5 letter words starting with er

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with er.

  • ERASE
  • ERBIA
  • ERECT
  • EREVS
  • ERGON
  • ERGOS
  • ERGOT
  • ERHUS
  • ERICA
  • ERICK
  • ERICS
  • ERING
  • ERNED
  • ERNES
  • ERODE
  • EROSE
  • ERRED
  • ERROR
  • ERSES
  • ERUCT
  • ERUGO
  • ERUPT
  • ERUVS
  • ERVEN
  • ERVIL

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:

Definition of erect

erect (adjective)

  1. Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.
  2. (of body parts) Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation.
  3. (of a man) Having an erect penis
  4. Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.
  5. Directed upward; raised; uplifted.
  6. Watchful; alert.
  7. Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc.

erect (verb)

  1. To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
  2. To cause to stand up or out.
  3. To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
  4. To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
  5. To animate; to encourage; to cheer.
  6. To cast or draw up (a figure of the heavens, horoscope etc.).
  7. To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, etc.
  8. To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute.

Definition of ergot

ergot (noun)

  1. Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses.
  2. The sclerotium (wintering stage) of certain fungi in the genus Claviceps, appearing as a deformed grain in certain cereals and grasses infected by the fungi.

Definition of erred

erred (verb)

  1. To make a mistake.
  2. To sin.
  3. To stray.

erred (verb)

  1. To utter the word "er" when hesitating in speech, found in the phrase um and er.

Definition of eruvs

eruvs (noun)

  1. (most commonly) An eruv chatzerot; ritual aggregation of properties that allows Jews observing traditional Shabbat rules to carry burdens across property lines.
  2. One of the other types of eruv; an eruv tavshilin or eruv techumin.

Definition of erven

erven (noun)

  1. (Cape Colony) A small inherited house-and-garden lot in a village or settlement.