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

564 7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and R as the 3rd letter match this pattern, from PERFECT to less familiar high scorers.

564 wordsTop pick SERVICEHighest score JERQUED 24

50 of 564 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd letter
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J
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M
N
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P
Q
R
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Z

3rd letter
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G
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I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
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T
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With E in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (564 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 50 · most-used first

SERVICE₁₂
PERFECT₁₄
CERTAIN₉
SERIOUS₇
PERHAPS₁₄
VERSION₁₀
PERCENT₁₁
HERSELF₁₃
PERFORM₁₄
SERVING₁₁
PERSONS₉
NERVOUS₁₀
PERIODS₁₀
DERIVED₁₂
GERMANS₁₀
SERVANT₁₀
SERVERS₁₀
VERDICT₁₃
MERCURY₁₄
PERMITS₁₁
TERRAIN₇
TERRACE₉
PERFUME₁₄
CERAMIC₁₃
PERSONA₉
JERSEYS₁₇
PERKINS₁₃
FERTILE₁₀
BERRIES₉
HEROINE₁₀
PERSIST₉
DERRICK₁₄
HERRING₁₁
MERMAID₁₂
SERPENT₉
MERGING₁₁
MERGERS₁₀
DERIVES₁₁
SERMONS₉
PERVERT₁₂
PERJURY₁₉
GERMAIN₁₀
HEROISM₁₂
PERCHED₁₅
TERRIER₇
JERKING₁₉
CEREALS₉
AEROBIC₁₁

Showing the top 48 of 50 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 564

