125 words fit 5 letter words with a as the 2nd letter and ending in er. BAKER, BALER, CAPER head the list, and 29 can still be the answer.
BAKER is the most familiar word here that could still come up as the answer.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 125 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- LATER: takes 125 down to 86 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- WATER: down to 89. It is on the answer list.
- LASER: down to 91.
What These Words Have in Common
The company these words keep: T (24), S (18) and L (17). Everyday English covers 9 of these 125 words. The remainder are valid plays that rarely reach conversation, so guess from the letters above rather than from the bottom of the list.
Best 5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and Ending In ER
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- BAKER
- BALER
- CAPER
- CATER
- EAGER
- EATER
- GAMER
- GAYER
- GAZER
- HATER
- LAGER
- LATER
- LAYER
- MAKER
- PALER
- PAPER
- PARER
- PAYER
- RACER
- RARER
- SAFER
- SANER
- TAKER
- TAMER
- TAPER
- WAFER
- WAGER
- WATER
- WAVER
- LASER
- SAVER
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and Ending In ER Starting With C
- CAPER
- CATER
- CABER
- CADER
- CAGER
- CAKER
- CANER
- CARER
- CASER
- CAVER
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and Ending In ER Starting With L
- LAGER
- LATER
- LAYER
- LASER
- LACER
- LADER
- LAKER
- LAMER
- LAVER
- LAWER
- LAXER
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and Ending In ER Starting With P
- PALER
- PAPER
- PARER
- PAYER
- PACER
- PAGER
- PATER
- PAVER
- PAWER
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and Ending In ER Starting With R
- RACER
- RARER
- RAGER
- RAKER
- RAPER
- RASER
- RATER
- RAVER
- RAWER
- RAZER
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and Ending In ER Starting With S
- SAFER
- SANER
- SAVER
- SABER
- SAGER
- SAKER
- SASER
- SATER
- SAWER
- SAYER
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and Ending In ER Starting With T
- TAKER
- TAMER
- TAPER
- TABER
- TALER
- TASER
- TATER
- TAVER
- TAWER
- TAXER
- TAYER
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and Ending In ER Starting With W
- WAFER
- WAGER
- WATER
- WAVER
- WADER
- WAKER
- WALER
- WAXER
5 Letter Words With A as the 2nd Letter and Ending In ER Starting With B, D, E and other letters
- BAKER
- BALER
- BARER
- BASER
- BATER
- BAYER
- DAKER
- DALER
- DARER
- DATER
- DAVER
- DAZER
- EAGER
- EATER
- EASER
- EAVER
- FACER
- FADER
- FAGER
- FAKER
- FARER
- FAVER
- FAYER
- GAMER
- GAYER
- GAZER
- GADER
- GAGER
- GAPER
- GATER
- HATER
- HALER
- HAVER
- HAWER
- HAYER
- HAZER
- JAGER
- JAKER
- JAPER
- JAVER
- KASER
- KAVER
- MAKER
- MACER
- MASER
- MATER
- MAYER
- MAZER
- NAKER
- NAMER
- OAKER
- OARER
- OATER
- VAPER
- YAGER
- YARER
Less Familiar Words Here
A few here appear in puzzles more often than in speech. Worth reading before one of them costs you a guess.
- HALER: 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia.
- CAGER: An athlete who plays basketball.
- PARER: A manicurist who trims the fingernails. It is on the answer list.
- NAMER: A person who gives a name or names.
- MACER: An official who carries a mace of office.
- WADER: Any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food.
- MAZER: A large hardwood drinking bowl.
- RAVER: A participant in a rave dancing party.
- WAKER: A person who awakes.
- RAPER: Someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer be a word with A as the 2nd letter and ending in ER?
Yes. WATER, LATER and PAPER all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. PAPER and EAGER are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is PAWER really a word?
Yes. A person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or overfamiliar manner. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
WATER. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, 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. YARER and TAXER are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
BALER, GAYER and GAZER. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.
Part of: 5 Letter Words