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Words containing TER

Words that have the letters TER in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 6,105 playable words containing TER in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 10 letters, and the longest word is ALTERNATIVENESS. The highest-scoring is HYSTERECTOMIZED, worth 32 points.

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Popular words containing TER

COMPUTERIZING29
COMPUTERIZED28
COMPUTERIZES27
COUNTEREXAMPLE27
COMPUTERIZE26
MICROCOMPUTERS25
MICROCOMPUTER24
CHARACTERISTICS23
CHARACTERISTIC22
COMPUTERISING21
HETEROSEXUAL21
INTERACTIVELY21
COMPUTERISED20
INTERVIEWING20
MISINTERPRETING20
ALTERNATIVELY19
COMPUTERISES19
INTERVIEWED19

Highest-scoring words containing TER

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

HYSTERECTOMIZED32
INTERSUBJECTIVE32
QUARTERBACKING31
COMPUTERIZABLE31
UNCOMPUTERIZED31
MISCHARACTERIZE31
NONCOMPUTERIZED31
QUARTERBACKED30
COMPUTERIZATION30
QUIZMASTERS30
COUNTERPROJECTS30
COMPUTERIZING29

4-letter words containing TER (2)

TERM6
TERN4

5-letter words containing TER (51)

AFTER8
ALTER5
APTER7
ASTER5
BITER7
CATER7
CITER7
CUTER8
DATER6
DETER6
DOTER6
EATER5
ENTER5
ESTER5
HATER7
INTER5
KITER8
LATER5
LITER5
MATER7
METER7
MITER7
MUTER8
NITER5
NOTER5
OATER5
OFTER8
OTTER5
OUTER6
OXTER11
PATER7
PETER7
RATER5
STERE5
STERN5
TATER5
TERAI5
TERCE7
TERGA6
TERMS7
TERNE5
TERNS5
TERRA5
TERRY7
TERSE5
TITER5
TOTER5
UTERI6
UTTER6
VOTER9
WATER8

6-letter words containing TER (270)

ACUTER9
ALTERS6
ARTERY8
BANTER8
BARTER8
BATTER8
BEATER8
BETTER8
BITTER8
BUTTER9
CATERS8
CENTER8
CURTER9
CUTTER9
DEFTER10
ENTERS6
FALTER9
FASTER9
FATTER9
FESTER9
FETTER9
FILTER9
FITTER9
FOSTER9
GUTTER8
HUNTER9
JESTER14
JUSTER15
LATTER6
LEFTER9
LETTER6
LITTER6
MASTER8
MATTER8
METERS8
MUSTER9
MUTTER9
PEWTER11
PORTER8
POSTER8
PUNTER9
PUTTER9
RAFTER9
SISTER6
SKATER9
SOFTER9
STEREO6
TERMED9
TERMLY10
TERROR6
VASTER10
VOTERS10
WAITER9
WATERS9
WATERY11
WELTER9
WETTER9
WHITER11
WINTER9
WRITER9

The 60 most common shown, 210 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing TER (542)

ADAPTER10
ALTERED8
BATTERY11
BUTTERY12
CATERED10
CENTERS9
CHAPTER13
CHARTER11
CHASTER11
CHATTER11
CLUSTER10
COUNTER10
EASTERN7
ENTERED8
ETERNAL7
EXACTER15
FAINTER10
FIGHTER13
FILTERS10
FLUSTER11
FLUTTER11
GREATER8
HAMSTER11
INTERIM9
JESTERS15
JITTERS15
JITTERY17
LETTERS7
LIGHTER10
LITERAL7
MASTERS9
MASTERY11
MATTERS9
MONSTER9
MUTTERS10
MYSTERY13
PATTERN9
PEWTERS12
PLASTER9
PLOTTER9
POINTER9
PORTERS9
POSTERS9
POTTERY11
PRINTER9
QUARTER16
QUIETER16
QUITTER16
SCATTER9
SHELTER9
SHORTER9
STARTER7
STERILE7
SWIFTER13
TERMING10
TERRIFY12
THEATER9
UTTERLY10
WESTERN10
WRITERS10

