584 5 letter words ending in ER are valid plays, and 141 have already been Wordle answers. Endings narrow a puzzle fast, and AFTER, AIDER, and ALTER are the strongest of them, with answers in green.
48 carry a doubled letter, CHEER among them. About 24% (141) have been actual Wordle answers.
Best 5 Letter Words Ending in ER
The strongest picks, with likely Wordle answers first.
- AFTER
- AIDER
- ALTER
- AMBER
- ANGER
- BAKER
- BALER
- BLUER
- BOXER
- BUYER
- CAPER
- CATER
- CHEER
- CIDER
- CORER
- COVER
- COWER
- CRIER
- CYBER
- DEFER
- DETER
- DINER
- DIVER
- DRIER
- DRYER
- EAGER
- EATER
- ELDER
- EMBER
- ENTER
- ESTER
- ETHER
- FEVER
- FEWER
- FIBER
- FILER
- FINER
- FIXER
- FLIER
- FLYER
- FOYER
- FREER
- GAMER
- GAYER
- GAZER
- GIVER
- GONER
- HATER
- HOMER
- HOVER
- HYPER
- IDLER
- INFER
- INNER
- INTER
- JOKER
- LAGER
- LATER
- LAYER
- LEPER
- LEVER
- LINER
- LIVER
- LOSER
- LOVER
- LOWER
- MAKER
- METER
- MINER
- MISER
- MOVER
- MOWER
- NEVER
- NEWER
- NICER
- ODDER
- OFFER
- OLDER
- ORDER
- OTHER
- OTTER
- OUTER
- OWNER
- PALER
- PAPER
- PARER
- PAYER
- PIPER
- PLIER
- POKER
- POSER
- POWER
- PURER
- QUEER
- RACER
- RARER
- REFER
- RIDER
- RIPER
- RISER
- RIVER
- ROGER
- ROVER
- ROWER
- RUDER
- RULER
- SAFER
- SANER
- SEVER
- SEWER
- SHEER
- SKIER
- SNEER
- SOBER
- SOWER
- STEER
- SUPER
- SURER
- TAKER
- TAMER
- TAPER
- TIGER
- TIMER
- TOWER
- TRUER
- TUBER
- UDDER
- ULCER
- UNDER
- UPPER
- USHER
- UTTER
- VIPER
- VOTER
- WAFER
- WAGER
- WATER
- WAVER
- WIDER
- WISER
- WOOER
- DOVER
- LASER
- MIXER
- NIGER
- PETER
- SAVER
- TONER
- TUNER
- TYLER
5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending In R
- AFTER
- AIDER
- ALTER
- AMBER
- ANGER
- ABEER
- ABLER
- ABNER
- ACHER
- ACIER
- ACKER
- ADDER
- ADZER
- AEGER
- AGGER
- AIGER
- AIMER
- AIRER
- AIVER
- AKKER
- ALDER
- ALLER
- AMEER
- AMMER
- AMPER
- ANKER
- ANSER
- APTER
- ARBER
- ARDER
- ARMER
- ARTER
- ASHER
- ASKER
- ASPER
- ASTER
- ATTER
- AUGER
- AWBER
- AWNER
5 Letter Words Starting With B and Ending In R
- BAKER
- BALER
- BLUER
- BOXER
- BUYER
- BARER
- BASER
- BATER
- BAYER
- BEVER
- BIDER
- BIFER
- BIKER
- BINER
- BITER
- BLAER
- BLIER
- BODER
- BONER
- BORER
- BOSER
- BOWER
- BOYER
- BREER
- BRIER
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In R
- CAPER
- CATER
- CHEER
- CIDER
- CORER
- COVER
- COWER
- CRIER
- CYBER
- CABER
- CADER
- CAGER
- CAKER
- CANER
- CARER
- CASER
- CAVER
- CEDER
- CERER
- CICER
- CITER
- CLYER
- CODER
- COKER
- COMER
- CONER
- COOER
- COPER
- COYER
- CRYER
- CUBER
- CURER
- CUTER
- CYDER
5 Letter Words Starting With D and Ending In R
- DEFER
- DETER
- DINER
- DIVER
- DRIER
- DRYER
- DOVER
- DAKER
- DALER
- DARER
- DATER
- DAVER
- DAZER
