7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and R as the 4th letter

7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and R as the 4th letter: 352 matches fit this pattern.

352 wordsTop pick LEARNEDHighest score ZEBRAIC 20

42 of 352 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

4th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With E in 2nd place, T is the most common 4th letter (500 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Common words 42 · most-used first

LEARNED₈
WEARING₁₁
HEARING₁₁
DEGREES₉
BEDROOM₁₂
SECRETS₉
BEARING₁₀
RETREAT₇
NEAREST₇
TERRAIN₇
RECRUIT₉
TERRACE₉
TEARING₈
REGRETS₈
HEARTED₁₁
NEURONS₇
REFRESH₁₃
REFRAIN₁₀
FEARING₁₁
FEARFUL₁₃
BERRIES₉
SECRECY₁₄
METRICS₁₁
DERRICK₁₄
HERRING₁₁
REWRITE₁₀
DEAREST₈
NEARING₈
REPRINT₉
GEARING₉
LEARNER₇
BEARDED₁₁
BEDROCK₁₆
DEGRADE₁₀
TERRIER₇
GEARBOX₁₇
DEPRIVE₁₃
FERRIES₁₀
REDRESS₈
BEARERS₉
DECREED₁₁
REARING₈

All valid words 352

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

BEARCAT₁₁
BEARDED₁₁
BEARDIE₁₀
BEARERS₉
BEARHUG₁₃
BEARING₁₀
BEARISH₁₂
BEARPAW₁₄
BECRAWL₁₄
BECRIME₁₃
BECROWD₁₅
BECRUST₁₁
BEDRAIL₁₀
BEDRALS₁₀
BEDRAPE₁₂
BEDREST₁₀
BEDROCK₁₆
BEDROLL₁₀
BEDROOM₁₂
BEDROPS₁₂
BEDROPT₁₂
BEDRUGS₁₁
BEERAGE₁₀
BEERIER₉
BEERILY₁₂
BEERNUT₉
BEFRETS₁₂
BEGRIME₁₂
BEGRIMS₁₂
BEGROAN₁₀
BEPROSE₁₁
BERRETS₉
BERRIED₁₀
BERRIES₉
BETRAYS₁₂
BETREAD₁₀
BETRIMS₁₁
BETROTH₁₂
BEURRES₉
BEWRAPS₁₄
BEWRAPT₁₄
BEWRAYS₁₅
CEDRATE₁₀
CEDRINE₁₀
CERRIAL₉
DEAREST₈
DEARIES₈
DEARING₉
DEARNLY₁₁
DEARTHS₁₁
DEBRIDE₁₁
DEBRIEF₁₃
DECREED₁₁
DECREER₁₀
DECREES₁₀
DECREET₁₀
DECREWS₁₃
DECRIAL₁₀
DECRIED₁₁
DECRIER₁₀
DECRIES₁₀
DECROWN₁₃
DECRYPT₁₅
DEERFLY₁₄
DEERLET₈
DEFRAGS₁₂
DEFRAUD₁₂
DEFRAYS₁₄
DEFROCK₁₇
DEFROST₁₁
DEFROZE₂₀
DEGRADE₁₀
DEGREED₁₀
DEGREES₉
DEORBIT₁₀
DEPRAVE₁₃
DEPRESS₁₀
DEPRIVE₁₃
DERRICK₁₄
DERRIES₈
DETRACT₁₀
DETRAIN₈
DETRUDE₉
FEARERS₁₀
FEARFUL₁₃
FEARING₁₁
FEBRILE₁₂
FEERIES₁₀
FEERING₁₁
FEERINS₁₀
FERRATE₁₀
FERRELS₁₀
FERRETS₁₀
FERRETY₁₃
FERRIED₁₁
FERRIES₁₀
FERRITE₁₀
FERROUS₁₀
FERRUGO₁₁
FERRULE₁₀
FERRUMS₁₂
GEARBOX₁₇
GEARING₉
GEORGIC₁₁
HEARERS₁₀
HEARING₁₁
HEARKEN₁₄
HEARSAY₁₃
HEARSED₁₁
HEARSES₁₀
HEARTED₁₁
HEARTEN₁₀
HEARTHS₁₃
HEARTLY₁₃
HEIRDOM₁₃
HEIRESS₁₀
HEIRING₁₁
HENRIES₁₀
HERRIED₁₁
HERRIES₁₀
HERRING₁₁
HEUREKA₁₄
