5 Letter Words With ER

1,087 5 letter words with er: 189 on the Wordle answer list, 89 in everyday use, and the rest worth knowing for elimination.

1,087 words keep ER together as a run. AFTER, AIDER, ALERT lead them, 189 of them possible answers.

The green marks pick out the 189 words here that could still be the solution.

Best First Guesses

With 1,087 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.

LASER: takes 1,087 down to 300 at worst.
SAVER: down to 316.
SAFER: down to 320. It is on the answer list.

What These Words Have in Common

The last square lands on R more than any other letter: 588 words, close to half of the set. The letters that turn up alongside most often are S (288), A (269) and I (216). Roughly one word in six here is everyday English, 89 of the 1,087. Build a guess from the common letters rather than the unusual words.

Best 5 Letter Words With ER

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

AFTER
AIDER
ALERT
ALTER
AMBER
ANGER
AVERT
BAKER
BALER
BERET
BERRY
BERTH
BLUER
BOXER
BUYER
CAPER
CATER
CHEER
CIDER
CLERK
CORER
COVER
COWER
CRIER
CYBER
DEFER
DERBY
DETER
DINER
DIVER
DRIER
DRYER
EAGER
EATER
EERIE
ELDER
EMBER
ENTER
ERASE
ERECT
ERODE
ERROR
ERUPT
ESTER
ETHER
EVERY
EXERT
FERAL
FERRY
FEVER
FEWER
FIBER
FIERY
FILER
FINER
FIXER
FLIER
FLYER
FOYER
FREER
GAMER
GAYER
GAZER
GIVER
GONER
HATER
HERON
HOMER
HOVER
HYPER
IDLER
INERT
INFER
INNER
INTER
JERKY
JOKER
LAGER
LATER
LAYER
LEERY
LEPER
LEVER
LINER
LIVER
LOSER
LOVER
LOWER
MAKER
MERCY
MERGE
MERIT
MERRY
METER
MINER
MISER
MOVER
MOWER
NERDY
NERVE
NEVER
NEWER
NICER
ODDER
OFFER
OLDER
OPERA
ORDER
OTHER
OTTER
OUTER
OVERT
OWNER
PALER
PAPER
PARER
PAYER
PERCH
PERIL
PERKY
PIPER
PLIER
POKER
POSER
POWER
PURER
QUEER
QUERY
RACER
RARER
REFER
RERUN
RIDER
RIPER
RISER
RIVER
ROGER
ROVER
ROWER
RUDER
RULER
SAFER
SANER
SERIF
SERUM
SERVE
SEVER
SEWER
SHEER
SKIER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With A

AFTER
AIDER
ALERT
ALTER
AMBER
ANGER
AVERT
ABEER
ABERR
ABERS
ABLER
ABNER
ACERB
ACERS
ACHER
ACIER
ACKER
ADDER
ADZER
AEGER
AERIC
AERIE
AERON
AEROS
AGERS
AGGER
AIERY
AIGER
AIMER
AIRER
AIVER
AKKER
ALDER
ALLER
AMEER
AMMER
AMPER
ANKER
ANSER
APERS
APERT
APERU
APERY
APTER
ARBER
ARDER
ARERE
ARMER
ARTER
ASHER
ASKER
ASPER
ASTER
ATTER
AUGER
AVERA
AVERN
AVERS
AVERY
AWBER
AWNER
AXERS

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With B

BAKER
BALER
BERET
BERRY
BERTH
BLUER
BOXER
BUYER
BARER
BASER
BATER
BAYER
BEERS
BEERY
BERAT
BERAY
BERES
BERGH
BERGS
BERGY
BERKO
BERKS
BERME
BERMS
BERNE
BEROB
BEROE
BERRI
BERUN
BERYL
BERYX
BEVER
BIDER
BIERS
BIFER
BIKER
BINER
BITER
BLAER
BLERE
BLERT
BLIER
BODER
BOERS
BONER
BORER
BOSER
BOWER
BOYER
BREER
BRERD
BRERE
BRERS
BRIER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With C

