5 Letter Words Ending in ER

271 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are all 271 5 letter words ending in ER, from a standard word-game dictionary, with everyday words first. 76 of them are common words; the rest are rarer but still valid in most word games. Use the Wordle helper to add the letters you know.

Most of these words start with L, S, R. Good picks with five different letters include other, after, under, power.

Words found: 271
Most used: other
Most common first letter: L

Wordle helper: 5 letter words ending in ER

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Common 5 letter words ending in ER

#	Word	Meaning
1	other	not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the White Queen
2	after	happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
3	never	not ever; at no time in the past or future
4	under	located below or beneath something else
5	power	possession of controlling influence
6	water	binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid
7	later	happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
8	order	(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
9	lower	move something or somebody to a lower position
10	cover	provide with a covering or cause to be covered
11	super	of the highest quality
12	paper	a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
13	offer	make available or accessible, provide or furnish
14	river	a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
15	older	advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
16	owner	(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
17	enter	to come or go into
18	upper	higher in place or position
19	inner	located inward; - Leonard Bernstein; - David Denby; - A.R.Gurney,Jr.
20	tower	a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
21	refer	make reference to
22	anger	a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
23	layer	single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
24	fewer	(comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
25	tiger	a fierce or audacious person
26	lover	a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
27	outer	being on the outside or further from a center
28	wider	having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
29	baker	someone who bakes commercially
30	maker	a person who makes things
31	fever	a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
32	laser	an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
33	liver	large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity
34	inter	place in a grave or tomb
35	voter	a citizen who has a legal right to vote
36	meter	the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
37	safer	free from danger or the risk of harm
38	cheer	a cry or shout of approval
39	elder	a person who is older than you are
40	fiber	a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn