A complete, filterable list of 385+ English words ending in -ER — with definitions, word types, and difficulty ratings.
The "-er" suffix does two very different jobs. As an agent suffix it converts verbs into people or tools: "write" becomes "writer," "run" becomes "runner," "compute" becomes "computer." As a comparative suffix it modifies adjectives to mean "more": "fast" becomes "faster," "bright" becomes "brighter." Both uses are highly productive and appear constantly in both speech and writing.
Part of speech: Two distinct groups: agent nouns (someone who performs an action — teacher, runner) and comparative adjectives (bigger, faster). A third smaller group includes nouns with no obvious suffix origin (answer, number, corner).
Agent nouns ending in "-er" are among the easiest words to score in word games because the base verb is already common. If you know a short verb that fits the board, check whether its "-er" form is also valid.
This list includes 385 English words ending in -er, drawn from a curated dictionary of 10,000+ words spanning everyday vocabulary, academic terms, and word-game forms. The count focuses on base forms; inflected variants (e.g. plurals or conjugations) are counted separately.
Common examples from this list include: After, Another,. Use the difficulty filter above to browse easy, medium, or hard words separately.
Two distinct groups: agent nouns (someone who performs an action — teacher, runner) and comparative adjectives (bigger, faster). A third smaller group includes nouns with no obvious suffix origin (answer, number, corner). Use the "Type" filter above to narrow the list to nouns, verbs, adjectives, or adverbs specifically.
Most standard words on this list are accepted in major Scrabble dictionaries (TWL, SOWPODS). Some hard-difficulty words are archaic, borrowed, or dialect forms whose validity can vary between rulesets — always verify against the official word list for your competition or app.