5 Letter Words With E, R and S

All 731 5 letter words with e, r and s, with the likely Wordle answers marked. Browse the full list and filter to answers or common words.

Know E and R and S belong in the word but not where? ARISE, AROSE, CRESS and more contain them, and 74 are past Wordle answers, marked green.

About 10% (74) have been actual Wordle answers. ARISE is among the most familiar to reach for.

Best First Guesses

With 731 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.

ACRES: takes 731 down to 112 at worst.
FARES: down to 113.
TIRES: down to 114.

What These Words Have in Common

378 of them end in S, close to half of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are A (183), O (128) and I (111). Only 51 of the 731 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.

Best 5 Letter Words With E, R and S

The strongest picks, with likely Wordle answers first.

ARISE
AROSE
CRESS
CREST
CURSE
DRESS
ERASE
ESTER
FRESH
HORSE
LOSER
MISER
NURSE
PARSE
POSER
PRESS
PROSE
PURSE
RAISE
REBUS
RESET
RESIN
REUSE
RINSE
RISEN
RISER
ROUSE
SAFER
SANER
SCARE
SCORE
SCREE
SCREW
SERIF
SERUM
SERVE
SEVER
SEWER
SHARE
SHEAR
SHEER
SHIRE
SHORE
SHREW
SIREN
SKIER
SMEAR
SNARE
SNEER
SNORE
SOBER
SOWER
SPARE
SPEAR
SPERM
SPIRE
SPORE
SPREE
STARE
STEER
STERN
STORE
SUPER
SURER
SURGE
SWEAR
SWORE
TERSE
USHER
VERSE
VERSO
WISER
WORSE
WREST
ACRES
AREAS
BEARS
EUROS
FARES
FEARS
FIRES
HERBS
LASER
PEERS
RACES
RATES
READS
RIDES
ROLES
ROSES
RULES
SAVER
TEARS
TERMS
TIRES
TREES
TRIES
USERS
WIRES
YEARS

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

ARISE
AROSE
ACRES
AREAS
ABERS
ACERS
AEROS
AESIR
AGERS
ANSER
APERS
APRES
ARASE
ARCES
AREST
ARETS
ARIES
ARLES
ARSED
ARSES
ARSEY
ARSLE
ASHER
ASKER
ASPER
ASTER
ASTRE
AURES
AVERS
AXERS
AYRES

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

BEARS
BARES
BARSE
BASER
BEERS
BERES
BERGS
BERKS
BERMS
BESRA
BIERS
BIRSE
BOERS
BORES
BOSER
BRAES
BREDS
BREES
BREIS
BRENS
BRERS
BREST
BREWS
BREYS
BRIES
BRISE
BROSE
BURSE
BYRES

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

CRESS
CREST
CURSE
CARES
CARSE
CASER
CERAS
CERES
CEROS
CERTS
CESAR
CIRES
CORES
CORSE
CREDS
CREES
CREMS
CREPS
CRESC
CREWS
CRIES
CRISE
CROSE
CRUES
CRUSE
CURES

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

DRESS
DARES
DEARS
DEERS
DERES
DERMS
DERNS
DEROS
DERVS
DOERS
DORES
DORSE
DOSER
DREES
DREGS
DREKS
DREST
DREYS
DRIES
DRUSE
DURES
DYERS

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

ERASE
ESTER
EUROS
EARDS
EARLS
EARNS
EARSH
EARST
EASER
ECRUS
EGERS
EMIRS
EORLS
EPRIS
EREVS
ERGOS
ERHUS
ERICS
ERNES
ERNST
EROSE
ERSAR
ERSES
ERUVS
ESCAR
ESCRY
ESERE
ESKAR
ESKER
ESROG
ESTRE
ESTRO
EURUS
EWERS
EYERS
EYRAS
EYRES

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

FRESH
FARES
FEARS
FIRES
FARSE
FEERS
FERES
FERMS
FERNS
FIERS
FORES
FRASE
FREES
FRESS
FRETS
FRIES
FRISE
FROES

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

GARES
GARSE
GEARS
GERES
GERMS
GIRSE
GOERS
GORES
GORSE
GREES
GRENS
GREPS
GRESE
GREWS
GREYS
GRISE
GRUES
GUSER
GYRES

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

HORSE
HERBS
HARES
HEARS
HEIRS
HERDS
HERES
HERLS
HERMS
HERNS
HEROS
HERPS
HERSE
HIRES
HIRSE
HOERS
HOSER
HUERS
HYRSE

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

KASER
KEIRS
KERBS
KERES
KERFS
KERNS
KEROS
KESAR
KIERS
KORES
KREBS
KREIS
KREMS

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

LOSER
LASER
LAERS
LARES
LEARS
LEERS
LEHRS
LEIRS
LERES
LERPS
LIERS
LORES
LURES
LUSER
LYRES

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

MISER
MARES
MARSE
MASER
MEERS
MERCS
MERDS
MERES
MERIS
MERKS
MERLS
MEROS
MERSE
MERSK
MIRES
MOERS
MORES
MORSE
MSTER
MURES
MUSER

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

NURSE
NARES
NEARS
NERDS
NERFS
NERKS
NERTS
NORSE
NOSER

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

OGRES
OMERS
ONERS
OREAS
ORFES
ORLES
ORNES
ORSEL
OSETR
OSIER
OVERS
OWERS
OWRES
OWSER
OXERS
OYERS

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

PARSE
POSER
PRESS
PROSE
PURSE
PEERS
PARES
PEARS
PERCS
PERES
PERFS
PERIS
PERKS
PERLS
PERMS
PERNS
PERPS
PERSE
PERSP
PERST
PERTS
PERVS
PIERS
PORES
PRASE
PREES
PREMS
PREPS
PRESA
PRESE
PREST
PREYS
PRIES
PRISE
PRYSE
PUERS
PURES
PYRES

