7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and R as the 7th letter
The 58 7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and R as the 7th letter include familiar picks such as EARLIER and EMPEROR.
4 of 58 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With E in 1st place, S is the most common 7th letter (373 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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- EARLIER7
- EMPEROR11
- EMPOWER14
- EQUATOR16
- ELECTOR9
- EMITTER9
- EYEWEAR13
- ENABLER9
- ENCODER10
- EJECTOR16
- ERECTOR9
- EMPTIER11
- EXCIMER18
- EXCITER16
- EVENTER10
- ESCOLAR9
- EMAILER9
- EVOLVER13
- ENACTOR9
- ENJOYER17
- EXPOSER16
- ENGAGER9
- ESCAPER11
- ENGINER8
- ENAMOUR9
- ENDURER8
- ESSAYER10
- EXCUSER16
- EVILLER10
- EXACTOR16
- EXACTER16
- ENTERER7
- EFFACER15
- ENROBER9
- EMBOWER14
- EXALTER14
- EVICTOR12
- ENTICER9
- EAGERER8
- ECOTOUR9
- EDIFIER11
- EDUCTOR10
- EENSIER7
- ELOINER7
- EMENDER10
- EMPALER11
- EMULSOR9
- ENCHEER12
All valid words 58
- EAGERER8
- EARLIER7
- ECOTOUR9
- EDIFIER11
- EDUCTOR10
- EENSIER7
- EFFACER15
- EJECTOR16
- ELECTOR9
- ELOINER7
- EMAILER9
- EMBOWER14
- EMENDER10
- EMITTER9
- EMPALER11
- EMPEROR11
- EMPOWER14
- EMPTIER11
- EMULSOR9
- ENABLER9
- ENACTOR9
- ENAMOUR9
- ENCHEER12
- ENCODER10
- ENDOWER11
- ENDURER8
- ENFEVER13
- ENGAGER9
- ENGINER8
- ENJOYER17
- ENROBER9
- ENSURER7
- ENTERER7
- ENTICER9
- EPICIER11
- EQUATOR16
- ERECTER9
- ERECTOR9
- ESCAPER11
- ESCOLAR9
- ESSAYER10
- ESTOVER10
- EVENTER10
- EVERTOR10
- EVICTOR12
- EVILLER10
- EVOLVER13
- EXACTER16
- EXACTOR16
- EXALTER14
- EXCIMER18
- EXCITER16
- EXCITOR16
- EXCUSER16
- EXHUMER19
- EXPIRER16
- EXPOSER16
- EYEWEAR13
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXHUMER | 19 | 20 | All three |
| EXCIMER | 18 | 20 | All three |
| ENJOYER | 17 | 19 | All three |
| EQUATOR | 16 | 17 | All three |
| EJECTOR | 16 | 19 | All three |
| EXCITER | 16 | 17 | All three |
| EXPOSER | 16 | 17 | All three |
| EXCUSER | 16 | 18 | All three |
| EXACTOR | 16 | 17 | All three |
| EXACTER | 16 | 17 | All three |
| EXCITOR | 16 | 17 | All three |
| EXPIRER | 16 | 17 | All three |
With E locked at the front and R at the finish, only 58 tournament-dictionary entries fit this seven-letter pattern. The set spans EARLIER, EMPEROR, EMPOWER, and EQUATOR, but also less familiar forms such as ESCOLAR and EVENTER. Just 4 entries fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so a matching shape does not guarantee an everyday answer.
How many 7-letter words start with E and end in R?
- The pattern has 58 tournament-dictionary matches, with E first and R last.
- Collins lists 56, NWL2023 lists 53, and ENABLE lists 48; those counts overlap.
- A total of 39 entries have definitions, and the average score is 11.4.
- EXHUMER leads at 19 points; EXCIMER scores 18.
Which matching words score the most?
EXHUMER leads the score table at 19 points, with EXCIMER at 18 and ENJOYER at 17. EQUATOR, EJECTOR, EXCITER, EXPOSER, EXCUSER, EXACTOR, and EXACTER form the next tier at 16 apiece. The X-heavy leaders make the top end less obvious than the familiar words suggest.
EARLIER, EMPEROR, EMPOWER, and EQUATOR anchor the recognizable examples. ENCODER, ENABLER, EJECTOR, and ERECTOR show how the final R can close different word shapes. Yet only 4 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so recognition is a better first filter than assuming the whole set is everyday vocabulary.
How should you use this fixed-letter pattern?
Use the pattern as a five-letter middle search: keep E in slot 1 and R in slot 7, then test the intervening letters against your rack or clue. With those endpoints fixed, a near-match that changes the final letter is not a solution, even if its middle looks right. Start with visible letter runs in examples such as EQUATOR and ENCODER.
Dictionary coverage is not identical: the overall 58-entry count combines tournament lists, while Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE each cover fewer entries. A word accepted in one game may fail in another. Because the set has just 4 common entries, prioritize familiar candidates and check your game's word list before staking a turn on an obscure form.
7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and R as the 7th letter
Use EXHUMER and EXCIMER as score benchmarks, not as everyday guesses: the highest-scoring entries are not necessarily common words.
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