Words Containing TER
Explore a range of words that include the letter TER, showcasing the diversity and richness of the English language. Enhance your vocabulary with interesting and unique terms featuring TER.
4 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| term | 6 | the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent | a healthy baby born at full term |
| tern | 4 | small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail | - |
| terf | 7 | - | - |
5 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| after | 8 | happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | it didn't happen until afterward |
| later | 5 | coming at a subsequent time or stage | - |
| water | 8 | the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) | they invaded our territorial waters |
| peter | 7 | disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope | - |
| enter | 5 | to come or go into | the boat entered an area of shallow marshes |
| terms | 7 | status with respect to the relations between people or groups | on good terms with her in-laws |
| terry | 8 | English actress (1847-1928) | - |
| meter | 7 | rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration | - |
| outer | 5 | being on or toward the outside of the body | the outer ear |
| utter | 5 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | utter nonsense |
| alter | 5 | insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby | - |
| stern | 5 | of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect | a stern face |
| eater | 5 | someone who consumes food for nourishment | - |
| mater | 7 | an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously | - |
| inter | 5 | place in a grave or tomb | - |
| cuter | 7 | - | - |
| liter | 5 | a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) | - |
| otter | 5 | freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur | - |
| terra | 5 | - | - |
| hater | 8 | a person who hates | - |
| cater | 7 | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance | - |
| voter | 8 | a citizen who has a legal right to vote | - |
| biter | 7 | someone who bites | - |
| tater | 5 | an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland | - |
| deter | 6 | try to prevent; show opposition to | - |
| miter | 7 | a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions | - |
| ester | 5 | organic compound formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water | - |
| aster | 5 | any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers | - |
| pater | 7 | an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously | - |
| terse | 5 | brief and to the point; effectively cut short | short and terse and easy to understand |
| rater | 5 | - | - |
| dater | 6 | - | - |
| oxter | 12 | - | - |
| opter | 7 | - | - |
| noter | 5 | - | - |
| niter | 5 | (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive | - |
| ofter | 8 | - | - |
| oater | 5 | - | - |
| uteri | 5 | - | - |
| upter | 7 | - | - |
| terga | 6 | - | - |
| terfs | 8 | - | - |
| terfe | 8 | - | - |
| teres | 5 | either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms | - |
| terek | 9 | - | - |
| terce | 7 | the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m. | - |
| teras | 5 | (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus | - |
| terne | 5 | - | - |
| terns | 5 | - | - |
| terts | 5 | - | - |
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6 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| better | 8 | (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable | it would be better to speak to him |
| matter | 8 | a vaguely specified concern | several matters to attend to |
| sister | 6 | a female person who has the same parents as another person | my sister married a musician |
| master | 8 | a combatant who is able to defeat rivals | - |
| letter | 6 | the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech | his grandmother taught him his letters |
| faster | 9 | more quickly | - |
| center | 8 | a building dedicated to a particular activity | they were raising money to build a new center for research |
| mister | 8 | a form of address for a man | - |
| winter | 9 | spend the winter | We wintered on the Riviera |
| writer | 9 | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) | - |
| hunter | 9 | a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel | - |
| butter | 8 | a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head | - |
| carter | 8 | Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939) | - |
| bitter | 8 | the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth | - |
| waters | 9 | United States actress and singer (1896-1977) | - |
| waiter | 9 | a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) | - |
| terror | 6 | a person who inspires fear or dread | he was the terror of the neighborhood |
| foster | 9 | providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties | foster parent |
| porter | 8 | a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) | - |
| easter | 6 | a wind from the east | - |
| poster | 8 | a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement | a poster advertised the coming attractions |
| potter | 8 | work lightly | The old lady is pottering around in the garden |
| stereo | 6 | two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together | - |
| buster | 8 | a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically | - |
| hotter | 9 | - | - |
| cutter | 8 | a boat for communication between ship and shore | - |
| dexter | 14 | on or starting from the wearer's right | - |
| baxter | 15 | - | - |
| gutter | 7 | misfortune resulting in lost effort or money | his career was in the gutter |
| artery | 9 | a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body | - |
| batter | 8 | strike violently and repeatedly | - |
| heater | 9 | device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room | - |
| filter | 9 | remove by passing through a filter | filter out the impurities |
| litter | 6 | material used to provide a bed for animals | - |
| intern | 6 | an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) | - |
| crater | 8 | a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano | - |
| oyster | 9 | edible body of any of numerous oysters | - |
| peters | 8 | - | - |
| sitter | 6 | a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home | - |
| latter | 6 | referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several) | in the latter case |
| skater | 10 | someone who skates | - |
| fatter | 9 | - | - |
| uterus | 6 | a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus | - |
| nutter | 6 | a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad | - |
| hitter | 9 | someone who hits | a hard hitter |
| roster | 6 | a list of names | - |
| muster | 8 | compulsory military service | - |
| slater | 6 | any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats | - |
| watery | 12 | wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears | - |
| pester | 8 | annoy persistently | - |
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7 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| monster | 9 | (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus | - |
| letters | 7 | scholarly attainment | he is a man of letters |
| mystery | 15 | something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained | how it got out is a mystery |