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

RAISE
REBUS
RESET
RESIN
REUSE
RINSE
RISEN
RISER
ROUSE
RACES
RATES
READS
RIDES
ROLES
ROSES
RULES
RAGES
RAJES
RAKES
RALES
RAMES
RAMSE
RANES
RANSE
RAPES
RARES
RASED
RASEN
RASER
RASES
RASSE
RAVES
RAXES
RAZES
REAIS
REAKS
REALS
REAMS
REANS
REAPS
REARS
REASK
REAST
REASY
RECKS
REDDS
REDES
REDOS
REEDS
REEFS
REEKS
REELS
REEMS
REENS
REESE
REESK
REEST
REFIS
REGES
REGOS
REIFS
REIKS
REINS
REIST
REJAS
REKES
RELES
RELOS
REMUS
RENDS
RENES
RENGS
RENKS
RENOS
RENTS
REPAS
REPOS
REPPS
RESAM
RESAT
RESAW
RESAY
RESEE
RESES
RESEW
RESEX
RESID
RESIT
RESOD
RESOL
RESOW
RESTO
RESTR
RESTS
RESTY
RESUE
RESUN
RESUP
RESUS
RETES
REUPS
REXES
REZES
RHEAS
RHIES
RIBES
RICES
RIELS
RIEMS
RILES
RIMES
RINES
RIPES
RISES
RITES
RIVES
ROBES
RODES
ROERS
ROHES
ROKES
RONES
ROOSE
ROPES
RORES
ROSED
ROSEL
ROSET
ROTES
ROTSE
ROUES
ROVES
ROZES
RUBES
RUDES
RUERS
RUMES
RUNES
RUSES
RUSSE
RYKES

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

SAFER
SANER
SCARE
SCORE
SCREE
SCREW
SERIF
SERUM
SERVE
SEVER
SEWER
SHARE
SHEAR
SHEER
SHIRE
SHORE
SHREW
SIREN
SKIER
SMEAR
SNARE
SNEER
SNORE
SOBER
SOWER
SPARE
SPEAR
SPERM
SPIRE
SPORE
SPREE
STARE
STEER
STERN
STORE
SUPER
SURER
SURGE
SWEAR
SWORE
SAVER
SABER
SABRE
SACRE
SAGER
SAKER
SARED
SAREE
SARGE
SASER
SATER
SAWER
SAYER
SCIRE
SCLER
SCRAE
SEARE
SEARS
SEARY
SECRE
SEDER
SEERS
SEFER
SEGAR
SEHRI
SEIRS
SEKAR
SEKER
SENOR
SEORA
SERAB
SERAC
SERAI
SERAL
SERAU
SERAW
SERED
SEREH
SERER
SERES
SERFS
SERGE
SERGT
SERIA
SERIC
SERIN
SERIO
SERIR
SERKS
SERMO
SERON
SEROW
SERRA
SERRE
SERRS
SERRY
SERTA
SERUT
SERVO
SETER
SEVIR
SEWAR
SEXER
SEXOR
SFREE
SHERD
SHERE
SHERO
SHIER
SHOER
SHRED
SHREE
SHURE
SHYER
SICER
SIDER
SIEUR
SIKER
SILER
SIPER
SIRED
SIREE
SIRES
SIREX
SIVER
SIXER
SIZER
SKEAR
SKEER
SKERE
SKERM
SKERS
SKYER
SKYRE
SLARE
SLEER
SLIER
SLUER
SLYER
SMEER
SMERK
SMORE
SNERP
SOARE
SOFER
SOGER
SOLER
SORED
SOREE
SOREL

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

TERSE
TEARS
TERMS
TIRES
TREES
TRIES
TARES
TARSE
TASER
TEERS
TEHRS
TERAS
TERES
TERFS
TERNS
TERTS
TIERS
TORES
TORSE
TREAS
TREKS
TREMS
TRESS
TREST
TRETS
TREWS
TREYS
TRUES
TSERE
TURSE
TYERS
TYRES

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

USHER
USERS
URASE
UREAS
URGES
URSAE
USTER
USURE
UVRES

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

VERSE
VERSO
VARES
VEERS
VERBS
VERSA
VERST
VERTS
VERUS
VIERS
VIRES

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

WISER
WORSE
WREST
WIRES
WARES
WARSE
WEARS
WEIRS
WERFS
WEROS
WERSH
WRENS
WRIES

5 Letter Words With E, R and S Starting With I, J, X and other letters

ICERS
IREOS
ITERS
JEERS
JERKS
JURES
XERES
XERUS
YEARS
YERDS
YERKS
YORES
ZERKS
ZEROS
ZORSE

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.

SEROW: Short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asia.
VERST: A Russian unit of length (1.067 km).
MUSER: A reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation.
SHERD: A broken piece of a brittle artifact.
RESID: Oil products that remain after petroleum has been distilled.
OSIER: Flexible twig of a willow tree.
SERIN: Any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe.
STREW: Cover; be dispersed over.
TREWS: Tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan.
ASPER: 20 aspers equal 1 kurus in Turkey.
TERES: Either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms.
SIXER: The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one.
ASKER: Someone who asks a question.
SOWER: Someone who sows. It has been an answer.
CRUSE: Small jar; holds liquid (oil or water).
SCREE: A sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff. It has been an answer.
TRESS: A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair.
PRISE: Regard highly; think much of.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain E, R and S?

Yes. SHARE, PRESS and SUPER 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. PRESS and AREAS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is EROSE really a word?

Yes. Having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.

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

SHARE. 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. ZORSE and ZERKS 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?

CRESS, MISER and REBUS. 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.