7,623 words
Words ending in -er
7,623 words end in -er, and 1,210 of them are everyday words. One who does something, or the comparative form. Both senses are productive, which is why the list is so large.
- 7,623
- Words ending in -er
- 1,210
- Everyday words among them
- 2 pts
- The ending -er is worth this on its own
- 36 pts
- Best score, from KATZENJAMMER
Using an ending rather than memorising words
This is the habit that separates players who find bonus words from players who do not. Stop looking at your rack as seven separate letters and start looking for a stem plus an ending. If -er is sitting in your tiles, the real question is what 5 letter word the rest of your rack makes.
The same trick solves crosswords. Search the pattern ??????er and you will see how few options an ending really leaves.
The list
15 letter words
16
autotransformer 20
chromatographer 28
cinematographer 25
counterattacker 23
counterreformer 22
diastereoisomer 18
historiographer 24
malpractitioner 21
microphotometer 26
photomultiplier 24
photosensitiser 20
photosensitizer 29
phototypesetter 25
phytogeographer 30
transmissometer 19
ultramarathoner 20
14 letter words
35
antifilibuster 19
autobiographer 22
braunschweiger 25
complementiser 22
complementizer 31
conceptualiser 20
conceptualizer 29
concertmeister 20
counterpuncher 23
demisemiquaver 31
demythologiser 24
demythologizer 33
diffractometer 25
epigrammatiser 21
epigrammatizer 30
gewurztraminer 29
gyrostabiliser 20
gyrostabilizer 29
interferometer 19
intervalometer 19
kindergartener 20
metallographer 22
micropublisher 25
multicharacter 23
multiparameter 20
nonphilosopher 24
remanufacturer 21
revolutioniser 17
revolutionizer 26
schlockmeister 27
scintillometer 18
snippersnapper 22
teletypewriter 22
troubleshooter 19
whippersnapper 28
13 letter words
93
fortuneteller 16
granddaughter 20
groundskeeper 21
schoolteacher 23
supercollider 18
accelerometer 19
affenpinscher 26
antiforeigner 17
bibliographer 23
biogeographer 22
blanketflower 25
braillewriter 18
breaststroker 19
campylobacter 26
candlelighter 20
candlesnuffer 22
choreographer 24
concertmaster 19
conventioneer 18
counterfeiter 18
counterplayer 20
countersniper 17
cryptographer 26
demineraliser 16
demineralizer 25
demultiplexer 25
doublespeaker 22
editorialiser 14
editorializer 23
electioneerer 15
fashionmonger 22
glossographer 20
groundbreaker 21
hemacytometer 25
hemocytometer 25
hyperproducer 26
intelligencer 16
interobserver 18
kapellmeister 21
kindergartner 19
knickerbocker 31
knuckleballer 25
lexicographer 28
maladminister 18
microcomputer 23
multiemployer 22
nonchurchgoer 24
nonprogrammer 20
oceanographer 21
oystercatcher 23
passionflower 21
philosophiser 23
philosophizer 32
photocomposer 24
photoengraver 22
photofinisher 24
physiographer 27
phytoplankter 27
potentiometer 17
predeterminer 18
propagandiser 19
propagandizer 28
psychobabbler 29
pyrheliometer 23
quartermaster 24
reflectometer 20
refractometer 20
saccharimeter 22
saccharometer 22
scandalmonger 19
seismographer 21
stationmaster 15
steeplechaser 20
strikebreaker 23
submillimeter 19
superachiever 23
supercalender 18
supercomputer 21
superencipher 22
superminister 17
12 letter words
234
cheeseburger 20
commissioner 18
counteroffer 20
doppelganger 19
extinguisher 23
heartbreaker 21
manslaughter 18
manufacturer 19
motherfucker 26
overachiever 23
photographer 23
practitioner 16
sledgehammer 21
stenographer 18
streetwalker 19
tranquilizer 30
troublemaker 20
acclimatiser 18
acclimatizer 27
accomplisher 23