The 60 most common shown, 482 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing TER (758)

ABRUPTER13
ALTERING9
ASTERISK11
BACTERIA12
BRIGHTER13
CATERING11
CEMETERY14
CENTERED11
CHAPTERS14
CLUSTERS11
COMMUTER15
COMPUTER15
CRITERIA10
DAUGHTER13
DEVOUTER14
DIAMETER11
DISASTER9
ENTERING9
ESOTERIC10
ETERNITY10
EXPORTER16
EXTERIOR14
EXTERNAL14
FIGHTERS14
FILTERED12
HYSTERIC14
INTERACT10
INTEREST8
INTERIOR8
INTERNAL8
INTERVAL12
LAUGHTER12
LITERARY10
LITERATE8
MATERIAL10
MINISTER10
MONSTERS10
MUTTERED12
PATTERNS10
PLASTERS10
POINTERS10
PRINTERS10
PRIVATER14
PROMPTER14
QUAINTER17
QUARTERS17
QUITTERS17
REGISTER9
REPORTER10
SCATTERS10
SINISTER8
SLIGHTER11
SQUATTER17
SQUINTER17
STARTERS8
STERLING9
TERMINAL10
TERRIBLE10
TERRIBLY12
WATERWAY16

The 60 most common shown, 698 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing TER (868)

AFTERMATH16
AFTERNOON12
AFTERWARD16
ALTERNATE9
ASTERISKS12
BACTERIUM16
BARRISTER11
BATTERIES11
BUTTERCUP17
BUTTERFLY17
CENTERING12
CHARACTER15
COMPACTER17
COMPUTERS16
CONVERTER15
CRITERION11
DETERMINE12
DETERRENT10
DEXTERITY18
DEXTEROUS17
DISASTERS10
ENCOUNTER12
ENTERTAIN9
EXPORTERS17
FILTERING13
INTERACTS11
INTERESTS9
INTERFACE14
INTERFERE12
INTERJECT19
INTERNALS9
INTERPRET11
INTERRUPT12
INTERVALS13
INTERVENE13
INTERVIEW16
JITTERIER17
LITERALLY11
MATERIALS11
MINISTERS11
MUTTERING13
MYSTERIES13
PARAMETER13
PLASTERED12
QUARTERED19
QUARTERLY20
REGISTERS10
REITERATE9
SCATTERED12
STERILIZE17
SUPPORTER14
TERMINALS11
TERMINATE11
TERRIFIED13
TERRIFIES12
TERRITORY11
TERRORIZE17
WATERMARK17
WATERWAYS17
YESTERDAY14

The 60 most common shown, 808 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing TER (873)

ADMINISTER13
AFTERNOONS13
AFTERWARDS17
ALTERATION10
BARRISTERS12
BREAKWATER18
BUTTERCUPS18
BUTTERMILK18
CHARACTERS16
CHATTERBOX22
DELIMITERS13
DETERMINED14
DETERMINES13
ENCOUNTERS13
ENTERPRISE12
ENTERTAINS10
EXTERNALLY18
FRATERNIZE21
FREQUENTER22
FRESHWATER18
HELICOPTER16
HYSTERICAL16
ILLITERATE10
INTERACTED13
INTERESTED11
INTERFACED16
INTERFACES15
INTERFERED14
INTERFERES13
INTERJECTS20
INTERNALLY12
INTERPRETS12
INTERRUPTS13
INTERVENED15
INTERVENES14
INTERVIEWS17
JITTERIEST18
LITERATURE11
MYSTERIOUS15
NEWSLETTER13
PARAMETERS14
PLASTERING13
POSTMASTER14
QUARTERING20
REGISTERED12
SCATTERING13
STEREOTYPE14
STERILIZED19
STERILIZES18
SUBTERFUGE18
SUPPORTERS15
TERMINALLY14
TERMINATED13
TERMINATES12
TERMINATOR12
TERRIFYING16
TERRORIZED19
THEREAFTER15
TYPEWRITER17
WATERWORKS19