CAPER
CATER
CHEER
CIDER
CLERK
CORER
COVER
COWER
CRIER
CYBER
CABER
CADER
CAGER
CAKER
CANER
CARER
CASER
CAVER
CEDER
CERAL
CERAS
CERAT
CERCI
CERED
CERER
CERES
CERGE
CERIA
CERIC
CERIN
CERNE
CEROC
CEROS
CERTS
CERTY
CERYL
CHERA
CHERE
CHERT
CICER
CITER
CLYER
CODER
COKER
COMER
CONER
COOER
COPER
COYER
CRYER
CUBER
CURER
CUTER
CYDER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With D

DEFER
DERBY
DETER
DINER
DIVER
DRIER
DRYER
DOVER
DAKER
DALER
DARER
DATER
DAVER
DAZER
DEERE
DEERS
DERAH
DERAT
DERAY
DERED
DEREK
DERES
DERIC
DERIG
DERIV
DERMA
DERMS
DERNS
DERNY
DEROG
DEROS
DERPY
DERRI
DERRO
DERRY
DERTH
DERVE
DERVS
DEWER
DHERI
DICER
DIERI
DIKER
DIMER
DIRER
DITER
DOERS
DOMER
DONER
DOPER
DOSER
DOTER
DOWER
DOZER
DREER
DRERE
DULER
DUPER
DYERS
DYKER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With E

EAGER
EATER
EERIE
ELDER
EMBER
ENTER
ERASE
ERECT
ERODE
ERROR
ERUPT
ESTER
ETHER
EVERY
EXERT
EASER
EAVER
EDDER
EDGER
EELER
EEVER
EFFER
EGERS
EGGER
EIDER
EIMER
ELMER
ELVER
EMEER
EMERG
EMERY
EMMER
ENDER
ERADE
ERATO
ERAVA
ERBIA
EREPT
EREVS
ERGAL
ERGON
ERGOS
ERGOT
ERHUS
ERIAN
ERICA
ERICK
ERICS
ERIKA
ERING
ERIZO
ERMIT
ERNED
ERNES
ERNIE
ERNST
EROSE
ERRED
ERRON
ERSAR
ERSES
ERUCA
ERUCT
ERUGO
ERUMP
ERUVS
ERVEN
ERVIL
ERVUM
ERWIN
ERYON
ESERE
ESKER
EULER
EVERT
EWDER
EWERS
EWERY
EXIER
EXTER
EYERS
EYRER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With F

FERAL
FERRY
FEVER
FEWER
FIBER
FIERY
FILER
FINER
FIXER
FLIER
FLYER
FOYER
FREER
FACER
FADER
FAERY
FAGER
FAKER
FARER
FAVER
FAYER
FEERE
FEERS
FERAE
FERER
FERES
FERIA
FERIE
FERIO
FERLY
FERME
FERMI
FERMS
FERNS
FERNY
FEROX
FERRI
FERTH
FEYER
FHRER
FIERE
FIERI
FIERS
FIFER
FIRER
FIVER
FLEER
FLUER
FODER
FOUER
FOXER
FRERE
FRIER
FRYER
FUDER
FUERO
FUMER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With G

GAMER
GAYER
GAZER
GIVER
GONER
GADER
GAGER
GAPER
GATER
GERAH
GERBE
GERBO
GERES
GERIM
GERIP
GERLE
GERMS
GERMY
GERNE
GEYER
GIBER
GIHER
GLUER
GOERS
GOFER
GOIER
GOMER
GORER
GOTER
GUSER
GUYER
GYVER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With H

HATER
HERON
HOMER
HOVER
HYPER
HERBS
HAERE
HALER
HAVER
HAWER
HAYER
HAZER
HEDER
HERAT
HERBA
HERBY
HERDS
HEREM
HERES
HERLS
HERMA
HERMI
HERMO
HERMS
HERNE
HERNS
HEROE
HEROS
HERPS
HERRY
HERSE
HERTZ
HERVE
HERYE
HEWER
HEXER
HIDER
HIERA
HIKER
HIPER
HIRER
HIVER
HOERS
HOKER
HOLER
HONER
HOPER
HOSER
HUERS
HUGER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With I

IDLER
INERT
INFER
INNER
INTER
IBERI
ICERS
ICIER
ICKER
IERNE
ILLER
IMBER
IMPER
INERI
INERM
INGER
INKER
INVER
ITERS
ITHER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With J

