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5 Letter Words With E and R

956 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are all 956 5 letter words with E and R, from a standard word-game dictionary, with everyday words first. 316 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 R, S, C. Good picks with five different letters include their, other, after, years.

Words found
956
Most used
their
Most common first letter
R

Wordle helper: 5 letter words with E and R

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    Common 5 letter words with E and R

    #WordMeaning
    1therein or at that place
    2othernot the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the White Queen
    3afterhappening at a time subsequent to a reference time
    4yearsa late time of life
    5nevernot ever; at no time in the past or future
    6greatrelatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
    7every(used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
    8threebeing one more than two
    9underlocated below or beneath something else
    10powerpossession of controlling influence
    11waterbinary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid
    12laterhappening at a time subsequent to a reference time
    13order(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
    14earlyat or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
    15largeabove average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
    16heartthe locus of feelings and intuitions
    17readycompletely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
    18hearddetected or perceived by the sense of hearing
    19clearreadily apparent to the mind
    20forcea powerful effect or influence
    21pricethe property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
    22sharehave in common
    23breakterminate
    24learngain knowledge or skills
    25pressexert pressure or force to or upon
    26triedmake an effort or attempt
    27areasa particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or...
    28driveoperate or control a vehicle
    29greenof the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
    30rangean area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
    31tradethe commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
    32lowermove something or somebody to a lower position
    33termsstatus with respect to the relations between people or groups
    34coverprovide with a covering or cause to be covered
    35superof the highest quality
    36papera material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
    37earththe 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
    38rulesa principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
    39offermake available or accessible, provide or furnish
    40wroteproduce a literary work

    5 letter words with e and r, by first letter

    A (43)

    • after
    • areas
    • agree
    • aware
    • armed
    • argue
    • anger
    • alert
    • arena
    • acres
    • alter
    • amber
    • arise
    • aired
    • arose
    • adore
    • ariel
    • azure
    • avert
    • alder
    • aster
    • auger
    • adder
    • ameer
    • arses
    • afire
    • arles
    • afore
    • areal
    • agger
    • agers
    • aerie
    • asker
    • apres
    • aimer
    • aider
    • areca
    • arete
    • arced
    • asper

    3 more in the helper above.

    B (57)

    • break
    • broke
    • brief
    • bread
    • bears
    • brave
    • baker
    • bored
    • breed
    • bride
    • beard
    • buyer
    • berry
    • brake
    • beers
    • burke
    • boxer
    • brace
    • brent
    • borne
    • barge
    • bribe
    • berth
    • brute
    • biker
    • barre
    • brine
    • bower
    • brews
    • brees
    • beret
    • beryl
    • bores
    • bream
    • bared
    • biter
    • borer
    • bares
    • blare
    • brier

    17 more in the helper above.

    C (69)

    • clear
    • cover
    • crime
    • cream
    • cares
    • creek
    • cried
    • curve
    • cruel
    • cared
    • curse
    • cheer
    • clerk
    • crude
    • cries
    • crane
    • crews
    • creep
    • cedar
    • cured
    • creed
    • crest
    • cater
    • cores
    • cider
    • crate
    • crave
    • carve
    • crore
    • craze
    • cures
    • carte
    • chore
    • crept
    • creme
    • cadre
    • cuter
    • curie
    • crepe
    • caper

    29 more in the helper above.

    D (45)

    • drive
    • dream
    • dress
    • drove
    • derby
    • dried
    • drone
    • drake
    • decor
    • dread
    • dryer
    • dared
    • deter
    • diner
    • diver
    • dares
    • defer
    • dries
    • derry
    • drier
    • duper
    • drape
    • dewar
    • doers
    • dregs
    • decry
    • dimer
    • dears
    • dower
    • dirge
    • dozer
    • deers
    • deary
    • derma
    • dyers
    • dater
    • debar
    • dreck
    • doper
    • druse

    5 more in the helper above.

    E (41)

    • every
    • early
    • earth
    • extra
    • enter
    • entry
    • error
    • elder
    • eager
    • euros
    • erase
    • earns
    • erica
    • erect
    • eater
    • ether
    • exert
    • eerie
    • emery
    • ester
    • erode
    • ember
    • erupt
    • earls
    • eared
    • erred
    • ender
    • enrol
    • evert
    • egret
    • eyrie
    • eider
    • ergot
    • egger
    • emmer
    • ewers
    • emirs
    • edger
    • esker
    • eyres

    1 more in the helper above.

    F (53)

    • force
    • fresh
    • fired
    • frame
    • fewer
    • fever
    • fears
    • fires
    • freak
    • fiber
    • fried
    • ferry
    • freed
    • fries
    • forge
    • fibre
    • flare
    • fares
    • flyer
    • fiery
    • froze
    • finer
    • farce
    • feral
    • forte
    • frees
    • ferns
    • foyer
    • fared
    • fixer
    • femur
    • freer
    • fryer
    • flier
    • fermi
    • faker
    • fiver
    • frets
    • fader
    • filer

    13 more in the helper above.

