7 Letter Words Starting With ER
There are 82 valid 7 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 7-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
erdvark - 15 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
erdvark - 15 points
Words With Friends
erdvark - 16 points
7 Letter Words (82)
View all words starting with ERTop 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With er
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 82 word list is 29.2 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | eranist | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #2 | erasers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #3 | erasing | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #4 | erasion | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #5 | erasmus | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #6 | erastus | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #7 | erasure | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #8 | erathem | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #9 | erbiums | 11 | 11 | 14 | 36 |
| 🏆 #10 | erdvark | 15 | 15 | 16 | 46 |
| #11 | erected | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #12 | erecter | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #13 | erectly | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #14 | erector | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #15 | erelong | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| #16 | eremian | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #17 | eremite | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #18 | eremuri | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #19 | erenach | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #20 | erepsin | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
Where 7 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 7 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 7 letter words starting with ER for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with er?
erdvark — worth 46 combined points (US Scrabble: 15, UK Scrabble: 15, Words With Friends: 16).
How many 7 letter words start with er?
82 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 7 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 7 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter er words will come up far more often.