12-Letter Words Starting With ER
- 29 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With ER
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words Starting With ER 29 words
How common is ER at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 29 twelve-letter words that start with ER. They average 18.1 points, the best is ERYTHROMYCIN (25 points) and 79.3% end in S.
- Total words
- 29
- Average Scrabble score
- 18.1
- out of 25 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 79.3% of words
Most common last letters
- s 79.3%
- a 3.4%
- c 3.4%
Top vowel pairs
- ia17.2%
- ie17.2%
- io10.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with ER
e 1r 1y 4t 1h 4r 1o 1m 3y 4c 3i 1n 1
E 1 + R 1 + Y 4 + T 1 + H 4 + R 1 + O 1 + M 3 + Y 4 + C 3 + I 1 + N 1 = 25 points
- Double word
- 50 pts
- Triple word
- 75 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
erythromycin
- nounan antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative
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How many twelve-letter words that start with ER are there?
There are 29 twelve-letter words that start with ER in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with ER?
ERYTHROMYCIN is worth 25 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ERYTHROCYTIC (25), ERYTHROCYTES (23), EROTIZATIONS (21).
Which rare twelve-letter words that start with ER score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include EROTIZATIONS (21), ERGATOMORPHS (20), ERYTHEMATOUS (20), ERYTHORBATES (20). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.