agroforester 16
alphabetiser 19
alphabetizer 28
amphitheater 22
anthologiser 16
anthologizer 25
anticonsumer 16
antitakeover 19
backgrounder 22
bonnyclabber 23
boulevardier 18
brainstormer 16
breechloader 20
broncobuster 18
cabinetmaker 22
calligrapher 20
candleholder 19
carpetbagger 20
cartographer 20
chirographer 23
chorographer 23
chromocenter 21
circumcenter 20
codiscoverer 20
concessioner 16
confectioner 19
controverter 17
conventicler 19
coresearcher 19
cosmographer 22
costermonger 17
countenancer 16
counterorder 15
counterpower 19
crystalliser 17
crystallizer 26
cuckooflower 26
decarboniser 17
decarbonizer 26
dehumidifier 22
demagnetiser 16
demagnetizer 25
democratiser 17
democratizer 26
densitometer 15
deprogrammer 20
desensitiser 13
desensitizer 22
diastereomer 15
discographer 21
disenchanter 18
doubleheader 19
eavesdropper 20
electrometer 16
electrotyper 19
encumbrancer 20
ethnographer 21
exhibitioner 24
experimenter 23
extemporiser 23
11 letter words
462
blackmailer 21
bloodsucker 20
cauliflower 19
cheerleader 17
cliffhanger 23
conditioner 14
entertainer 11
executioner 20
firecracker 22
frankfurter 21
gallbladder 16
goddaughter 18
grandfather 19
grandmother 18
grasshopper 19
hairdresser 15
housekeeper 20
interpreter 13
interviewer 17
moisturizer 22
mountaineer 13
necromancer 17
paratrooper 15
parishioner 16
philosopher 21
screwdriver 20
shareholder 18
showstopper 21
speedometer 16
steamroller 13
stockbroker 23
stockholder 21
teenybopper 20
thermometer 18
transmitter 13
transponder 14
windbreaker 21
actinometer 15
afterburner 16
aggrandiser 14
aggrandizer 23
airworthier 17
alkalimeter 17
allegoriser 12
allegorizer 21
antechamber 20
antitruster 11
azotobacter 24
backbencher 26
backbreaker 25
backscatter 21
backslapper 23
backstabber 23
ballcarrier 15
barnstormer 15
beachcomber 24
beautifuler 16
benchwarmer 23
bibliolater 15
bioengineer 14
birdwatcher 22
blackbirder 22
blackhander 23
blacklister 19
blockbuster 21
boatbuilder 16
bodybuilder 20
boilermaker 19
boondoggler 16
bowdleriser 17
bowdlerizer 26
brainteaser 13
brainwasher 19
breadwinner 17
breakfaster 20
broadcaster 16
broomballer 17
bullfighter 20
bullterrier 13
burgomaster 16
10 letter words
702
administer 13
adventurer 14
altogether 14
astronomer 12
auctioneer 12
babysitter 17
ballplayer 17
bestseller 12
bookkeeper 22
breakwater 19
centimeter 14
challenger 16
chandelier 16
cocksucker 24
controller 12
dishwasher 20
dispatcher 18
fertilizer 22
filibuster 15
freelancer 15
freeloader 14
freshwater 19
friendlier 14
fundraiser 14
gatekeeper 17
headhunter 17
headmaster 16
helicopter 17
hitchhiker 25
horsepower 18
humidifier 19
icebreaker 18
lackluster 16
linebacker 18
matchmaker 23
millimeter 14
moneymaker 21
newsletter 13
nutcracker 18
painkiller 16
peacemaker 20
petitioner 12
postmaster 14
programmer 17
quizmaster 30
reconsider 13
researcher 15
salamander 13
shopkeeper 21
shoplifter 18
sidewinder 15
skyscraper 21
songwriter 14
soothsayer 16
stepfather 18
stepmother 17
superpower 17
thereafter 16
trafficker 22
trespasser 12
typewriter 18
undercover 16
underwater 14
whatsoever 19
wholesaler 16
windjammer 25
woodpecker 22
abstracter 14
acidimeter 15
admonisher 16
advertiser 14
ambuscader 17
amphimacer 21
anemometer 14
anticancer 14
antihunter 13
antilitter 10
antimatter 12
antimerger 13
antismoker 16
9 letter words
972
alabaster 11
alexander 17
announcer 11
appetizer 22
assembler 13
bannister 11
barometer 13
barrister 11
bartender 12
berserker 15
brigadier 13
bystander 15
cabdriver 17
