6 Letter Words Starting With ER
There are 51 valid 6 letter words that start with ER, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 6-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
ericks - 12 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
ericks - 12 points
Words With Friends
erbium - 13 points
6 Letter Words (51)
View all words starting with ERTop 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With er
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 51 word list is 25.4 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | erased | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #2 | eraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| #3 | erases | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| #4 | erbias | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #5 | erbium | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| #6 | erebus | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #7 | erects | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #8 | eremic | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #9 | erenow | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #10 | ergane | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #11 | ergate | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #12 | ergons | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #13 | ergots | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #14 | eriach | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| #15 | ericad | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #16 | erical | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #17 | ericas | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 🏆 #18 | ericks | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #19 | eringo | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #20 | erinus | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
Where 6 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 6 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with ER will give you far more flexible options try 6 letter words starting with ER for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with er?
ericks — worth 37 combined points (US Scrabble: 12, UK Scrabble: 12, Words With Friends: 13).
How many 6 letter words start with er?
51 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 6 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 6 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter er words will come up far more often.