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

AERADIO₈
AERATED₈
AERATES₇
AERATOR₇
AERIALS₇
AERIEST₇
AEROBAT₉
AEROBES₉
AEROBIA₉
AEROBIC₁₁
AEROBUS₉
AEROGEL₈
AEROSAT₇
AEROSOL₇
AERUGOS₈
BERAKED₁₄
BERAKES₁₃
BERATED₁₀
BERATES₉
BERAYED₁₃
BERBERE₁₁
BERBERS₁₁
BERBICE₁₃
BERCEAU₁₁
BERDASH₁₃
BEREAVE₁₂
BERETTA₉
BERGAMA₁₂
BERGENS₁₀
BERGERE₁₀
BERGYLT₁₃
BERHYME₁₇
BERIMED₁₂
BERIMES₁₁
BERLEYS₁₂
BERLINE₉
BERLINS₉
BERMING₁₂
BEROBED₁₂
BERRETS₉
BERRIED₁₀
BERRIES₉
BERSEEM₁₁
BERSERK₁₃
BERTHAS₁₂
BERTHED₁₃
BERTHES₁₂
CERAMAL₁₁
CERAMIC₁₃
CERASIN₉
CERATED₁₀
CERATES₉
CERATIN₉
CEREALS₉
CEREBRA₁₁
CEREOUS₉
CERESIN₉
CERIMAN₁₁
CERIPHS₁₄
CERISES₉
CERITES₉
CERIUMS₁₁
CERMETS₁₁
CERNING₁₀
CEROONS₉
CEROTIC₁₁
CERRIAL₉
CERTAIN₉
CERTIFY₁₅
CERUMEN₁₁
CERUSES₉
CERVEZA₂₁
CERVIDS₁₃
CERVINE₁₂
DERAIGN₉
DERAILS₈
DERANGE₉
DERATED₉
DERATES₈
DERAYED₁₂
DERBIES₁₀
DERECHO₁₃
DERHAMS₁₃
DERIDED₁₀
DERIDER₉
DERIDES₉
DERIVED₁₂
DERIVER₁₁
DERIVES₁₁
DERMOID₁₁
DERNFUL₁₁
DERNIER₈
DERRICK₁₄
DERRIES₈
DERVISH₁₄
EERIEST₇
FERBAMS₁₄
FERLIED₁₁
FERLIER₁₀
FERLIES₁₀
FERMATA₁₂
FERMATE₁₂
FERMENT₁₂
FERMION₁₂
FERMIUM₁₄
FERNERY₁₃
FERNIER₁₀
FERNING₁₁
FERRATE₁₀
FERRELS₁₀
FERRETS₁₀
FERRETY₁₃
FERRIED₁₁
FERRIES₁₀
FERRITE₁₀
FERROUS₁₀
FERRUGO₁₁
FERRULE₁₀
FERRUMS₁₂
FERTILE₁₀
FERULAE₁₀
FERULAS₁₀
FERULED₁₁
FERULES₁₀
FERVENT₁₃
FERVORS₁₃
FERVOUR₁₃
GERBERA₁₀
GERBILS₁₀
GERENTS₈
GERENUK₁₂
GERMAIN₁₀
GERMANE₁₀
GERMANS₁₀
GERMENS₁₀
GERMIER₁₀
GERMINA₁₀
GERMING₁₁
GERMINS₁₀
GERNING₉
GERTCHA₁₃
GERUNDS₉
HERALDS₁₁
HERBAGE₁₃
HERBALS₁₂
HERBARS₁₂
HERBARY₁₅
HERBIER₁₂
HERBIST₁₂
HERBLET₁₂
HERBOSE₁₂
HERBOUS₁₂
HERDBOY₁₆
HERDENS₁₁
HERDERS₁₁
HERDESS₁₁
HERDICS₁₃
HERDING₁₂
HERDMAN₁₃
HERDMEN₁₃
HEREDES₁₁
HERETIC₁₂
HERIOTS₁₀
HERISSE₁₀
HERITOR₁₀
HERLING₁₁
HERMITS₁₂
HERNIAE₁₀
HERNIAL₁₀
HERNIAS₁₀
HEROICS₁₂
HEROINE₁₀
HEROINS₁₀
HEROISE₁₀
HEROISM₁₂
HEROIZE₁₉
HERONRY₁₃
HEROONS₁₀
HERRIED₁₁
HERRIES₁₀
HERRING₁₁
HERSALL₁₀
HERSELF₁₃
HERSHIP₁₅
HERTZES₁₉
HERYING₁₄
JERBILS₁₆
JERBOAS₁₆
JEREEDS₁₅
JERKERS₁₈
JERKIER₁₈
JERKIES₁₈
JERKILY₂₁
JERKING₁₉
JERKINS₁₈
JERQUED₂₄
JERQUER₂₃
JERQUES₂₃
JERREED₁₅
JERRIDS₁₅
JERRIES₁₄
JERSEYS₁₇
KERAMIC₁₅
KERATIN₁₁
KERBAYA₁₆
KERBING₁₄
KERCHOO₁₆
KERFING₁₅
KERKIER₁₅
KERMESS₁₃
KERMODE₁₄
KERNELS₁₁
KERNING₁₂
KERNISH₁₄
KERNITE₁₁
KEROGEN₁₂
KERRIAS₁₁
KERRIES₁₁
KERSEYS₁₄
KERVING₁₅
KERYGMA₁₇
LERNEAN₇
MERANTI₉
MERCADO₁₂
MERCATS₁₁
MERCERS₁₁
MERCERY₁₄
MERCHES₁₄
MERCHET₁₄
MERCIES₁₁
MERCIFY₁₇
MERCURY₁₄
MERELLS₉
MERFOLK₁₆
MERGEES₁₀
MERGERS₁₀
MERGING₁₁
MERGUEZ₁₉
MERINGS₁₀
MERINOS₉
MERISES₉
MERISIS₉
MERISMS₁₁
MERITED₁₀
MERKINS₁₃
MERLING₁₀
MERLINS₉
MERLONS₉
MERLOTS₉
MERMAID₁₂
MEROMES₁₁
MERONYM₁₄
MEROPIA₁₁
MEROPIC₁₃
MERRIER₉
MERRIES₉
MERRILY₁₂
MERSION₉
NERDIER₈
NERDISH₁₁
NEREIDS₈
NERINES₇
NERITES₇
NERITIC₉
NEROLIS₇
NERVATE₁₀
NERVERS₁₀
NERVIER₁₀
NERVILY₁₃
NERVINE₁₀
NERVING₁₁
NERVOUS₁₀
NERVULE₁₀
NERVURE₁₀
OERSTED₈
PERACID₁₂
PERAEON₉
