5 Letter Words With C, E and R

Every one of the 309 5 letter words with c, e and r, worked out from the word list itself. Answer-list words, everyday words and rare ones are each marked so you can stop where you need to.

With C and E and R somewhere in the word, 309 options remain. BRACE, CAPER, CARVE are the ones to try.

The green marks pick out the 64 words here that could still be the solution.

Best First Guesses

Start with one of these. All three are among the 309 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.

CRIME: takes 309 down to 58 at worst. It is on the answer list.
CEDAR: down to 60. It is on the answer list.
CLEAR: down to 69. It is on the answer list.

What These Words Have in Common

The last square lands on E more than any other letter: 104 words, about a third of the set. If you need a second letter to test, A (100), I (61) and S (52) appear here more than any others. Everyday English covers 22 of these 309 words. Past that point you are reading a dictionary, not a word list, so guess from the letters above.

Best 5 Letter Words With C, E and R

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

BRACE
CAPER
CARVE
CATER
CEDAR
CHEER
CHORE
CIDER
CLEAR
CLERK
CORER
COVER
COWER
CRANE
CRATE
CRAVE
CRAZE
CREAK
CREAM
CREDO
CREED
CREEK
CREEP
CREME
CREPE
CREPT
CRESS
CREST
CRIED
CRIER
CRIME
CRONE
CRUDE
CRUEL
CURSE
CURVE
CYBER
DECOR
DECRY
ERECT
FARCE
FORCE
GRACE
MERCY
NICER
PERCH
PRICE
RACER
REACH
REACT
RECAP
RECUR
RECUT
RELIC
RETCH
SCARE
SCORE
SCREE
SCREW
TRACE
TRICE
TRUCE
ULCER
WRECK
ACRES
RACES

5 Letter Words With C, E and R Starting With A

ACRES
ACERB
ACERS
ACHER
ACIER
ACKER
ACRED
AERIC
ANCRE
ARACE
ARCAE
ARCED
ARCES
ARCHE
ARECA
AREIC

5 Letter Words With C, E and R Starting With C

CAPER
CARVE
CATER
CEDAR
CHEER
CHORE
CIDER
CLEAR
CLERK
CORER
COVER
COWER
CRANE
CRATE
CRAVE
CRAZE
CREAK
CREAM
CREDO
CREED
CREEK
CREEP
CREME
CREPE
CREPT
CRESS
CREST
CRIED
CRIER
CRIME
CRONE
CRUDE
CRUEL
CURSE
CURVE
CYBER
CABER
CABRE
CADER
CADRE
CAGER
CAKER
CANER
CARED
CARER
CARES
CARET
CAREX
CAREY
CARLE
CARNE
CARPE
CARSE
CARTE
CASER
CAVER
CEBUR
CEDER
CEDRE
CEDRY
CEORL
CERAL
CERAS
CERAT
CERCI
CERED
CERER
CERES
CERGE
CERIA
CERIC
CERIN
CERNE
CEROC
CEROS
CERTS
CERTY
CERYL
CESAR
CHARE
CHEIR
CHERA
CHERE
CHERT
CICER
CIRCE
CIRES
CITER
CLARE
CLYER
CODER
COKER
COMER
CONER
COOER
COPER
CORBE
CORED
COREE
CORES
COREY
CORGE
CORKE
CORSE
CORVE
COURE
COYER
CRAIE
CRAKE
CRAME
CRAPE
CRARE
CRAYE
CRCHE
CREAD
CREAT
CREDA
CREDS
CREEL
CREEM
CREEN
CREES
CREIN
CREMA
CREMS
CRENA
CREPS
CREPY
CRESC
CRETA
CRETE
CREWE
CREWS
CRIES
CRIEY
CRILE
CRINE
CRIPE
CRISE
CROME
CRORE
CROSE
CROZE
CRUCE
CRUES
CRUET
CRUSE
CRUVE
CRYER
CRYNE

5 Letter Words With C, E and R Starting With E

ERECT
ECARD
ECART
ECHAR
ECRUS
ELRIC
ERICA
ERICK
ERICS
ERUCA
ERUCT
ESCAR
ESCRY
EUCRE
EXCUR

5 Letter Words With C, E and R Starting With P

PERCH
PRICE
PACER
PERCA
PERCE
PERCS
PERCY
PUCER

5 Letter Words With C, E and R Starting With R

RACER
REACH
REACT
RECAP
RECUR
RECUT
RELIC
RETCH
RACES
RACED
RACHE
RANCE
REBEC
RECAL
RECCE
RECCO
RECCY
RECEP
RECIP
RECIT
RECKS
RECON
RECPT
RECTA
RECTE
RECTI
RECTO
RECUE
REECH
REICE
REICH
REPIC
RHEIC
RICED
RICER
RICES
RICEY
RICHE
RINCE
ROCHE
RUCHE
RUICE
RUNCE

5 Letter Words With C, E and R Starting With S

SCARE
SCORE
SCREE
SCREW
SACRE
SCIRE
SCLER
SCRAE
SECRE
SERAC
SERIC
SICER
SUCRE

5 Letter Words With C, E and R Starting With B, D, F and other letters

BRACE
BECRY
BRECK
BRUCE
BRYCE
DECOR
DECRY
DERIC
DICER
DRECK
DRICE
FARCE
FORCE
FACER
FRECK
GRACE
GARCE
GORCE
GRECE
GRECO
GRICE
GRYCE
ICERS
ICIER
ICKER
KERCH
KOREC
LACER
LRECL
LUCRE
MERCY
MACER
MERCE
MERCH
MERCI
MERCS
NICER
NACRE
NECRO
OCHER
OCHRE
OCKER
OCREA
ONCER
TRACE
TRICE
TRUCE
TERCE
TICER
TRECK
ULCER
UREIC
VAREC
WRECK
XERIC

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.

TERCE: The third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
CERIC: Of or relating to or containing cerium especially with valence 4.
CYDER: A beverage made from juice pressed from apples.
CAGER: An athlete who plays basketball.
CORER: A device for removing the core from apples. It is on the answer list.
NACRE: The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell.
CRUET: Bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table.
RECCO: Reconnaissance (by shortening).
DICER: A mechanical device used for dicing food.
MACER: An official who carries a mace of office.
RICER: A kitchen utensil used for ricing soft foods by extruding them through small holes.
CRAPE: Curl tightly.
DRECK: Merchandise that is shoddy or inferior.
ARCED: Forming or resembling an arch.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain C, E and R?

Yes. CLEAR, FORCE and PRICE 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. CREEK and CHEER are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is ACERB really a word?

Yes. Sour or bitter in taste. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

CLEAR. 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. VAREC and UREIC 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?

CORER, COWER and CREAK. 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.