camcorder 16
caregiver 15
caretaker 15
carpenter 13
character 16
chevalier 17
comforter 16
commander 16
concealer 13
container 11
contender 12
coriander 12
destroyer 13
developer 15
dismember 16
dispenser 12
downriver 16
embezzler 31
encounter 11
filmmaker 20
firepower 17
firewater 15
flatterer 12
freighter 16
freshener 15
godfather 17
godmother 16
gunpowder 16
hamburger 17
headliner 13
healthier 15
hereafter 15
homemaker 20
humdinger 16
innkeeper 15
kidnapper 18
kilometer 15
lawnmower 17
lifesaver 15
mayflower 20
messenger 12
muckraker 21
musketeer 15
newspaper 16
organizer 19
outlander 10
outnumber 13
overpower 17
pacemaker 19
passenger 12
performer 16
perimeter 13
polyester 14
prankster 15
preserver 14
publisher 16
puppeteer 15
racketeer 15
recruiter 11
remainder 12
saltwater 12
sandpaper 14
scavenger 15
schnauzer 23
scrambler 15
sharpener 14
shoemaker 18
8 letter words
1,617
attacker 14
banister 10
beginner 11
believer 13
betrayer 13
breather 13
brighter 14
calender 11
catheter 13
cavalier 13
chandler 14
classier 10
cleanser 10
clincher 15
commoner 14
composer 14
computer 14
consider 11
consumer 12
coworker 17
croupier 12
crusader 11
cucumber 16
customer 12
cylinder 14
dampener 13
daughter 13
deadlier 10
decanter 11
decipher 16
defender 13
deflower 15
deserter 9
designer 10
diameter 11
disaster 9
discover 14
disorder 10
employer 15
endanger 10
enforcer 13
engineer 9
enhancer 13
examiner 17
explorer 17
exporter 17
eyeliner 11
fletcher 16
flounder 12
follower 14
forester 11
frontier 11
gangster 10
gardener 10
hangover 15
huckster 17
hungover 15
importer 12
imposter 12
improper 14
informer 13
intruder 9
laughter 12
launcher 13
lavender 12
leftover 14
listener 8
lonelier 8
lovelier 11
makeover 17
maneuver 13
manpower 15
massager 11
mightier 14
minister 10
misnomer 12
molester 10
moreover 13
murderer 11
newcomer 15
7 letter words
1,821
accuser 11
admirer 10
adviser 11
angrier 8
another 10
asunder 8
avenger 11
barrier 9
bladder 11
blather 12
bleeder 10
blender 10
blotter 9
blubber 13
blunder 10
bluster 9
boarder 10
bolster 9
booster 9
boulder 10
bouncer 11
breaker 13
broader 10
broiler 9
brother 12
builder 10
bustier 9
butcher 14
caliber 11
carrier 9
cashier 12
catcher 14
caterer 9
chamber 16
chapter 14
charger 13
charmer 14
charter 12
chatter 12
cheaper 14
cheater 12
checker 18
chigger 14
chipper 16
chopper 16
chowder 16
clapper 13
cleaner 9
clearer 9
clicker 15
clipper 13
clunker 13
clutter 9
coaster 9
cobbler 13
collier 9
conquer 18
coroner 9
counter 9
courier 9
cracker 15
crapper 13
crasher 12
crazier 18
creamer 11
critter 9
croaker 13
cruiser 9
crusher 12
decoder 11
deliver 11
dossier 8
dowager 12
dreamer 10
dresser 8
drifter 11
drinker 12
dropper 12
drummer 12
dweller 11
6 letter words
1,277
abuser 8
answer 9
antler 6
archer 11
backer 14
badder 10
baller 8
banker 12
banner 8
banter 8
barber 10
barker 12
barter 8
batter 8
bearer 8
beater 8
beaver 11
beeper 10
bender 9
better 8
bicker 14
bidder 10
bigger 10
binder 9
bitter 8
blazer 17
blower 11
boiler 8
bolder 9
bomber 12
booger 9
booker 12
boomer 10
boozer 17
border 9
bother 11
bowler 11
braver 11
brewer 11
broker 12
buffer 14
bugger 10
bummer 12
bumper 12
bunker 12
burger 9
burner 8
busier 8
buster 8
butler 8
butter 8
buzzer 26
caller 8
calmer 10
camper 12
cancer 10
canter 8
capper 12
career 8
carter 8
carver 11
center 8
chaser 11
choker 15
cinder 9
cipher 13
clever 11
closer 8
clover 11
colder 9
confer 11
conner 8
cooker 12
cooler 8
cooper 10
copier 10
copper 12
copter 10
corker 12
corner 8