Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: OATER, LATER, AIDER, TALER, PATER and AIMER. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 234 of the 359 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- HAZER17 points
- JOKER16 points
- MAZER16 points
- DOZER15 points
- FIXER15 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third-to-last letter is T (39 words), followed by V (26).
More 5 letter words ending with R
ER at other lengths
Questions
How many 5 letter words end in ER?
There are 359 5 letter words that end in ER in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that end in ER?
HAZER, worth 17 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
What is a good Wordle guess that ends in ER?
OATER, LATER and TALER use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