| theater | 10 | the art of writing and producing plays | - |
| quarter | 16 | pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him | in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes |
| greater | 8 | greater in size or importance or degree | for the greater good of the community |
| western | 10 | of wind; from the west | - |
| battery | 12 | an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact | - |
| eternal | 7 | tiresomely long; seemingly without end | the wait seemed eternal |
| counter | 9 | a return punch (especially by a boxer) | - |
| shelter | 10 | a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings | - |
| lighter | 11 | a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) | - |
| fighter | 14 | someone who fights (or is fighting) | - |
| chapter | 14 | a local branch of some fraternity or association | he joined the Atlanta chapter |
| pattern | 9 | a customary way of operation or behavior | they changed their dietary pattern |
| chatter | 12 | talk socially without exchanging too much information | - |
| eastern | 7 | from the east; used especially of winds | an eastern wind |
| lottery | 10 | players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots | - |
| sweater | 10 | a person who perspires | - |
| painter | 9 | large American feline resembling a lion | - |
| masters | 9 | United States poet (1869-1950) | - |
| shooter | 10 | a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot) | a poor shooter |
| lobster | 9 | any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae | - |
| scooter | 9 | a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice | - |
| terrace | 9 | a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) | - |
| utterly | 10 | completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers | utterly miserable |
| rooster | 7 | adult male chicken | - |
| flatter | 10 | praise somewhat dishonestly | - |
| altered | 8 | having testicles or ovaries removed | - |
| plaster | 9 | cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on | The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters |
| shutter | 10 | a hinged blind for a window | - |
| veteran | 10 | rendered competent through trial and experience | veteran steadiness |
| cheater | 12 | someone who leads you to believe something that is not true | - |
| winters | 10 | - | - |
| hamster | 12 | short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches | - |
| terrain | 7 | a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential | they decided to attack across the rocky terrain |
| starter | 7 | an electric motor for starting an engine | - |
| charter | 12 | hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services | - |
| toaster | 7 | someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture | - |
| glitter | 8 | be shiny, as if wet | - |
| coaster | 9 | a covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle) | - |
| quieter | 16 | - | - |
| sterile | 7 | incapable of reproducing | - |
| lantern | 7 | light in a transparent protective case | - |
| scatter | 9 | strew or distribute over an area | scatter cards across the table |
| printer | 9 | someone whose occupation is printing | - |
| shatter | 10 | break into many pieces | The wine glass shattered |
| webster | 12 | United States politician and orator (1782-1817) | - |
| platter | 9 | sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove | - |
| pottery | 12 | ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln | - |
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8 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| daughter | 13 | a female human offspring | her daughter cared for her in her old age |
| terrible | 10 | causing fear or dread or terror | a terrible curse |
| computer | 14 | a machine for performing calculations automatically | - |
| interest | 8 | be on the mind of | - |
| minister | 10 | a person authorized to conduct religious worship | clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches |
| laughter | 12 | the sound of laughing | - |
| internet | 8 | a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange | - |
| material | 10 | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers | she measured off enough material for a dress |
| disaster | 9 | a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune | his policies were a disaster |
| reporter | 10 | a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories | - |
| terrific | 13 | causing extreme terror | - |
| terribly | 13 | used as intensifiers | terribly interesting |
| register | 9 | an official written record of names or events or transactions | - |
| entering | 9 | a movement into or inward | - |
| gangster | 10 | a criminal who is a member of gang | - |
| cemetery | 15 | a tract of land used for burials | - |
| internal | 8 | inside the country | the nation's internal politics |
| eternity | 11 | a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife | - |
| quarters | 17 | housing available for people to live in | he found quarters for his family |
| interior | 8 | of or coming from the middle of a region or country | - |
| semester | 10 | half a year; a period of 6 months | - |
| terminal | 10 | a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves | - |
| external | 15 | from or between other countries | external commerce |
| bacteria | 12 | (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants | - |
| literary | 11 | appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing | when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style |
| sinister | 8 | stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable | the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him |
| dumpster | 13 | a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste | - |
| adultery | 12 | extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations | adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce |
| catering | 11 | providing food and services | - |
| watering | 12 | shedding tears | - |
| asteroid | 9 | shaped like a star | - |
| centered | 11 | being or placed in the center | - |
| exterior | 15 | the region that is outside of something | - |
| mastered | 11 | understood perfectly | - |
| sterling | 9 | highest in quality | - |
| intercom | 12 | a communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc | - |
| battered | 11 | damaged by blows or hard usage | a battered old car |
| criteria | 10 | - | - |
| hysteria | 14 | state of violent mental agitation | - |
| interval | 11 | the difference in pitch between two notes | - |
| interact | 10 | act together or towards others or with others | He should interact more with his colleagues |
| maternal | 10 | relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent | - |
| diameter | 11 | the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference | - |
| splinter | 10 | a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal | he got a splinter in his finger |
| flattery | 14 | excessive or insincere praise | - |
| promoter | 12 | a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments | - |
| canister | 10 | metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour | - |
| arteries | 8 | - | - |
| altering | 9 | the sterilization of an animal | - |
| pointers | 10 | - | - |
