Comparatives are a natural starting point among 5 letter words with E, L and R, because the ending they share already supplies the E and the R.
Their ending is -ER, so LATER, LOWER and OLDER end on an E followed by an R.
The ending also turns up beyond everyday words, since ELVER, a young eel, finishes on the same pair.
List of 5 Letter Words With E L and R
- ALERT
- ALTER
- BALER
- BLARE
- BLUER
- CLEAR
- CLERK
- CRUEL
- EARLY
- ELDER
- FERAL
- FILER
- FLARE
- FLIER
- FLYER
- GLARE
- GRUEL
- IDLER
- LAGER
- LARGE
- LATER
- LAYER
- LEARN
- LEERY
- LEMUR
- LEPER
- LEVER
- LINER
- LIVER
- LOSER
- LOVER
- LOWER
- OLDER
- PALER
- PEARL
- PERIL
- PLIER
- REALM
- REBEL
- REGAL
- RELAX
- RELAY
- RELIC
- RENAL
- REPEL
- REPLY
- REVEL
- RIFLE
- RULER
- ULCER
- LASER
- ROLES
- RULED
- RULES
- TYLER
- ABLER
- ALDER
- ALLER
- ALURE
- AREAL
- AREEL
- ARGEL
- ARGLE
- ARIEL
- ARLED
- ARLES
- ARSLE
- ARTEL
- ARVEL
- BELAR
- BERYL
- BIRLE
- BLAER
- BLEAR
- BLERE
- BLERT
- BLIER
- BLORE
- BOREL
- BRULE
- BUREL
- CARLE
- CEORL
- CERAL
- CERYL
- CLARE
- CLYER
- CREEL
- CRILE
- DALER
- DROLE
- DULER
- EARLE
- EARLS
- EELER
- ELMER
- ELRIC
- ELVER
- ENROL
- EORLS
- ERGAL
- ERVIL
- EULER
- FARLE
- FERLY
- FLEAR
- FLEER
- FLEUR
- FLORE
- FLRIE
- FLUER
- FOREL
- GARLE
- GERLE
- GLEIR
- GLORE
- GLUER
- GURLE
- HALER
- HARLE
- HERLS
- HOLER
- ILLER
- JUREL
- KAREL
- KEREL
- KREIL
- LACER
- LADER
- LAERS
- LAKER
- LAMER
- LAREE
- LARES
- LARVE
- LAURE
- LAVER
- LAWER
- LAXER
- LEARE
- LEARS
- LEARY
- LEEAR
- LEERS
- LEGER
- LEHRS
- LEIRS
- LEORA
- LEPRA
- LEPRE
- LEPRY
- LERED
- LERES
- LEROT
- LERPS
- LERWA
- LEVIR
- LIBER
- LIBRE
- LIERS
- LIFER
- LIGER
- LIKER
- LIMER
- LITER
- LITRE
- LIVRE
- LONER
- LOPER
- LORED
- LOREL
- LOREN
- LORES
- LOURE
- LRECL
- LUCRE
- LUGER
- LURED
- LURER
- LURES
- LUREX
- LURVE
- LUSER
- LUTER
- LUXER
- LYERY
- LYRES
- MAERL
- MARLE
- MEREL
- MERIL
- MERLE
- MERLS
- MILER
- MOLER
- MOREL
- NERAL
- NEROL
- OGLER
- OILER
- OLLER
- ORALE
- ORIEL
- ORLES
- ORLET
- ORSEL
- OWLER
- PAREL
- PARLE
- PERLA
- PERLE
- PERLS
- PILER
- PLORE
- PLYER
- POLER
- PRELA
- PROLE
- PULER
- QUERL
- RAILE
- RALES
- RATEL
- RAVEL
- RAYLE
- REAAL
- READL
- REALO
- REALS
- RECAL
- REDLY
- REELS
- REELY
- REFEL
- REFLY
- REGEL
- REGLE
- RELAP
- RELES
- RELET
- RELIE
- RELIG
- RELIT
- RELLO
- RELOS
- RELOT
- REOIL
- REPLA
- RESOL
- RETAL
- REUEL
- RIELS
- RIGEL
- RILED
- RILES
- RILEY
- RILLE
- RIVEL
- ROBLE
- ROLEO
- ROLFE
- ROSEL
- ROULE
- ROWEL
- RUBEL
- RUBLE
- RUELY
- SCLER
- SERAL
- SILER
- SLARE
- SLEER
- SLIER
- SLUER
- SLYER
- SOLER
- SOREL
- TALER
- TELAR
- TILER
- ULLER
- UREAL
- URIEL
- URLED
- VELAR
- VILER
- WALER
- XUREL
Common 5 Letter Words With E L and R
- LATER
- EARLY
- LARGE
- CLEAR
- LEARN
- LOWER
- OLDER
- REPLY
- LAYER
- ALERT
- RELAX
- LOVER
- LIVER
- PEARL
- REBEL
- ELDER
- REALM
- ALTER
- CLERK
- RELAY
- FLYER
- RULES
- ROLES
- RULED
- LASER
- TYLER
5 Letter Words With E L and R for Wordle
- LASER
- LAYER
- LATER
- EARLY
- LARGE
- CLEAR
- LEARN
- LOWER
- OLDER
- REPLY
- ALERT
- RELAX
- LOVER
- LIVER
- PEARL
- REBEL
- ELDER
- REALM
- ALTER
- CLERK
- RELAY
- FLYER
- RIFLE
- CRUEL
- LOSER
- RULER
- LINER
- FLARE
- LEVER
- RENAL
- PERIL
- RELIC
- GLARE
- REGAL
- FERAL
- REPEL
- LAGER
- REVEL
- ULCER
- FLIER
- PALER
- LEPER
- LEERY
- LEMUR
- FILER
- GRUEL
- BLARE
- IDLER
- BALER
- BLUER
- PLIER
5 Letter Words With E L and R by Position
5 Letter Words Starting With E Containing L and R
- EARLY