    G (36)

    • great
    • green
    • grade
    • grace
    • greek
    • grave
    • genre
    • grief
    • grove
    • greed
    • greet
    • grape
    • gears
    • gamer
    • gorge
    • germs
    • glare
    • giver
    • grate
    • goers
    • grime
    • graze
    • greys
    • gripe
    • goner
    • gruel
    • gayer
    • gorse
    • gored
    • grebe
    • gores
    • gazer
    • gyres
    • gofer
    • germy
    • grego

    H (32)

    • heart
    • heard
    • horse
    • henry
    • hired
    • homer
    • hears
    • hyper
    • herbs
    • heirs
    • hires
    • hover
    • horde
    • herds
    • heres
    • hater
    • harem
    • heron
    • hertz
    • heros
    • hares
    • hiker
    • haver
    • herby
    • hider
    • huger
    • hewer
    • hirer
    • herry
    • herms
    • heder
    • hoper

    I (11)

    • inner
    • inter
    • infer
    • inert
    • irate
    • irked
    • idler
    • inure
    • inker
    • iller
    • ither

    J (5)

    • joker
    • jerks
    • jerky
    • jager
    • jeers

    K (6)

    • kerry
    • kyrie
    • krone
    • kerns
    • kefir
    • kerbs

    L (40)

    • later
    • large
    • learn
    • lower
    • layer
    • lover
    • laser
    • liver
    • loser
    • liner
    • lever
    • litre
    • liter
    • lured
    • lager
    • loner
    • lures
    • leary
    • laker
    • liber
    • leper
    • leger
    • luger
    • leery
    • lemur
    • laver
    • lifer
    • livre
    • liger
    • lamer
    • lores
    • lucre
    • lares
    • loper
    • liker
    • leers
    • laxer
    • liers
    • lyres
    • lader

    M (35)

    • mercy
    • maker
    • metro
    • meter
    • merit
    • merry
    • metre
    • merge
    • miner
    • morse
    • mixer
    • mater
    • mover
    • mower
    • marge
    • merle
    • mares
    • madre
    • mores
    • mired
    • mitre
    • morel
    • miser
    • miler
    • miter
    • maser
    • moire
    • mazer
    • merde
    • murex
    • macer
    • mires
    • meres
    • merks
    • mures

    N (13)

    • never
    • nurse
    • nerve
    • newer
    • nicer
    • nerds
    • nerdy
    • nears
    • nervy
    • nares
    • nacre
    • namer
    • nitre

    O (22)

    • other
    • order
    • offer
    • older
    • owner
    • opera
    • outer
    • overs
    • otter
    • overt
    • ochre
    • ombre
    • ogres
    • oriel
    • oiler
    • odder
    • ocher
    • outre
    • ocker
    • oared
    • omers
    • osier

    P (66)

    • power
    • price
    • press
    • paper
    • peter
    • prime
    • prove
    • prize
    • pride
    • perry
    • pearl
    • peers
    • probe
    • poker
    • purse
    • prone
    • pedro
    • prose
    • piper
    • perks
    • purge
    • piers
    • peril
    • pores
    • perch
    • payer
    • pears
    • padre
    • parse
    • prune
    • perky
    • paler
    • puree
    • pared
    • pacer
    • poser
    • pager
    • prude
    • purer
    • pater

    26 more in the helper above.

    Q (5)

    • queer
    • query
    • quire
    • quare
    • quern

    R (170)

    • ready
    • range
    • rules
    • river
    • reach
    • rates
    • raise
    • route
    • reply
    • refer
    • roles
    • roger
    • races
    • rated
    • ruled
    • relax
    • reads
    • rifle
    • react
    • ridge
    • rebel
    • reign
    • rises
    • realm
    • rides
    • rider
    • roses
    • remix
    • riley
    • rogue
    • relay
    • risen
    • ruler
    • reset
    • raven
    • rehab
    • rover
    • renew
    • retro
    • romeo

    130 more in the helper above.

    S (79)

    • share
    • super
    • store
    • serve
    • score
    • swear
    • shore
    • spare
    • screw
    • safer
    • scare
    • sheer
    • sober
    • stare
    • stern
    • sperm
    • surge
    • serum
    • steer
    • spear
    • sewer
    • spree
    • swore
    • sears
    • shire
    • siren
    • smear
    • shear
    • shred
    • saver
    • snare
    • serge
    • skier
    • saber
    • sever
    • spire
    • sores
    • sabre
    • spore
    • servo

    39 more in the helper above.

    T (68)

    • their
    • there
    • three
    • tried
    • trade
    • terms
    • treat
    • tired
    • trees
    • tries
    • trend
    • tower
    • tears
    • threw
    • tiger
    • terry
    • trace
    • tribe
    • tires
    • timer
    • tread
    • truce
    • tyres
    • terra
    • tenor
    • taper
    • tiers
    • taker
    • trope
    • toner
    • trove
    • truer
    • tuner
    • trier
    • teary
    • trite
    • tamer
    • tetra
    • tripe
    • terse

    28 more in the helper above.

    U (12)

    • under
    • users
    • upper
    • urged
    • utter
    • urges
    • usher
    • ulcer
    • umber
    • udder
    • urate
    • uteri

    V (13)

    • verse
    • voter
    • verge
    • verbs
    • viper
    • verve
    • verso
    • veers
    • velar
    • vertu
    • vires
    • vireo
    • verts

    W (26)

    • where
    • water
    • wrote
    • write
    • worse
    • weird
    • wider
    • wears
    • wreck
    • wires
    • wired
    • weary
    • weber
    • wiser
    • wager
    • wares
    • wafer
    • wreak
    • wiper
    • waver
    • wrest
    • weirs
    • wrens
    • waker
    • wader
    • waxer

    X (2)

    • xerox
    • xeric

    Y (4)

    • years
    • yearn
    • yerba
    • yager

    Z (3)

    • zebra
    • zeros
    • zaire

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    Questions people ask

    How many 5 letter words with E and R are there?

    This list has 956, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words seen in real English text.

    What are common 5 letter words with E and R?

    their, there, other, after, where, years, never, great.

    Which 5 letter words with E and R are good Wordle guesses?

    their, other, after, years, great, under use five different letters, so each guess tests more of the alphabet.

    Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.

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