JERKY
JOKER
JERRY
JAGER
JAKER
JAPER
JAVER
JEERA
JEERS
JEERY
JEREZ
JERIB
JERID
JERKS
JIBER
JIVER
JOWER
JUGER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With K

KERRY
KASER
KAVER
KERAT
KERBS
KERCH
KEREL
KERES
KERFS
KERKY
KERMA
KERNE
KERNS
KEROS
KERRI
KERVE
KERYX
KEVER
KEYER
KHEER
KHMER
KIERS
KITER
KIVER
KOERI
KOKER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With L

LAGER
LATER
LAYER
LEERY
LEPER
LEVER
LINER
LIVER
LOSER
LOVER
LOWER
LASER
LACER
LADER
LAERS
LAKER
LAMER
LAVER
LAWER
LAXER
LEERS
LEGER
LERED
LERES
LEROT
LERPS
LERWA
LIBER
LIERS
LIFER
LIGER
LIKER
LIMER
LITER
LONER
LOPER
LUGER
LURER
LUSER
LUTER
LUXER
LYERY

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With M

MAKER
MERCY
MERGE
MERIT
MERRY
METER
MINER
MISER
MOVER
MOWER
MIXER
MACER
MAERL
MASER
MATER
MAYER
MAZER
MEERS
MERAK
MERAT
MERCE
MERCH
MERCI
MERCS
MERDE
MERDS
MERED
MEREL
MERER
MERES
MERGH
MERIL
MERIS
MERKS
MERLE
MERLS
MEROP
MEROS
MERSE
MERSK
MEWER
MIDER
MILER
MIMER
MITER
MODER
MOERS
MOIER
MOKER
MOLER
MONER
MOPER
MOTER
MSTER
MTIER
MUSER
MUTER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With N

NERDY
NERVE
NEVER
NEWER
NICER
NIGER
NAKER
NAMER
NEGER
NEPER
NERAL
NERAM
NERDS
NERFS
NERKA
NERKS
NEROL
NERTS
NERTZ
NERVY
NETER
NINER
NITER
NIXER
NOSER
NOTER
NUDER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With O

ODDER
OFFER
OLDER
OPERA
ORDER
OTHER
OTTER
OUTER
OVERT
OWNER
OAKER
OARER
OATER
OCHER
OCKER
OFTER
OGLER
OILER
OLLER
OMBER
OMERS
ONCER
ONERS
ONERY
ONKER
OPERY
OPTER
ORMER
OSIER
OVERS
OWERS
OWLER
OWSER
OXERS
OXTER
OYERS

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With P

PALER
PAPER
PARER
PAYER
PERCH
PERIL
PERKY
PIPER
PLIER
POKER
POSER
POWER
PURER
PEERS
PERRY
PETER
PACER
PAGER
PATER
PAVER
PAWER
PEERT
PEERY
PERAE
PERAI
PERAU
PERCA
PERCE
PERCS
PERCY
PERDU
PERDY
PEREA
PERES
PERFS
PERIS
PERIT
PERKS
PERLA
PERLE
PERLS
PERMS
PERMY
PERNE
PERNS
PEROG
PERPS
PERSE
PERSP
PERST
PERTS
PERTY
PERUN
PERVE
PERVO
PERVS
PERVY
PHEER
PIERS
PIERT
PIKER
PILER
PINER
PIZER
PLYER
POLER
PORER
POTER
PRIER
PRYER
PUCER
PUERS
PUKER
PULER
PUTER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With R

RACER
RARER
REFER
RERUN
RIDER
RIPER
RISER
RIVER
ROGER
ROVER
ROWER
RUDER
RULER
RAGER
RAKER
RAPER
RASER
RATER
RAVER
RAWER
RAZER
REERD
RERAN
REREE
RERIG
REROB
REROW
RERUB
REVER
RICER
RIFER
RIMER
ROBER
ROERS
ROKER
ROMER
ROPER
ROTER
RUERS
RUNER
RYDER
RYMER
RYPER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With S