- DEWER
- DICER
- DIKER
- DIMER
- DIRER
- DITER
- DOMER
- DONER
- DOPER
- DOSER
- DOTER
- DOWER
- DOZER
- DREER
- DULER
- DUPER
- DYKER
5 Letter Words Starting With E and Ending In R
- EAGER
- EATER
- ELDER
- EMBER
- ENTER
- ESTER
- ETHER
- EASER
- EAVER
- EDDER
- EDGER
- EELER
- EEVER
- EFFER
- EGGER
- EIDER
- EIMER
- ELMER
- ELVER
- EMEER
- EMMER
- ENDER
- ESKER
- EULER
- EWDER
- EXIER
- EXTER
- EYRER
5 Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In R
- FEVER
- FEWER
- FIBER
- FILER
- FINER
- FIXER
- FLIER
- FLYER
- FOYER
- FREER
- FACER
- FADER
- FAGER
- FAKER
- FARER
- FAVER
- FAYER
- FERER
- FEYER
- FHRER
- FIFER
- FIRER
- FIVER
- FLEER
- FLUER
- FODER
- FOUER
- FOXER
- FRIER
- FRYER
- FUDER
- FUMER
5 Letter Words Starting With G and Ending In R
- GAMER
- GAYER
- GAZER
- GIVER
- GONER
- GADER
- GAGER
- GAPER
- GATER
- GEYER
- GIBER
- GIHER
- GLUER
- GOFER
- GOIER
- GOMER
- GORER
- GOTER
- GUSER
- GUYER
- GYVER
5 Letter Words Starting With H and Ending In R
- HATER
- HOMER
- HOVER
- HYPER
- HALER
- HAVER
- HAWER
- HAYER
- HAZER
- HEDER
- HEWER
- HEXER
- HIDER
- HIKER
- HIPER
- HIRER
- HIVER
- HOKER
- HOLER
- HONER
- HOPER
- HOSER
- HUGER
5 Letter Words Starting With I and Ending In R
- IDLER
- INFER
- INNER
- INTER
- ICIER
- ICKER
- ILLER
- IMBER
- IMPER
- INGER
- INKER
- INVER
- ITHER
5 Letter Words Starting With J and Ending In R
- JOKER
- JAGER
- JAKER
- JAPER
- JAVER
- JIBER
- JIVER
- JOWER
- JUGER
5 Letter Words Starting With K and Ending In R
- KASER
- KAVER
- KEVER
- KEYER
- KHEER
- KHMER
- KITER
- KIVER
- KOKER
5 Letter Words Starting With L and Ending In R
- LAGER
- LATER
- LAYER
- LEPER
- LEVER
- LINER
- LIVER
- LOSER
- LOVER
- LOWER
- LASER
- LACER
- LADER
- LAKER
- LAMER
- LAVER
- LAWER
- LAXER
- LEGER
- LIBER
- LIFER
- LIGER
- LIKER
- LIMER
- LITER
- LONER
- LOPER
- LUGER
- LURER
- LUSER
- LUTER
- LUXER
5 Letter Words Starting With M and Ending In R
- MAKER
- METER
- MINER
- MISER
- MOVER
- MOWER
- MIXER
- MACER
- MASER
- MATER
- MAYER
- MAZER
- MERER
- MEWER
- MIDER
- MILER
- MIMER
- MITER
- MODER
- MOIER
- MOKER
- MOLER
- MONER
- MOPER
- MOTER
- MSTER
- MTIER
- MUSER
- MUTER
5 Letter Words Starting With N and Ending In R
- NEVER
- NEWER
- NICER
- NIGER
- NAKER
- NAMER
- NEGER
- NEPER
- NETER
- NINER
- NITER
- NIXER
- NOSER
- NOTER
- NUDER
5 Letter Words Starting With O and Ending In R
- ODDER
- OFFER
- OLDER
- ORDER
- OTHER
- OTTER
- OUTER
- OWNER
- OAKER
- OARER
- OATER
- OCHER
- OCKER
- OFTER
- OGLER
- OILER
- OLLER
- OMBER
- ONCER
- ONKER
- OPTER
- ORMER
- OSIER
- OWLER
- OWSER
- OXTER
5 Letter Words Starting With P and Ending In R
- PALER
- PAPER
- PARER
- PAYER
- PIPER
- PLIER
- POKER
- POSER
- POWER
- PURER
