Words Containing ER
Every English word containing "ER". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
1,584 words found
15 Letter Words2
14 Letter Words2
13 Letter Words11
12 Letter Words28
11 Letter Words61
10 Letter Words76
9 Letter Words120
8 Letter Words150
7 Letter Words150
6 Letter Words150
5 Letter Words96
4 Letter Words19
3 Letter Words3
2 Letter Words1
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About These Words
This list holds 1,584 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 7.8 letters apiece. The commonest length is 6 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are e (869), r (869), t (354), s (350), a (336). Vowels make up 37% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 12.2 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is CHEMOTHERAPY at 27, followed by BUZZER, HEADQUARTERS and HYSTERECTOMY. 496 of them (57%) contain a letter worth four or more. 150 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are AUTOTRANSFORMER and VULNERABILITIES at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: ER.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "ER" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 1,584 words containing "ER". They run from 2 to 7 letters, and 6-letter entries are the most common with 150 of them.
Which of these words containing "ER" scores highest in Scrabble?+
BUZZER is the highest scorer at 26 points before board bonuses, ahead of XEROX, BLAZER and CHAMBER. The list averages 9.2 points per word, and 153 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "ER"?+
The shortest are ER at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "ER"?+
ADMIRER, ALLERGY, ANOTHER and ANSWERS are the longest at 7 letters. 31 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words containing "ER" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 37% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are E, R, A. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.