- CAGER: An athlete who plays basketball.
- OSIER: Flexible twig of a willow tree.
- PARER: A manicurist who trims the fingernails. It has been an answer.
- CORER: A device for removing the core from apples. It has been an answer.
- PLIER: Someone who plies a trade. It has been an answer.
- NAMER: A person who gives a name or names.
- GOFER: An employee whose duties include running errands.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer end in ER?
Yes. OTHER, AFTER and NEVER have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. NEVER and ORDER are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is EMEER really a word?
Yes. An independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia). It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
OTHER. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. YTTER and YOMER are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
AIDER, BALER and BLUER. All three have been answers, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.