Words Containing ER

Q: How many words contain "ER"?

30,960 valid English words contain the sequence ER.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing ER?

PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDES at 46 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing ER?

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHERS — 24 letters.

There are 30,960 English words that contain the sequence ER. Range: ABACTERIAL to ZWITTERIONS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDES at 46 points; the longest is ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHERS (24 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The longest entry here is ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHERS at 24 letters.

By length — 30,960 words containing ER

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Showing the first 600 of 30,960 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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	phosphoglyceraldehydes	46	47
2	phosphoglyceraldehyde	45	46
3	overcommercializations	42	49
4	keratoconjunctivitides	41	49
5	overcommercialization	41	48
6	hemidemisemiquavers	41	45
7	psychotherapeutically	41	44
8	keratoconjunctivitises	40	48
9	overcommercializing	40	48
10	hemidemisemiquaver	40	44

What these words mean

phosphoglyceraldehydes: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglyceraldehyde: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
overcommercializations: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
keratoconjunctivitides: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
overcommercialization: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
hemidemisemiquavers: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychotherapeutically: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
keratoconjunctivitises: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
overcommercializing: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
hemidemisemiquaver: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

FAQs

How many words contain "ER"?

30,960 valid English words contain ER.

Best Scrabble word containing ER?

PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDES at 46 pts.

Longest word containing ER?

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHERS (24 letters).