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01 Words by length and letters
5-letter words containing ER
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744matching words in our word list
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JERKY, XEROX, HERTZ, QUERY, JERKS, JOKER, FIXER, BOXER, MIXER, QUEER
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jerky19 pts→xerox19 pts→zerks18 pts→hazer17 pts→hertz17 pts→query17 pts→jerks16 pts→joker16 pts→kerky16 pts→mazer16 pts→dazer15 pts→dozer15 pts→fixer15 pts→gazer15 pts→hexer15 pts→jerry15 pts→jiver15 pts→vexer15 pts→waxer15 pts→zerda15 pts→boxer14 pts→japer14 pts→jiber14 pts→mixer14 pts→nertz14 pts→perky14 pts→queer14 pts→quern14 pts→razer14 pts→sizer14 pts→xeric14 pts→zeros14 pts→zoner14 pts→herby13 pts→hyper13 pts→jager13 pts→jerid13 pts→koker13 pts→pervy13 pts→cyber12 pts→exert12 pts→faker12 pts→hiker12 pts→jeers12 pts→kerfs12 pts→kerry12 pts→kerve12 pts→laxer12 pts→merch12 pts→mercy12 pts→nixer12 pts→oxers12 pts→oxter12 pts→perch12 pts→sexer12 pts→sixer12 pts→skyer12 pts→syker12 pts→taxer12 pts→twerk12 pts→waker12 pts→xerus12 pts→yerks12 pts→yoker12 pts→acker11 pts→baker11 pts→berko11 pts→berks11 pts→biker11 pts→clerk11 pts→cyder11 pts→derby11 pts→erick11 pts→every11 pts→faery11 pts→faver11 pts→fayer11 pts→ferly11 pts→ferny11 pts→ferry11 pts→fever11 pts→fewer11 pts→feyer11 pts→fiery11 pts→fifer11 pts→fiver11 pts→flyer11 pts→foyer11 pts→fryer11 pts→germy11 pts→haver11 pts→hayer11 pts→herry11 pts→herye11 pts→hewer11 pts→hiver11 pts→hover11 pts→icker11 pts→kerbs11 pts→kerma11 pts→maker11 pts→merks11 pts→nervy11 pts→ocker11 pts→offer11 pts→perdy11 pts→perks11 pts→piker11 pts→poker11 pts→puker11 pts→shyer11 pts→smerk11 pts→swerf11 pts→syver11 pts→twyer11 pts→veery11 pts→verry11 pts→verve11 pts→viver11 pts→vower11 pts→wafer11 pts→waver11 pts→wersh11 pts→where11 pts→wiver11 pts→wryer11 pts→yfere11 pts→apery10 pts→beery10 pts→beray10 pts→berry10 pts→berth10 pts→beryl10 pts→bever10 pts→bower10 pts→buyer10 pts→caver10 pts→certy10 pts→cheer10 pts→chere10 pts→chert10 pts→cover10 pts→cower10 pts→coyer10 pts→daker10 pts→diker10 pts→emery10 pts→facer10 pts→fermi10 pts→ferms10 pts→fiber10 pts→fumer10 pts→herbs10 pts→herma10 pts→herms10 pts→homer10 pts→hoper10 pts→merry10 pts→mover10 pts→mower10 pts→ocher10 pts→paver10 pts→pawer10 pts→payer10 pts→peery10 pts→perry10 pts→perve10 pts→pervs10 pts→pheer10 pts→plyer10 pts→power10 pts→pryer10 pts→ryper10 pts→therm10 pts→twerp10 pts→verbs10 pts→viper10 pts→vomer10 pts→weber10 pts→wiper10 pts→yerba10 pts→acerb9 pts→amber9 pts→anker9 pts→asker9 pts→berme9 pts→berms9 pts→berob9 pts→caber9 pts→caper9 pts→cerci9 pts→ceric9 pts→comer9 pts→coper9 pts→cuber9 pts→defer9 pts→deray9 pts→derry9 pts→derth9 pts→dervs9 pts→diver9 pts→dover9 pts→dower9 pts→dryer9 pts→dyers9 pts→ember9 pts→emmer9 pts→esker9 pts→fader9 pts→gayer9 pts→gerah9 pts→geyer9 pts→giver9 pts→gofer9 pts→heder9 pts→herds9 pts→hider9 pts→huger9 pts→inker9 pts→kerel9 pts→kerne9 pts→kerns9 pts→keros9 pts→kiers9 pts→kiter9 pts→laker9 pts→liker9 pts→macer9 pts→mercs9 pts→mimer9 pts→moper9 pts→naker9 pts→nerdy9 pts→nerka9 