5 Letter Words Containing ER
There are 560 5-letter English words that contain ER, from ABLER to ZONER. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: JERKY (19), XEROX (19), ZERKS (18). The longest entry here is ABLER at 5 letters.
Word list
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B
C
- CABER9 pts
- CAGER8 pts
- CANER7 pts
- CAPER9 pts
- CARER7 pts
- CATER7 pts
- CAVER10 pts
- CEDER8 pts
- CERCI9 pts
- CERED8 pts
- CERES7 pts
- CERIA7 pts
- CERIC9 pts
- CEROS7 pts
- CHEER10 pts
- CHERT10 pts
- CIDER8 pts
- CITER7 pts
- CLERK11 pts
- CODER8 pts
- COMER9 pts
- COOER7 pts
- COPER9 pts
- CORER7 pts
- COVER10 pts
- COWER10 pts
- COYER10 pts
- CRIER7 pts
- CUBER9 pts
- CURER7 pts
- CUTER7 pts
- CYDER11 pts
D
E
- EAGER6 pts
- EATER5 pts
- EDGER7 pts
- EERIE5 pts
- EGERS6 pts
- EGGER7 pts
- EIDER6 pts
- ELDER6 pts
- ELVER8 pts
- EMBER9 pts
- EMEER7 pts
- EMERY10 pts
- EMMER9 pts
- ENDER6 pts
- ENTER5 pts
- ERASE5 pts
- ERECT7 pts
- ERGOT6 pts
- ERICA7 pts
- ERNES5 pts
- ERODE6 pts
- EROSE5 pts
- ERRED6 pts
- ERROR5 pts
- ERSES5 pts
- ERUCT7 pts
- ERUGO6 pts
- ERUPT7 pts
- ERVIL8 pts
- ESKER9 pts
- ESTER5 pts
- ETHER8 pts
- EVERT8 pts
- EVERY11 pts
- EWERS8 pts
- EXERT12 pts
- EYERS8 pts
F
- FACER10 pts
- FADER9 pts
- FAERY11 pts
- FAKER12 pts
- FARER8 pts
- FERAL8 pts
- FERES8 pts
- FERIA8 pts
- FERLY11 pts
- FERMI10 pts
- FERNS8 pts
- FERNY11 pts
- FERRY11 pts
- FEVER11 pts
- FEWER11 pts
- FEYER11 pts
- FIBER10 pts
- FIERY11 pts
- FIFER11 pts
- FILER8 pts
- FINER8 pts
- FIRER8 pts
- FIVER11 pts
- FIXER15 pts
- FLEER8 pts
- FLIER8 pts
- FLYER11 pts
- FOYER11 pts
- FREER8 pts
- FRERE8 pts
- FRIER8 pts
- FRYER11 pts
- FUMER10 pts
G
H
- HALER8 pts
- HATER8 pts
- HAVER11 pts
- HAYER11 pts
- HAZER17 pts
- HEDER9 pts
- HERBS10 pts
- HERBY13 pts
- HERDS9 pts
- HERES8 pts
- HERLS8 pts
- HERMA10 pts
- HERMS10 pts
- HERNS8 pts
- HERON8 pts
- HEROS8 pts
- HERRY11 pts
- HERTZ17 pts
- HEWER11 pts
- HEXER15 pts
- HIDER9 pts
- HIKER12 pts
- HIRER8 pts
- HOERS8 pts
- HOMER10 pts
- HONER8 pts
- HOPER10 pts
- HOVER11 pts
- HUGER9 pts
- HYPER13 pts
I
J
K
L
- LACER7 pts
- LADER6 pts
- LAGER6 pts
- LAKER9 pts
- LAMER7 pts
- LASER5 pts
- LATER5 pts
- LAVER8 pts
- LAXER12 pts
- LAYER8 pts
- LEERS5 pts
- LEERY8 pts
- LEGER6 pts
- LEPER7 pts
- LEVER8 pts
- LIBER7 pts
- LIERS5 pts
- LIFER8 pts
- LIGER6 pts
- LIKER9 pts