HEURISM₁₂
JEERERS₁₄
JEERING₁₅
JERREED₁₅
JERRIDS₁₅
JERRIES₁₄
KERRIAS₁₁
KERRIES₁₁
KEYRING₁₅
LEARIER₇
LEARING₈
LEARNED₈
LEARNER₇
LEERIER₇
LEERILY₁₀
LEERING₈
LEGROOM₁₀
LEIRING₈
LEPROSE₉
LEPROSY₁₂
LEPROUS₉
MEARING₁₀
MEDRESE₁₀
MEERCAT₁₁
MEERING₁₀
MEERKAT₁₃
MEGRIMS₁₂
MERRIER₉
MERRIES₉
MERRILY₁₂
METRICS₁₁
METRIFY₁₅
METRING₁₀
METRIST₉
MEVROUS₁₂
NEAREST₇
NEARING₈
NEARISH₁₀
NECROSE₉
NEGRESS₈
NEGROES₈
NEGROID₉
NEGRONI₈
NEURINE₇
NEURISM₉
NEURITE₇
NEUROID₈
NEUROMA₉
NEURONE₇
NEURONS₇
NEURULA₇
PEARCED₁₂
PEARCES₁₁
PEARLED₁₀
PEARLER₉
PEARLIN₉
PEARTER₉
PEARTLY₁₂
PEBRINE₁₁
PEDRAIL₁₀
PEDRERO₁₀
PEERAGE₁₀
PEERESS₉
PEERIER₉
PEERIES₉
PEERING₁₀
PERRIER₉
PERRIES₉
PERRONS₉
PETRALE₉
PETRARY₁₂
PETRELS₉
PETRIFY₁₅
PETROLS₉
PETROUS₉
REARERS₇
REARGUE₈
REARING₈
REARISE₇
REARMED₁₀
REAROSE₇
REBRACE₁₁
REBRAND₁₀
REBREED₁₀
RECRATE₉
RECROSS₉
RECROWN₁₂
RECRUIT₉
REDRAFT₁₁
REDRAWN₁₁
REDRAWS₁₁
REDREAM₁₀
REDRESS₈
REDRIED₉
REDRIES₈
REDRILL₈
REDRIVE₁₁
REDROOT₈
REDROVE₁₁
REERECT₉
REFRACT₁₂
REFRAIN₁₀
REFRAME₁₂
REFRESH₁₃
REFRIED₁₁
REFRIES₁₀
REFRONT₁₀
REFROZE₁₉
REGRADE₉
REGRAFT₁₁
REGRANT₈
REGRATE₈
REGREDE₉
REGREEN₈
REGREET₈
REGRESS₈
REGRETS₈
REGRIND₉
REGROOM₁₀
REGROUP₁₀
REGROWN₁₁
REGROWS₁₁
REORDER₈
REORGED₉
REPRESS₉
REPRICE₁₁
REPRIME₁₁
REPRINT₉
REPRISE₉
REPRIVE₁₂
REPRIZE₁₈
REPROBE₁₁
REPROOF₁₂
REPROVE₁₂
REPRYVE₁₅
RETRACE₉
RETRACK₁₃
RETRACT₉
RETRAIN₇
RETRAIT₇
RETRATE₇
RETREAD₈
RETREAT₇
RETREES₇
RETRIAL₇
RETRIED₈
RETRIES₇
RETRIMS₉
REURGED₉
REURGES₈
REWRAPS₁₂
REWRAPT₁₂
REWRITE₁₀
REWROTE₁₀
SEARATS₇
SEARCED₁₀
SEARCES₉
SEAREST₇
SEARING₈
SECRECY₁₄
SECRETA₉
SECRETE₉
SECRETS₉
SEERESS₇
SENRYUS₁₀
SERRANO₇
SERRANS₇
SERRATE₇
SERRATI₇
SERRIED₈
SERRIES₇
SERRING₈
SEVRUGA₁₁
TEARERS₇
TEARFUL₁₀
TEARGAS₈
TEARIER₇
TEARILY₁₀
TEARING₈
TEAROOM₉
TEERING₈
TENRECS₉
TERRACE₉
TERRAIN₇
TERRANE₇
TERREEN₇
TERRENE₇
TERRETS₇
TERRIER₇
TERRIES₇
TERRIFY₁₃
TERRINE₇
TERRITS₇
TERROIR₇
TERRORS₇
TETRACT₉
TETRADS₈
TETRODE₈
TETROSE₇
TETRYLS₁₀
VEERIES₁₀
VEERING₁₁
VERRELS₁₀
VERRUCA₁₂
VERRUGA₁₁
WEARERS₁₀
WEARIED₁₁
WEARIER₁₀
WEARIES₁₀
WEARILY₁₃
WEARING₁₁
WEARISH₁₃
WEIRDED₁₂
WEIRDER₁₁
WEIRDIE₁₁
WEIRDLY₁₄
WEIRDOS₁₁
WEIRING₁₁
YEARDED₁₂
YEAREND₁₁
YEARNED₁₁
YEARNER₁₀
ZEBRAIC₂₀
ZEBRANO₁₈
ZEBRASS₁₈
ZEBRINA₁₈
ZEBRINE₁₈
ZEBROID₁₉
ZEBRULA₁₈
ZEBRULE₁₈