pts→nerks9 pts→oaker9 pts→omber9 pts→pacer9 pts→paper9 pts→perce9 pts→perms9 pts→perps9 pts→piper9 pts→pucer9 pts→raker9 pts→roker9 pts→saker9 pts→serks9 pts→sherd9 pts→siker9 pts→skeer9 pts→skers9 pts→skier9 pts→sperm9 pts→taker9 pts→terek9 pts→toker9 pts→umber9 pts→upper9 pts→verge9 pts→wader9 pts→wager9 pts→wider9 pts→yager9 pts→yerds9 pts→after8 pts→aiery8 pts→aiver8 pts→avers8 pts→avert8 pts→awner8 pts→bergs8 pts→bider8 pts→cager8 pts→ceder8 pts→cered8 pts→cerge8 pts→cider8 pts→coder8 pts→derma8 pts→derms8 pts→dicer8 pts→dimer8 pts→doper8 pts→duper8 pts→elver8 pts→erevs8 pts→erhus8 pts→eruvs8 pts→erven8 pts→ervil8 pts→ether8 pts→evert8 pts→ewers8 pts→eyers8 pts→farer8 pts→feers8 pts→feral8 pts→ferer8 pts→feres8 pts→feria8 pts→ferns8 pts→fiere8 pts→fiers8 pts→filer8 pts→finer8 pts→firer8 pts→fleer8 pts→flier8 pts→fouer8 pts→freer8 pts→frere8 pts→frier8 pts→fuero8 pts→gamer8 pts→gaper8 pts→gerbe8 pts→germs8 pts→giber8 pts→gomer8 pts→haler8 pts→hater8 pts→heres8 pts→herls8 pts→herns8 pts→heron8 pts→heros8 pts→herse8 pts→hirer8 pts→hoers8 pts→honer8 pts→huers8 pts→infer8 pts→ither8 pts→laver8 pts→lawer8 pts→layer8 pts→leery8 pts→lever8 pts→lifer8 pts→liver8 pts→lover8 pts→lower8 pts→merde8 pts→mered8 pts→merge8 pts→moder8 pts→nerve8 pts→never8 pts→newer8 pts→ofter8 pts→onery8 pts→other8 pts→overs8 pts→overt8 pts→owler8 pts→owner8 pts→oyers8 pts→pager8 pts→perdu8 pts→raver8 pts→rawer8 pts→refer8 pts→rifer8 pts→river8 pts→rover8 pts→rower8 pts→safer8 pts→saver8 pts→sawer8 pts→sayer8 pts→sefer8 pts→serfs8 pts→serif8 pts→serow8 pts→serry8 pts→serve8 pts→servo8 pts→sever8 pts→sewer8 pts→sheer8 pts→shere8 pts→shier8 pts→shoer8 pts→siver8 pts→slyer8 pts→sower8 pts→sweer8 pts→taver8 pts→tawer8 pts→terfe8 pts→terfs8 pts→terry8 pts→there8 pts→tower8 pts→toyer8 pts→tryer8 pts→tuyer8 pts→tweer8 pts→twier8 pts→twoer8 pts→tyers8 pts→tyler8 pts→usher8 pts→veers8 pts→verra8 pts→verse8 pts→verso8 pts→verst8 pts→verts8 pts→vertu8 pts→viers8 pts→viler8 pts→viner8 pts→voter8 pts→waler8 pts→water8 pts→weros8 pts→wirer8 pts→wiser8 pts→wooer8 pts→wrier8 pts→yarer8 pts→abler7 pts→acers7 pts→adder7 pts→agger7 pts→aimer7 pts→ameer7 pts→apers7 pts→apert7 pts→apter7 pts→armer7 pts→asper7 pts→baler7 pts→barer7 pts→baser7 pts→beers7 pts→beres7 pts→beret7 pts→biers7 pts→biner7 pts→biter7 pts→blaer7 pts→blert7 pts→bluer7 pts→boner7 pts→borer7 pts→breer7 pts→brere7 pts→brers7 pts→brier7 pts→caner7 pts→carer7 pts→cater7 pts→ceres7 pts→ceria7 pts→cerne7 pts→ceros7 pts→certs7 pts→citer7 pts→cooer7 pts→corer7 pts→crier7 pts→curer7 pts→cuter7 pts→dered7 pts→derig7 pts→edger7 pts→egger7 pts→emeer7 pts→erbia7 pts→erect7 pts→erica7 pts→erics7 pts→eruct7 pts→erupt7 pts→gager7 pts→icers7 pts→icier7 pts→inerm7 pts→lacer7 pts→lamer7 pts→leper7 pts→lerps7 pts→liber7 pts→loper7 pts→maerl7 pts→maser7 pts→mater7 pts→meers7 pts→merel7 pts→merer7 pts→meres7 pts→meril7 pts→meris7 pts→merit7 pts→merle7 pts→merls7 pts→merse7 pts→meter7 pts→miler7 pts→miner7 pts→miser7 pts→miter7 pts→moers7 pts→moner7 pts→muser7 pts→muter7 pts→namer7 pts→neper7 pts→nicer7 pts→odder7 pts→omers7 pts→oncer7 pts→opera7 pts→opter7 pts→ormer7 pts→paler7 