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6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and R as the 3rd letter

6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and R as the 3rd letter number 372, including familiar matches such as PERSON and SERIES.

372 wordsTop pick PERSONHighest score JERQUE 22

46 of 372 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With E in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (372 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 46 · most-used first

All valid words 372

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • AERATE6
  • AERIAL6
  • AERIED7
  • AERIER6
  • AERIES6
  • AERIFY12
  • AERILY9
  • AEROBE8
  • AERUGO7
  • BERAKE12
  • BERATE8
  • BERAYS11
  • BERBER10
  • BEREFT11
  • BERETS8
  • BERGEN9
  • BERIME10
  • BERLEY11
  • BERLIN8
  • BERMED11
  • BERMES10
  • BEROBS10
  • BERRET8
  • BERTHA11
  • BERTHE11
  • BERTHS11
  • BERYLS11
  • CERATE8
  • CERCAL10
  • CERCIS10
  • CERCUS10
  • CEREAL8
  • CEREUS8
  • CERGES9
  • CERIAS8
  • CERING9
  • CERIPH13
  • CERISE8
  • CERITE8
  • CERIUM10
  • CERMET10
  • CERNED9
  • CERNES8
  • CEROON8
  • CEROUS8
  • CERRIS8
  • CERTES8
  • CERULE8
  • CERUSE8
  • CERVID12
  • CERVIX18
  • DERAIL7
  • DERATE7
  • DERATS7
  • DERAYS10
  • DERHAM12
  • DERIDE8
  • DERIGS8
  • DERING8
  • DERIVE10
  • DERMAL9
  • DERMAS9
  • DERMIC11
  • DERMIS9
  • DERNLY10
  • DERRIS7
  • DERROS7
  • DERTHS10
  • EERIER6
  • EERILY9
  • FERALS9
  • FERBAM13
  • FEREST9
  • FERIAE9
  • FERIAL9
  • FERIAS9
  • FERINE9
  • FERITY12
  • FERLIE9
  • FERMIS11
  • FERREL9
  • FERRET9
  • FERRIC11
  • FERRUM11
  • FERULA9
  • FERULE9
  • FERVID13
  • FERVOR12
  • GERAHS10
  • GERBES9
  • GERBIL9
  • GERENT7
  • GERLES7
  • GERMAN9
  • GERMED10
  • GERMEN9
  • GERMIN9
  • GERNED8
  • GERNES7
  • GERUND8
  • HERALD10
  • HERBAL11
  • HERBAR11
  • HERBED12
  • HERDED11
  • HERDEN10
  • HERDER10
  • HERDIC12
  • HEREAT9
  • HEREBY14
  • HEREIN9
  • HEREOF12
  • HEREON9
  • HERESY12
  • HERETO9
  • HERIED10
  • HERIES9
  • HERIOT9
  • HERMAE11
  • HERMAI11
  • HERMIT11
  • HERNIA9
  • HEROES9
  • HEROIC11
  • HEROIN9
  • HERONS9
  • HEROON9
  • HERPES11
  • HERSED10
  • HERSES9
  • HERYED13
  • HERYES12
  • JERBIL15
  • JERBOA15
  • JEREED14
  • JERIDS14
  • JERKED18
  • JERKER17
  • JERKIN17
  • JERQUE22
  • JERRID14
  • JERSEY16
  • KERBED13
  • KERELS10
  • KERERU10
  • KERFED14
  • KERMAS12
  • KERMES12
  • KERMIS12
  • KERNED11
  • KERNEL10
  • KERNES10
  • KERRIA10
  • KERSEY13
  • KERVED14
  • KERVES13
  • LERING7
  • MERCAT10
  • MERCER10
  • MERCES10
  • MERDES9
  • MERELL8
  • MERELS8
  • MERELY11
  • MEREST8
  • MERGED10
  • MERGEE9
  • MERGER9
  • MERGES9
  • MERILS8
  • MERING9
  • MERINO8
  • MERISM10
  • MERITS8
  • MERKIN12
  • MERLES8
  • MERLIN8
  • MERLON8
  • MERLOT8
  • MERMAN10
  • MERMEN10
  • MEROME10
  • MERSES8
  • NERALS6
  • NEREID7
  • NEREIS6
  • NERINE6
  • NERITE6
  • NERKAS10
  • NEROLI6
  • NEROLS6
  • NERVAL9
  • NERVED10
  • NERVER9
  • NERVES9
  • PERAEA8
  • PERAIS8
  • PERCED11
  • PERCEN10
  • PERCES10
  • PERCID11
  • PERDIE9
  • PERDUE9
  • PERDUS9