- ELDER
- ELMER
- EARLE
- EARLS
- EULER
- ENROL
- ELRIC
- ELVER
- EELER
- EORLS
- ERGAL
5 Letter Words Starting With L Containing E and R
- LATER
- LARGE
- LEARN
- LOWER
- LAYER
- LOVER
- LIVER
- LOSER
- LINER
- LEVER
- LAGER
- LEPER
5 Letter Words Starting With R Containing E and L
- REPLY
- RELAX
- REBEL
- REALM
- RELAY
- RIFLE
- RULER
- RENAL
- RELIC
- REGAL
- REPEL
- REVEL
5 Letter Words Ending in E Containing L and R
- LARGE
- RIFLE
- FLARE
- GLARE
- BLARE
- CLARE
- LITRE
- EARLE
- MERLE
- LIBRE
- ROLFE
- RUBLE
5 Letter Words Ending in L Containing E and R
- PEARL
- REBEL
- CRUEL
- RENAL
- PERIL
- REGAL
- FERAL
- REPEL
- REVEL
- GRUEL
- ARIEL
- BERYL
5 Letter Words Ending in R Containing E and L
- LATER
- CLEAR
- LOWER
- OLDER
- LAYER
- LOVER
- LIVER
- ELDER
- ALTER
- FLYER
- LOSER
- RULER
5 Letter Words With E L R and Another Letter
5 Letter Words With E L R and A
- LATER
- EARLY
- LARGE
- CLEAR
- LEARN
- LAYER
- ALERT
- RELAX
- PEARL
- REALM
- ALTER
- RELAY
5 Letter Words With E L R and I
- LIVER
- RIFLE
- LINER
- PERIL
- RELIC
- FLIER
- FILER
- IDLER
- PLIER
- RILEY
- ARIEL
- LITRE
5 Letter Words With E L R and O
- LOWER
- OLDER
- LOVER
- LOSER
- ROLES
- LONER
- LOREN
- ROLFE
- ENROL
- MOREL
- ORIEL
- OILER
5 Letter Words With E L R and S
- LOSER
- RULES
- ROLES
- LASER
- REELS
- LURES
- EARLS
- REALS
- ARLES
- SOLER
- SOREL
- RILES
5 Letter Words With E L R and U
- CRUEL
- RULER
- ULCER
- LEMUR
- GRUEL
- BLUER
- RULES
- RULED
- LURED
- FLEUR
- LURES
- EULER
5 Letter Words With E L R and P
- REPLY
- PEARL
- PERIL
- REPEL
- PALER
- LEPER
- PLIER
- PERLA
- PARLE
- PERLE
- PERLS
- PAREL
Meanings of 5 Letter Words With E L and R
- HALER: 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia.
- RATEL: Nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia.
- ROWEL: A small spiked wheel at the end of a spur.
- ELVER: Young eel.
- PLIER: Someone who plies a trade. It is on the answer list.
- ROBLE: Tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns.
- PROLE: A member of the working class (not necessarily employed).
- FLEER: To smirk contemptuously.
- TILER: A worker who lays tile.
- RUBEL: The basic unit of money in Belarus.
- LUCRE: Informal terms for money.
- LIGER: Offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- IDLER: Person who does no work. It is on the answer list.
- VELAR: Of or relating to the velum.
FAQs
What are 5 letter words with E L and R?
There are 288 of them. The everyday ones include LATER, EARLY, LARGE, CLEAR and LEARN.
How many 5 letter words have E L and R in them?
288 in total, and 50 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
Which 5 letter words with E L and R are Wordle answers?
50 of them have been answers, among them LOWER, OLDER, REPLY, LAYER and ALERT.
What 5 letter words have E L and R in any order?
288 of them, including LATER, EARLY, LARGE, CLEAR and LEARN.
Can a Wordle answer contain E, L and R?
Yes. LATER, EARLY and LARGE 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. REBEL and ELDER are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is BIRLE really a word?
Yes. Cause a floating log to rotate by treading. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
LATER. 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. XUREL and URLED 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, BLARE and BLUER. 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.
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