PERCALE₁₁
PERCASE₁₁
PERCENT₁₁
PERCEPT₁₃
PERCHED₁₅
PERCHER₁₄
PERCHES₁₄
PERCIDS₁₂
PERCINE₁₁
PERCING₁₂
PERCOCT₁₃
PERCOID₁₂
PERCUSS₁₁
PERDUES₁₀
PERDURE₁₀
PEREGAL₁₀
PEREION₉
PEREIRA₉
PERENTY₁₂
PEREONS₉
PERFECT₁₄
PERFIDY₁₆
PERFING₁₃
PERFINS₁₂
PERFORM₁₄
PERFUME₁₄
PERFUMY₁₇
PERFUSE₁₂
PERGOLA₁₀
PERHAPS₁₄
PERIAPT₁₁
PERICON₁₁
PERIDIA₁₀
PERIDOT₁₀
PERIGEE₁₀
PERIGON₁₀
PERILED₁₀
PERILLA₉
PERINEA₉
PERIODS₁₀
PERIOST₉
PERIQUE₁₈
PERITUS₉
PERIWIG₁₃
PERJINK₂₀
PERJURE₁₆
PERJURY₁₉
PERKIER₁₃
PERKILY₁₆
PERKING₁₄
PERKINS₁₃
PERKISH₁₆
PERLITE₉
PERLOUS₉
PERMIAN₁₁
PERMIES₁₁
PERMING₁₂
PERMITS₁₁
PERMUTE₁₁
PERNODS₁₀
PEROGIE₁₀
PEROGIS₁₀
PERONES₉
PERORAL₉
PEROXID₁₇
PERPEND₁₂
PERPENT₁₁
PERPLEX₁₈
PERRIER₉
PERRIES₉
PERRONS₉
PERSALT₉
PERSANT₉
PERSICO₁₁
PERSING₁₀
PERSIST₉
PERSONA₉
PERSONS₉
PERSPEX₁₈
PERSUED₁₀
PERSUES₉
PERTAIN₉
PERTAKE₁₃
PERTEST₉
PERTOOK₁₃
PERTURB₁₁
PERTUSE₉
PERUKED₁₄
PERUKES₁₃
PERUSAL₉
PERUSED₁₀
PERUSER₉
PERUSES₉
PERVADE₁₃
PERVERT₁₂
PERVIER₁₂
PERVING₁₃
RERACKS₁₃
RERAILS₇
RERAISE₇
REREADS₈
REREDOS₈
REREMAI₉
RERENTS₇
RERISEN₇
RERISES₇
REROLLS₇
REROOFS₁₀
REROUTE₇
SERAFIN₁₀
SERAILS₇
SERANGS₈
SERAPES₉
SERAPHS₁₂
SERDABS₁₀
SEREINS₇
SERENED₈
SERENER₇
SERENES₇
SERFAGE₁₁
SERFDOM₁₃
SERFISH₁₃
SERGERS₈
SERGING₉
SERIALS₇
SERIATE₇
SERICIN₉
SERICON₉
SERIEMA₉
SERIFED₁₁
SERINES₇
SERINGA₈
SERIOUS₇
SERIPHS₁₂
SERKALI₁₁
SERMONS₉
SEROMAS₉
SEROONS₇
SEROPUS₉
SEROSAE₇
SEROSAL₇
SEROSAS₇
SEROVAR₁₀
SERPENT₉
SERPIGO₁₀
SERPULA₉
SERRANO₇
SERRANS₇
SERRATE₇
SERRATI₇
SERRIED₈
SERRIES₇
SERRING₈
SERUEWE₁₀
SERUMAL₉
SERVALS₁₀
SERVANT₁₀
SERVERS₁₀
SERVERY₁₃
SERVEWE₁₃
SERVICE₁₂
SERVILE₁₀
SERVING₁₁
SERVLET₁₀
TERAOHM₁₂
TERBIAS₉
TERBIUM₁₁
TERCELS₉
TERCETS₉
TERCIOS₉
TEREBIC₁₁
TEREBRA₉
TEREDOS₈
TEREFAH₁₃
TERESES₇
TERETES₇
TERGITE₈
TERMERS₉
TERMING₁₀
TERMINI₉
TERMITE₉
TERMORS₉
TERNARY₁₀
TERNATE₇
TERNING₈
TERNION₇
TERPENE₉
TERRACE₉
TERRAIN₇
TERRANE₇
TERREEN₇
TERRENE₇
TERRETS₇
TERRIER₇
TERRIES₇
TERRIFY₁₃
TERRINE₇
TERRITS₇
TERROIR₇
TERRORS₇
TERSELY₁₀
TERSEST₇
TERSION₇
TERTIAL₇
TERTIAN₇
TERTIAS₇
TERTIUM₉
TERTIUS₇
VERANDA₁₁
VERBALS₁₂
VERBENA₁₂
VERBIDS₁₃
VERBIFY₁₈
VERBILE₁₂
VERBING₁₃
VERBOSE₁₂
VERDANT₁₁
VERDETS₁₁
VERDICT₁₃
VERDINS₁₁
VERDITE₁₁
VERDITS₁₁
VERDURE₁₁
VERGERS₁₁
VERGING₁₂
VERGLAS₁₁
VERIDIC₁₃
VERIEST₁₀
VERISMO₁₂
VERISMS₁₂
VERISTS₁₀
VERITAS₁₀
VERITES₁₀
VERLANS₁₀
VERMEIL₁₂
VERMELL₁₂
VERMIAN₁₂
VERMILS₁₂
VERMILY₁₅
VERMINS₁₂
VERMINY₁₅
VERMUTH₁₅
VERNANT₁₀
VERNIER₁₀
VERONAL₁₀
VERRELS₁₀
VERRUCA₁₂
VERRUGA₁₁
VERSALS₁₀
VERSANT₁₀
VERSERS₁₀
VERSETS₁₀
VERSIFY₁₆
VERSINE₁₀
VERSING₁₁
VERSINS₁₀
VERSION₁₀
VERSTES₁₀
VERSUTE₁₀
VERTIGO₁₁
VERTING₁₁
VERTUES₁₀
VERVAIN₁₃
VERVELS₁₃
VERVENS₁₃
VERVETS₁₃
WERGELD₁₂
WERGELT₁₁
WERGILD₁₂
WERSHER₁₃
WERWOLF₁₆
XERAFIN₁₇
XERARCH₁₉
XERASIA₁₄
XEROMAS₁₆
XEROSES₁₄
XEROSIS₁₄
XEROTES₁₄
XEROTIC₁₆
XEROXED₂₂
XEROXES₂₁
XERUSES₁₄
YERDING₁₂
YERKING₁₅
ZEREBAS₁₈
ZERIBAS₁₈
ZEROING₁₇