  • PEREIA8
  • PEREON8
  • PERFAY14
  • PERFET11
  • PERFIN11
  • PERILS8
  • PERIOD9
  • PERISH11
  • PERITI8
  • PERKED13
  • PERKIN12
  • PERMED11
  • PERMIE10
  • PERMIT10
  • PERNIO8
  • PERNOD9
  • PEROGI9
  • PEROGY12
  • PERONE8
  • PEROXO15
  • PEROXY18
  • PERRON8
  • PERSES8
  • PERSON8
  • PERSUE8
  • PERTER8
  • PERTLY11
  • PERUKE12
  • PERUSE8
  • PERVED12
  • PERVES11
  • PERVOS11
  • RERACK12
  • RERAIL6
  • REREAD7
  • RERENT6
  • RERIGS7
  • RERISE6
  • REROLL6
  • REROOF9
  • REROSE6
  • RERUNS6
  • SERACS8
  • SERAIL6
  • SERAIS6
  • SERANG7
  • SERAPE8
  • SERAPH11
  • SERDAB9
  • SEREIN6
  • SERENE6
  • SEREST6
  • SERGED8
  • SERGER7
  • SERGES7
  • SERIAL6
  • SERIES6
  • SERIFS9
  • SERINE6
  • SERING7
  • SERINS6
  • SERIPH11
  • SERMON8
  • SEROMA8
  • SERONS6
  • SEROON6
  • SEROSA6
  • SEROUS6
  • SEROWS9
  • SERRAE6
  • SERRAN6
  • SERRAS6
  • SERRED7
  • SERRES6
  • SERUMS8
  • SERVAL9
  • SERVED10
  • SERVER9
  • SERVES9
  • SERVOS9
  • TERAIS6
  • TERAPH11
  • TERATA6
  • TERBIA8
  • TERBIC10
  • TERCEL8
  • TERCES8
  • TERCET8
  • TERCIO8
  • TEREDO7
  • TEREFA9
  • TEREKS10
  • TERETE6
  • TERFES9
  • TERGAL7
  • TERGUM9
  • TERMED9
  • TERMER8
  • TERMLY11
  • TERMOR8
  • TERNAL6
  • TERNED7
  • TERNES6
  • TERRAE6
  • TERRAS6
  • TERRET6
  • TERRIT6
  • TERROR6
  • TERSER6
  • TERTIA6
  • VERBAL11
  • VERBED12
  • VERBID12
  • VERDET10
  • VERDIN10
  • VERDIT10
  • VERDOY13
  • VERGED11
  • VERGER10
  • VERGES10
  • VERIER9
  • VERIFY15
  • VERILY12
  • VERISM11
  • VERIST9
  • VERITE9
  • VERITY12
  • VERJUS16
  • VERLAN9
  • VERLIG10
  • VERMAL11
  • VERMES11
  • VERMIL11
  • VERMIN11
  • VERMIS11
  • VERNAL9
  • VERNIX16
  • VERREL9
  • VERREY12
  • VERSAL9
  • VERSED10
  • VERSER9
  • VERSES9
  • VERSET9
  • VERSIN9
  • VERSOS9
  • VERSTE9
  • VERSTS9
  • VERSUS9
  • VERTED10
  • VERTEX16
  • VERTUE9
  • VERTUS9
  • VERVEL12
  • VERVEN12
  • VERVES12
  • VERVET12
  • WERRIS9
  • XEROMA15
  • YERBAS11
  • YERDED11
  • YERKED14
  • ZERDAS16
  • ZEREBA17
  • ZERIBA17
  • ZEROED16
  • ZEROES15
  • ZEROTH18
Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 5th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. V13%
  2. P11%
  3. S10%
4th letter
  1. I15%
  2. E9%
  3. M9%
5th letter
  1. E31%
  2. I16%
  3. A11%
6th letter
  1. S27%
  2. D12%
  3. E11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; JERQUE tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 46 words
  2. 7 points: 22 words
  3. 88 points: 61 words
  4. 9 points: 81 words
  5. 1010 points: 50 words
  6. 11 points: 45 words
  7. 1212 points: 29 words
  8. 13 points: 9 words
  9. 1414 points: 8 words
  10. 15 points: 6 words
  11. 1616 points: 6 words
  12. 17 points: 4 words
  13. 1818 points: 4 words
  14. 19 points: 0 words
  15. 2020 points: 0 words
  16. 21 points: 0 words
  17. 2222 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JERQUE2225Collins only
CERVIX1820All three
JERKED1820All three
ZEROTH1817All three
PEROXY1818All three
JERKIN1720All three
JERKER1719All three
ZEREBA1718Collins only
ZERIBA1718Collins only
JERSEY1617All three
VERTEX1617All three
ZEROED1616All three