SAFER
SANER
SERIF
SERUM
SERVE
SEVER
SEWER
SHEER
SKIER
SNEER
SOBER
SOWER
SPERM
STEER
STERN
SUPER
SURER
SAVER
SABER
SAGER
SAKER
SASER
SATER
SAWER
SAYER
SCLER
SEDER
SEERS
SEFER
SEKER
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
SEXER
SHERD
SHERE
SHERO
SHIER
SHOER
SHYER
SICER
SIDER
SIKER
SILER
SIPER
SIVER
SIXER
SIZER
SKEER
SKERE
SKERM
SKERS
SKYER
SLEER
SLIER
SLUER
SLYER
SMEER
SMERK
SNERP
SOFER
SOGER
SOLER
SORER
SOTER
SPAER
SPEER
SPERE
SPIER
SPUER
SPYER
STERE
STERI
STERK
STERO
STERT
SUBER
SUERS
SWEER
SWERD
SWERF
SYKER
SYVER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With T

TAKER
TAMER
TAPER
TERRA
TERSE
THERE
TIGER
TIMER
TOWER
TRUER
TUBER
TERMS
TERRY
TONER
TUNER
TYLER
TABER
TALER
TASER
TATER
TAVER
TAWER
TAXER
TAYER
TEAER
TEERS
TERAI
TERAP
TERAS
TERCE
TEREK
TERES
TEREU
TERFE
TERFS
TERGA
TERMA
TERNA
TERNE
TERNS
TERRE
TERRI
TERTS
TERZA
TERZO
TEWER
THEER
THERM
TIBER
TICER
TIERS
TILER
TIRER
TITER
TIVER
TOHER
TOKER
TOPER
TOTER
TOYER
TOZER
TRIER
TRYER
TSERE
TUYER
TWEER
TWERE
TWERK
TWERP
TWIER
TWOER
TWYER
TYERS
TYPER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With U

UDDER
ULCER
UNDER
UPPER
USHER
UTTER
USERS
ULLER
UMBER
UPHER
UPTER
URGER
USTER
UTERI
UTERO
UTHER
UVVER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With V

VERGE
VERSE
VERSO
VERVE
VIPER
VOTER
VERDE
VAPER
VEERS
VEERY
VERAY
VERBA
VERBS
VERBY
VERDI
VEREK
VEREY
VERGI
VERPA
VERRA
VERRE
VERRY
VERSA
VERST
VERTE
VERTS
VERTU
VERTY
VERUS
VETER
VEXER
VIERS
VILER
VINER
VIVER
VODER
VOMER
VOWER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With W

WAFER
WAGER
WATER
WAVER
WHERE
WIDER
WISER
WOOER
WADER
WAKER
WALER
WAXER
WEBER
WEREN
WERFS
WEROS
WERSH
WHEER
WIERD
WINER
WIPER
WIRER
WIVER
WOKER
WRIER
WRYER
WYVER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With Y

YAGER
YARER
YERBA
YERDS
YERGA
YERKS
YERTH
YERVA
YFERE
YOKER
YOMER
YTTER

5 Letter Words With ER Starting With Q, X or Z

QUEER
QUERY
QUERL
QUERN
XEROX
XERES
XERIC
XERUS
ZEERA
ZERDA
ZERKS
ZERMA
ZEROS
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.
SEROW: Short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asia.
ORMER: An abalone found near the Channel Islands.
TERCE: The third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
CERIC: Of or relating to or containing cerium especially with valence 4.
VERST: A Russian unit of length (1.067 km).
MUSER: A reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation.
CYDER: A beverage made from juice pressed from apples.
ELVER: Young eel.
SHERD: A broken piece of a brittle artifact.
VOMER: Thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum.
VEERY: Tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song.
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 is on the answer list.
CORER: A device for removing the core from apples. It is on the answer list.
QUERN: A primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand.

FAQs

Is this the same as 5 Letter Words With E and R?

No. Every word here keeps ER together, in that order. AFTER does, ACRES does not. 5 Letter Words With E and R takes those letters anywhere in the word.

Can a Wordle answer have ER side by side?

Yes. THERE, OTHER and AFTER 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. THERE and WHERE 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 is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

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

THERE. 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. ZERMA and ZERKS 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?

AIDER, BALER 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.