Letters by positionIn 36% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

P18%
V10%
S10%

4th letter

I11%
R10%
O9%

5th letter

I31%
E13%
A10%

6th letter

E22%
N16%
L8%

7th letter

S36%
E12%
D7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; JERQUED tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 56 words
8 points: 23 words
99 points: 92 words
10 points: 104 words
1111 points: 79 words
12 points: 65 words
1313 points: 54 words
14 points: 30 words
1515 points: 15 words
16 points: 14 words
1717 points: 8 words
18 points: 10 words
1919 points: 6 words
20 points: 1 words
2121 points: 3 words
22 points: 1 words
2323 points: 2 words
24 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
JERQUED	24	27	Collins only
JERQUER	23	26	Collins only
JERQUES	23	26	Collins only
XEROXED	22	22	All three
CERVEZA	21	23	Collins · NWL
JERKILY	21	23	All three
XEROXES	21	21	All three
PERJINK	20	24	Collins only
PERJURY	19	22	All three
JERKING	19	23	All three
MERGUEZ	19	22	NWL only
HERTZES	19	18	All three

The fixed middle pair gives you a strong filter: every answer has _ER____ in those positions. Familiar options include SERVICE, CERTAIN, and VERSION, while words such as JERQUED offer a very different rack. The collection spans several tournament dictionaries, so a match for the pattern is not automatically accepted in every game.

The shape of the list

There are 564 qualifying seven-letter words with E second and R third.
PERFECT, CERTAIN, SERIOUS, and PERHAPS are recognizable examples.
P is the most frequent first letter, appearing in 99 entries.
S is the most frequent final letter, with 204 words ending that way.
Only 50 entries fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Which letters begin and end these words?

P leads the opening-letter count with 99 words; V follows with 58, and S has 55. That makes PERFECT, PERHAPS, and VERSION good familiar anchors when you are scanning candidates. H and T each begin 44 entries, so they form another sizable group.

At the other end, S dominates: 204 words finish with that letter. E is next at 67, while D, G, and N each account for between 34 and 38 entries. Try the final letter as a second filter rather than guessing from the middle pair alone.

Dictionary coverage differs: 551 entries appear in Collins, 420 in NWL2023, and 381 in ENABLE. Those counts overlap, and many matches are uncommon; check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar candidate.

Which pattern matches score highest?

JERQUED tops the Scrabble scores at 24 points. JERQUER and JERQUES each score 23, while XEROXED reaches 22. These are striking contrasts with everyday matches such as SERVICE and CERTAIN, which are easier to recognize but do not lead the scoring table.

The unusual insight is that a common middle pair does not make the whole word common: only 50 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Treat the pattern as a candidate filter, then check spelling and game acceptance. The 7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and R as the 3rd letter include both familiar vocabulary and specialized plays.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have E second and R third?

There are 564 seven-letter words with E in position two and R in position three. Familiar examples include PERFECT, SERVICE, and CERTAIN. The pattern fixes only those two letters, leaving the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, and final positions open.

Which word in this pattern has the highest Scrabble score?

JERQUED is the highest-scoring match, at 24 points. JERQUER and JERQUES follow at 23 points apiece, with XEROXED at 22. These scores make the less familiar J- and X-words worth checking when your rack supports them.

Are all 564 words accepted in every dictionary?

No, dictionary coverage varies. Collins includes 551 matches, NWL2023 includes 420, and ENABLE includes 381, with overlap among those counts. A word appearing in one list may not appear in another, so confirm uncommon plays against the word list used by your game.

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