Read the pattern as _ER___: E sits in the second slot, R in the third, and the other four letters remain open. PERIOD, SERVED, and JERSEY also fit. Of the 372 matches, 46 are among the commonest English words; many others are specialist, inflected, or less familiar, so a pattern match does not guarantee everyday vocabulary.

6-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and R as the 3rd letter

  • There are 372 matches with E-R fixed in positions two and three.
  • PERSON, SERIES, PERIOD, and SERVER are recognizable examples.
  • V is the most common first letter, with 47 words; P follows with 41.
  • S is the leading final letter: 100 matches end in S, compared with 45 ending in D.
  • Collins includes 364 matches, NWL2023 has 264, and ENABLE has 243; those dictionary totals overlap.

Which letters start and end these words?

V leads the opening letters, with VERBAL, VERIFY, and VERSUS among the examples. P is close behind, represented by PERIOD and PERMIT, while S contributes words such as SERIES and SERVED. Those openings offer a practical first filter when your known letters already include E-R.

The endings cluster more strongly: 100 words finish in S, including SERIES, SERVES, and NERVES. Endings D and E follow with 45 and 42. If your final tile is uncertain, test S first, then check whether a D or E completes a familiar word.

Which matches have the highest tile scores?

JERQUE tops the scoring examples at 22 points. CERVIX, JERKED, ZEROTH, and PEROXY each score 18, while JERSEY scores 16. The surprise is that a less familiar entry beats the recognizable words on raw tile value; a high score alone does not make a word easy to place.

These are letter-tile totals, not guaranteed board scores: premium squares and connected plays change the result. For a more familiar option, PERSON and PERIOD are among the common examples, but not every match belongs to every game’s dictionary. Check the word list your game uses before committing.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have E second and R third?
There are 372 matches for the pattern _ER___. The count includes words found in at least one tournament dictionary, including examples such as PERSON, SERIES, and PERIOD.
What is the highest-scoring word in this E-R pattern?
JERQUE is the top scoring example at 22 points. CERVIX, JERKED, ZEROTH, and PEROXY each score 18, so the strongest choice depends on which letters and board squares you can use.
Which ending is most common among these words?
S is the most common final letter, appearing in 100 matches. D is next with 45, followed by E with 42; examples ending in S include SERIES, SERVES, and NERVES.

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