pts→parer7 pts→pater7 pts→peers7 pts→perai7 pts→perea7 pts→peres7 pts→peril7 pts→peris7 pts→perns7 pts→perse7 pts→perst7 pts→perts7 pts→peter7 pts→piers7 pts→piert7 pts→piler7 pts→plier7 pts→poler7 pts→porer7 pts→poser7 pts→prier7 pts→puers7 pts→puler7 pts→purer7 pts→racer7 pts→raper7 pts→ricer7 pts→rimer7 pts→riper7 pts→roper7 pts→saber7 pts→serac7 pts→seric7 pts→serum7 pts→sober7 pts→spaer7 pts→speer7 pts→spier7 pts→spuer7 pts→suber7 pts→super7 pts→taber7 pts→tamer7 pts→taper7 pts→terce7 pts→terms7 pts→timer7 pts→toper7 pts→tuber7 pts→udder7 pts→ulcer7 pts→upter7 pts→agers6 pts→aider6 pts→alder6 pts→anger6 pts→auger6 pts→darer6 pts→dater6 pts→deere6 pts→deers6 pts→derat6 pts→deres6 pts→derns6 pts→deros6 pts→derro6 pts→deter6 pts→diner6 pts→direr6 pts→doers6 pts→doner6 pts→doser6 pts→doter6 pts→drere6 pts→drier6 pts→eager6 pts→egers6 pts→eider6 pts→elder6 pts→ender6 pts→ergon6 pts→ergos6 pts→ergot6 pts→ering6 pts→erned6 pts→erode6 pts→erred6 pts→erugo6 pts→gater6 pts→geres6 pts→gerle6 pts→gerne6 pts→gluer6 pts→goers6 pts→goier6 pts→goner6 pts→idler6 pts→lader6 pts→lager6 pts→leger6 pts→lered6 pts→liger6 pts→luger6 pts→nerds6 pts→niger6 pts→nuder6 pts→ogler6 pts→older6 pts→order6 pts→rager6 pts→rerig6 pts→rider6 pts→roger6 pts→ruder6 pts→sager6 pts→seder6 pts→sered6 pts→serge6 pts→sider6 pts→soger6 pts→terga6 pts→tiger6 pts→under6 pts→urger6 pts→aerie5 pts→aeros5 pts→airer5 pts→alert5 pts→alter5 pts→arere5 pts→aster5 pts→easer5 pts→eater5 pts→eerie5 pts→enter5 pts→erase5 pts→ernes5 pts→erose5 pts→error5 pts→erses5 pts→ester5 pts→iller5 pts→inert5 pts→inner5 pts→inter5 pts→laers5 pts→laser5 pts→later5 pts→leers5 pts→leres5 pts→liers5 pts→liner5 pts→liter5 pts→loner5 pts→loser5 pts→lurer5 pts→luser5 pts→luter5 pts→neral5 pts→nerol5 pts→nerts5 pts→niter5 pts→noser5 pts→noter5 pts→oater5 pts→oiler5 pts→oller5 pts→oners5 pts→osier5 pts→otter5 pts→outer5 pts→rarer5 pts→raser5 pts→rater5 pts→reran5 pts→rerun5 pts→riser5 pts→ruers5 pts→ruler5 pts→saner5 pts→saser5 pts→seers5 pts→serai5 pts→seral5 pts→serer5 pts→seres5 pts→serin5 pts→seron5 pts→serra5 pts→serre5 pts→serrs5 pts→siler5 pts→sleer5 pts→slier5 pts→sneer5 pts→soler5 pts→sorer5 pts→steer5 pts→stere5 pts→stern5 pts→suers5 pts→surer5 pts→taler5 pts→taser5 pts→tater5 pts→teers5 pts→terai5 pts→teras5 pts→teres5 pts→terne5 pts→terns5 pts→terra5 pts→terse5 pts→terts5 pts→tiers5 pts→tiler5 pts→titer5 pts→toner5 pts→toter5 pts→trier5 pts→truer5 pts→tuner5 pts→users5 pts→uteri5 pts→utter5 pts→
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06 Common questions
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How many 5-letter words containing er are there?
Our reference word list contains 744 matching words. The list can vary slightly from one word game dictionary to another.
What are some 5-letter words containing er?
Some strong matches are JERKY, XEROX, HERTZ, QUERY, JERKS, JOKER, FIXER, BOXER, MIXER, QUEER.
Can I use these words in Wordle or Scrabble?
These are useful candidates for word games, but each game maintains its own accepted-answer or playable-word dictionary. Check the game before relying on an unusual entry.