- LINER5 pts
- LITER5 pts
- LIVER8 pts
- LONER5 pts
- LOPER7 pts
- LOSER5 pts
- LOVER8 pts
- LOWER8 pts
- LUGER6 pts
- LURER5 pts
M
N
O
P
- PACER9 pts
- PAGER8 pts
- PALER7 pts
- PAPER9 pts
- PARER7 pts
- PATER7 pts
- PAVER10 pts
- PAWER10 pts
- PAYER10 pts
- PEERS7 pts
- PEERY10 pts
- PERCH12 pts
- PERDU8 pts
- PERDY11 pts
- PEREA7 pts
- PERIL7 pts
- PERIS7 pts
- PERKS11 pts
- PERKY14 pts
- PERMS9 pts
- PERRY10 pts
- PERSE7 pts
- PETER7 pts
- PIERS7 pts
- PIKER11 pts
- PIPER9 pts
- PLIER7 pts
- PLYER10 pts
- POKER11 pts
- POLER7 pts
- POSER7 pts
- POWER10 pts
- PRIER7 pts
- PRYER10 pts
- PULER7 pts
- PURER7 pts
Q
R
S
- SABER7 pts
- SAFER8 pts
- SAGER6 pts
- SAKER9 pts
- SANER5 pts
- SAVER8 pts
- SAWER8 pts
- SAYER8 pts
- SEDER6 pts
- SEERS5 pts
- SERAC7 pts
- SERAI5 pts
- SERAL5 pts
- SERED6 pts
- SERER5 pts
- SERES5 pts
- SERFS8 pts
- SERGE6 pts
- SERIF8 pts
- SERIN5 pts
- SEROW8 pts
- SERRY8 pts
- SERUM7 pts
- SERVE8 pts
- SERVO8 pts
- SEVER8 pts
- SEWER8 pts
- SHEER8 pts
- SHERD9 pts
- SHIER8 pts
- SHOER8 pts
- SHYER11 pts
- SIKER9 pts
- SIVER8 pts
- SIZER14 pts
- SKIER9 pts
- SLIER5 pts
- SLYER8 pts
- SMERK11 pts
- SNEER5 pts
- SOBER7 pts
- SORER5 pts
- SOWER8 pts
- SPEER7 pts
- SPERM9 pts
- SPIER7 pts
- STEER5 pts
- STERE5 pts
- STERN5 pts
- SUBER7 pts
- SUERS5 pts
- SUPER7 pts
- SURER5 pts
- SWEER8 pts
T
- TABER7 pts
- TAKER9 pts
- TALER5 pts
- TAMER7 pts
- TAPER7 pts
- TATER5 pts
- TAWER8 pts
- TAXER12 pts
- TERAI5 pts
- TERCE7 pts
- TERGA6 pts
- TERMS7 pts
- TERNE5 pts
- TERNS5 pts
- TERRA5 pts
- TERRY8 pts
- TERSE5 pts
- THERE8 pts
- THERM10 pts
- TIERS5 pts
- TIGER6 pts
- TILER5 pts
- TIMER7 pts
- TITER5 pts
- TOKER9 pts
- TONER5 pts
- TOPER7 pts
- TOTER5 pts
- TOWER8 pts
- TOYER8 pts
- TRIER5 pts
- TRUER5 pts
- TUBER7 pts
- TUNER5 pts
- TUYER8 pts
- TWERP10 pts
- TWIER8 pts
- TWYER11 pts
- TYERS8 pts
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V
W
X
Y
Z
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jerky | 19 | 20 |
| 2 | xerox | 19 | 19 |
| 3 | zerks | 18 | 18 |
| 4 | query | 17 | 17 |
| 5 | hazer | 17 | 16 |
| 6 | hertz | 17 | 16 |
| 7 | jerks | 16 | 18 |
| 8 | joker | 16 | 18 |
| 9 | mazer | 16 | 17 |
| 10 | jiver | 15 | 18 |
FAQs
How many 5-letter words contain ER?
560 valid 5-letter English words contain the letters ER in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).