The 60 most common shown, 813 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing TER (831)

ADMINISTERS14
AFTEREFFECT22
ALTERATIONS11
ALTERNATIVE15
BLOCKBUSTER21
BREAKWATERS19
BULLFIGHTER20
BUTTERFLIED18
BUTTERFLIES17
CENTERPIECE17
COMPUTERISE18
COMPUTERIZE26
COUNTERFEIT17
COUNTERPART16
DETERMINING15
ENCOUNTERED15
ENTERTAINED12
EQUILATERAL20
EXTERMINATE19
FIREFIGHTER20
FRANKFURTER21
FRATERNIZED23
FRATERNIZES22
HEADQUARTER23
HELICOPTERS17
IMPLEMENTER17
INTERACTING14
INTERACTION13
INTERACTIVE17
INTERESTING12
INTERFACING17
INTERFERING15
INTERJECTED22
INTERLOCKED17
INTERPRETED14
INTERPRETER13
INTERROGATE12
INTERRUPTED15
INTERVENING16
INTERVIEWED19
INTERVIEWER18
INTERWEAVES18
MASTERPIECE17
MATERIALIZE21
NEWSLETTERS14
QUARTERBACK27
QUARTERLIES20
REGISTERING13
SHOPLIFTERS18
STEREOTYPES15
STERILIZING20
SUBTERFUGES19
TERMINATING14
TERMINATION13
TERMINOLOGY16
TERRORIZING20
TRANSMITTER13
TYPEWRITERS18
WATERMARKED20
WATERPROOFS19

The 60 most common shown, 771 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing TER (783)

ADMINISTERED16
AFTEREFFECTS23
AFTERTHOUGHT21
ALTERNATIVES16
AMPHITHEATER20
BLOCKBUSTERS22
BULLFIGHTERS21
BUTTERFLYING21
BUTTERSCOTCH21
CENTERPIECES18
CHARACTERIZE26
CHATTERBOXES24
COMPUTERISED20
COMPUTERISES19
COMPUTERIZED28
COMPUTERIZES27
COUNTERACTED18
COUNTERFEITS18
COUNTERPARTS17
ENCOUNTERING16
ENTERTAINING13
EXTERMINATED21
EXTERMINATES20
FIREFIGHTERS21
FRANKFURTERS22
FRATERNIZING24
HEADQUARTERS24
HELICOPTERED19
HETEROSEXUAL21
HYSTERICALLY20
INTERACTIONS14
INTERCHANGED18
INTERFERENCE17
INTERJECTING23
INTERJECTION22
INTERLOCKING18
INTERMEDIATE15
INTERMINABLY18
INTERMITTENT14
INTERPRETING15
INTERRUPTING16
INTERRUPTION15
INTERSECTION14
INTERVENTION16
INTERVIEWERS19
INTERVIEWING20
INTERWEAVING20
MANSLAUGHTER18
MASTERMINDED18
MASTERPIECES18
MATERIALIZED23
MATERIALIZES22
MINICOMPUTER21
MISINTERPRET16
MYSTERIOUSLY19
QUARTERBACKS28
SCRIPTWRITER19
TRANSMITTERS14
WATERMARKING21
WATERPROOFED21

The 60 most common shown, 723 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

6,105 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (3.6%) are containing TER. Most of them, 873, have 10 letters. 237 start with TER, 1,228 end with it and 4,640 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing TER?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 6,105 words containing TER, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing TER?

HYSTERECTOMIZED, worth 32 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: INTERSUBJECTIVE (32), QUARTERBACKING (31) and COMPUTERIZABLE (31).

What are the most common words containing TER?

COMPUTERIZING, COMPUTERIZED, COMPUTERIZES, COUNTEREXAMPLE, COMPUTERIZE and MICROCOMPUTERS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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