- PETER
- PACER
- PAGER
- PATER
- PAVER
- PAWER
- PHEER
- PIKER
- PILER
- PINER
- PIZER
- PLYER
- POLER
- PORER
- POTER
- PRIER
- PRYER
- PUCER
- PUKER
- PULER
- PUTER
5 Letter Words Starting With R and Ending In R
- RACER
- RARER
- REFER
- RIDER
- RIPER
- RISER
- RIVER
- ROGER
- ROVER
- ROWER
- RUDER
- RULER
- RAGER
- RAKER
- RAPER
- RASER
- RATER
- RAVER
- RAWER
- RAZER
- REVER
- RICER
- RIFER
- RIMER
- ROBER
- ROKER
- ROMER
- ROPER
- ROTER
- RUNER
- RYDER
- RYMER
- RYPER
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In R
- SAFER
- SANER
- SEVER
- SEWER
- SHEER
- SKIER
- SNEER
- SOBER
- SOWER
- STEER
- SUPER
- SURER
- SAVER
- SABER
- SAGER
- SAKER
- SASER
- SATER
- SAWER
- SAYER
- SCLER
- SEDER
- SEFER
- SEKER
- SERER
- SETER
- SEXER
- SHIER
- SHOER
- SHYER
- SICER
- SIDER
- SIKER
- SILER
- SIPER
- SIVER
- SIXER
- SIZER
- SKEER
- SKYER
- SLEER
- SLIER
- SLUER
- SLYER
- SMEER
- SOFER
- SOGER
- SOLER
- SORER
- SOTER
- SPAER
- SPEER
- SPIER
- SPUER
- SPYER
- SUBER
- SWEER
- SYKER
- SYVER
5 Letter Words Starting With T and Ending In R
- TAKER
- TAMER
- TAPER
- TIGER
- TIMER
- TOWER
- TRUER
- TUBER
- TONER
- TUNER
- TYLER
- TABER
- TALER
- TASER
- TATER
- TAVER
- TAWER
- TAXER
- TAYER
- TEAER
- TEWER
- THEER
- TIBER
- TICER
- TILER
- TIRER
- TITER
- TIVER
- TOHER
- TOKER
- TOPER
- TOTER
- TOYER
- TOZER
- TRIER
- TRYER
- TUYER
- TWEER
- TWIER
- TWOER
- TWYER
- TYPER
5 Letter Words Starting With U and Ending In R
- UDDER
- ULCER
- UNDER
- UPPER
- USHER
- UTTER
- ULLER
- UMBER
- UPHER
- UPTER
- URGER
- USTER
- UTHER
- UVVER
5 Letter Words Starting With V and Ending In R
- VIPER
- VOTER
- VAPER
- VETER
- VEXER
- VILER
- VINER
- VIVER
- VODER
- VOMER
- VOWER
5 Letter Words Starting With W and Ending In R
- WAFER
- WAGER
- WATER
- WAVER
- WIDER
- WISER
- WOOER
- WADER
- WAKER
- WALER
- WAXER
- WEBER
- WHEER
- WINER
- WIPER
- WIRER
- WIVER
- WOKER
- WRIER
- WRYER
- WYVER
5 Letter Words Starting With Q, Y or Z and Ending In R
- QUEER
- YAGER
- YARER
- YOKER
- YOMER
- YTTER
- ZONER
Frequently Asked Questions
What are common 5 letter words ending in ER?
Some of the most familiar are AFTER, ALTER, AMBER, and ANGER. There are 584 in total, with likely Wordle answers first and marked in green.
Which 5 letter words ending in ER make good Wordle guesses?
The strongest picks here are AFTER, ALTER, and AMBER. Each has been a real Wordle answer and uses common letters, so even a grey result rules out a lot.
Are there 5 letter words ending in ER with double letters?
Yes, 48 of them repeat a letter back to back, including CHEER, FREER, and INNER. Most players rule out repeated letters too early, so when a puzzle stalls, testing a double is often the way through.
