Words starting with A, then E, ending in R
317 words fit this spine. The 240 most recognizable are listed below, longest and commonest first. They start with A, end with R, and contain E in that order in between — not necessarily side by side.
- aardvark doesn't fit: it starts with A but ends with K, not R.
- actor doesn't fit: it has the right ends but no E in the middle.
4-letter words
ager, aper
5-letter words
abler, adder, after, agger, aider, aimer, airer, aiver, alder, alter, amber, ameer, anear, anger, apter, armer, auger
6-letter words
abaser, abater, abider, abuser, achier, acuter, adorer, aerier, aether, airier, alegar, aliner, almner, ambeer, ambler, ampler, amuser, angler, answer, anther, antler, appear, archer, arguer, arider
7-letter words
abetter, abettor, abjurer, aborter, abrader, abutter, acceder, accuser, acerber, acrider, adapter, adducer, adepter, adherer, adjurer, admirer, adopter, adorner, adviser, aerator, affixer, aginner, alerter, aliener, alienor, aligner, allayer, alleger, allover, allurer, almemar, almoner, alterer, amasser, amateur, amender, amercer, ammeter, angrier, annoyer, another, antbear, antsier, applier, apposer, aquifer, aquiver, arbiter, areolar, armiger, armorer, arouser, asunder, avenger
8-letter words
abhorrer, abridger, abrupter, absenter, absolver, absorber, absurder, accentor, accepter, acceptor, accorder, accouter, achiever, acquirer, adjuster, admitter, adroiter, adsorber, advancer, adverser, affecter, affirmer, affrayer, aflutter, aglimmer, aglitter, airliner, airpower, allotter, alveolar, ambusher, analyser, analyzer, ancestor, animater, annealer, anointer, answerer, anteater, anterior, antiquer, antiwear, appealer, appeaser, appellor, appriser, apprizer, approver, argufier, armourer, attacker
9-letter words
abandoner, abnegator, abolisher, absconder, absoluter, abstainer, abstruser, accipiter, acclaimer, acellular, acidifier, acquitter, addresser, adulterer, aerometer, aeronomer, aggressor, alabaster, alexander, alienator, almsgiver, altimeter, amplifier, ancienter, animalier, announcer, antechoir, antiulcer, appetiser, appetizer, applauder, appraiser, assembler
10-letter words
abstracter, accoucheur, acetabular, acidimeter, administer, admonisher, adventurer, advertiser, alleviator, alternator, altogether, ambuscader, amphimacer, anemometer, antecessor, antennular, anticancer, antihunter, antilitter, antimatter, antimerger, antismoker, apologizer, aquaplaner, aquatinter, arbitrager, astronomer, auctioneer
11-letter words
abbreviator, accelerator, actinometer, adulterator, afterburner, aggrandizer, airworthier, alkalimeter, allegorizer, ameliorator, antechamber, antinuclear, antitruster, appreciator, arbitrageur
12-letter words
acclimatizer, accomplisher, agroforester, alphabetizer, amphitheater, anthologizer, anticonsumer, antipredator, antitakeover, appendicular
13-letter words
accelerometer, affenpinscher, antiforeigner
14-letter words
antifilibuster, antitubercular
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