Letters by positionIn 33% of these words the 5th letter is I.

1st letter

R22%
B12%
D11%

3rd letter

A20%
R15%
T10%

5th letter

I33%
E16%
A16%

6th letter

E23%
N14%
S9%

7th letter

S27%
E18%
D10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; ZEBRAIC tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 41 words
8 points: 38 words
99 points: 57 words
10 points: 73 words
1111 points: 53 words
12 points: 34 words
1313 points: 19 words
14 points: 13 words
1515 points: 10 words
16 points: 1 words
1717 points: 2 words
18 points: 7 words
1919 points: 2 words
20 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZEBRAIC	20	22	All three
DEFROZE	20	20	Collins only
REFROZE	19	19	All three
ZEBROID	19	20	All three
ZEBRINA	18	20	Collins only
ZEBRASS	18	19	All three
ZEBRINE	18	20	All three
ZEBRANO	18	20	Collins · NWL
ZEBRULA	18	21	Collins only
ZEBRULE	18	21	Collins only
REPRIZE	18	19	Collins only
GEARBOX	17	19	All three

The fixed pattern _E_R___ leaves the first, third, fifth, sixth, and seventh letters open. That produces 352 matches across tournament lists, but just 42 rank among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency. Learn familiar choices such as LEARNED and HEARING before trying specialist scoring options. Definitions are available for 287 entries, so an unfamiliar match is not automatically invalid.

Pattern facts at a glance

352 entries match _E_R___ across at least one tournament dictionary.
R begins 79 matches; B begins 42, and D begins 38.
Final S leads with 95 words, ahead of final E at 62.
Only 42 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency.
ZEBRAIC and DEFROZE tie for the top score at 20 points.

How do these seven-letter words vary?

Only the first, third, fifth, sixth, and seventh positions vary in _E_R___. LEARNED is a familiar fit, while HEARING and WEARING show how the same frame supports different endings. TERRACE, RETREAT, and TERRAIN offer further checks when you know the fixed letters but not the first one.

Starting letters are uneven: R leads 79 matches, while B starts 42 and D starts 38. At the other end, 95 finish in S; E follows with 62. If your blank tiles leave a choice, test a final S before reaching for a rarer ending.

Among patterns keeping E second, R fourth produces 352 matches, fewer than T fourth at 500 and I fourth at 449, but more than E fourth at 347. The fixed pair narrows choices without making this an especially rare seven-letter search.

Which matching words score highest?

ZEBRAIC and DEFROZE share the top score at 20 points, despite taking very different routes through the pattern. REFROZE and ZEBROID follow at 19; ZEBRINA scores 18. ZEBRAIC is a striking find, but DEFROZE will look more familiar to many players.

Treat the score leaders as rack options, not everyday vocabulary: only 42 of 352 matches sit in the top 25,000 by wordfreq frequency. The pattern totals also differ by dictionary: Collins counts 345, NWL2023 counts 275, and ENABLE counts 262, all within the 352-word union. Check your game's word list before playing.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have E second and R fourth?

There are 352 seven-letter matches with E in position two and R in position four. The pattern is _E_R___, leaving five positions open. Only 42 of those words rank among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency, so many matches are uncommon.

Which final letter is most common for this pattern?

S is the most common final letter, appearing in 95 matches. E is next with 62, followed by D with 36 and T with 33. When the last tile is unknown, an S ending is a stronger first check than the less frequent alternatives.

Are all 352 words valid in every Scrabble dictionary?

No. The total includes words found in at least one tournament dictionary: Collins includes 345, NWL2023 includes 275, and ENABLE includes 262. Those sets overlap, so their counts do not add up to 352. Check the word list used by your game before playing.

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