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9 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| yesterday | 16 | the day immediately before today | it was in yesterday's newspapers |
| afternoon | 12 | a conventional expression of greeting or farewell | - |
| character | 16 | a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability | requests for character references are all too often answered evasively |
| interview | 15 | conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting | - |
| terrorist | 9 | a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities | - |
| literally | 12 | (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration | our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War |
| interrupt | 11 | make a break in | We interrupt the program for the following messages |
| territory | 12 | a region marked off for administrative or other purposes | - |
| butterfly | 17 | a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down | - |
| interfere | 12 | get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force | - |
| terrified | 13 | thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation | the terrified horse bolted |
| encounter | 11 | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | - |
| terrorism | 11 | the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear | - |
| determine | 12 | decide upon or fix definitely | - |
| batteries | 11 | - | - |
| slaughter | 13 | the savage and excessive killing of many people | - |
| materials | 11 | - | - |
| perimeter | 13 | the size of something as given by the distance around it | - |
| entertain | 9 | take into consideration, have in view | He entertained the notion of moving to South America |
| shattered | 13 | ruined or disrupted | our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity |
| scattered | 12 | lacking orderly continuity | scattered thoughts |
| muttering | 12 | a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone | - |
| carpenter | 13 | a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects | - |
| mysteries | 14 | - | - |
| monastery | 14 | the residence of a religious community | - |
| cafeteria | 14 | a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier | - |
| waterfall | 15 | a steep descent of the water of a river | - |
| interpret | 11 | make sense of; assign a meaning to | How do you interpret his behavior? |
| intercept | 13 | tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | - |
| alternate | 9 | be an understudy or alternate for a role | - |
| afterlife | 15 | life after death | - |
| intervene | 12 | get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force | Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II? |
| terminate | 11 | bring to an end or halt | The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I |
| maternity | 14 | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | - |
| hereafter | 15 | the time yet to come | - |
| eternally | 12 | for a limitless time | - |
| youngster | 13 | a young person of either sex | `tiddler' is a British term for youngster |
| afterward | 16 | happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | it didn't happen until afterward |
| buttercup | 15 | any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus | - |
| pestering | 12 | causing irritation or annoyance | swarms of pestering gnats |
| detergent | 11 | having cleansing power | - |
| kilometer | 15 | a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) | - |
| plastered | 12 | very drunk | - |
| sheltered | 13 | protected from danger or bad weather | a sheltered harbor |
| supporter | 13 | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | - |
| interface | 14 | (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals) | - |
| presenter | 11 | person who makes a gift of property | - |
| aftermath | 17 | the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) | the aftermath of war |
| chartered | 15 | hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers | a chartered plane |
| backwater | 20 | a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam | the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos |
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10 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| interested | 11 | involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in | the interested parties met to discuss the business |
| afterwards | 17 | happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | - |
| chattering | 16 | the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) | - |
| mysterious | 15 | of an obscure nature | the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms |
| helicopter | 17 | an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades | - |
| determined | 14 | determined or decided upon as by an authority | date and place are already determined |
| literature | 10 | the humanistic study of a body of literature | - |
| registered | 12 | listed or recorded officially | record is made of `registered mail' at each point on its route to assure safe delivery |
| underwater | 14 | beneath the surface of the water | - |
| terrifying | 17 | causing extreme terror | a terrifying wail |
| hysterical | 18 | characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria | during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered |
| manchester | 17 | a city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England | - |
| headmaster | 16 | presiding officer of a school | - |
| babysitter | 17 | a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home | - |
| enterprise | 12 | readiness to embark on bold new ventures | - |
| flattering | 14 | showing or representing to advantage | a flattering color |
| collateral | 12 | occurring with or following as a consequence | collateral target damage from a bombing run |
| watermelon | 15 | an African melon | - |
| fraternity | 16 | a social club for male undergraduates | - |
| typewriter | 18 | hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time | - |
| illiterate | 10 | a person unable to read | - |
| terminated | 13 | having come or been brought to a conclusion | the abruptly terminated interview |
| shattering | 14 | the act of breaking something into small pieces | - |
| afternoons | 13 | - | - |
| bitterness | 12 | the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth | - |
| millimeter | 14 | a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter | - |
| internship | 15 | the position of a medical intern | - |
| mastermind | 15 | plan and direct (a complex undertaking) | he masterminded the robbery |
| songwriter | 14 | a composer of words or music for popular songs | - |
| interstate | 10 | one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States | - |
| interfered | 14 | - | - |
| administer | 13 | work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of | administer a program |
| internally | 13 | on or from the inside | an internally controlled environment |
| waterproof | 18 | not permitting the passage of water | - |
| terminator | 12 | someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects) | - |
| sputtering | 13 | the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively | - |
| veterinary | 16 | a doctor who practices veterinary medicine | - |
| thereafter | 16 | from that time on | thereafter he never called again |
| intervened | 14 | - | - |
| buttermilk | 18 | residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture | - |
| glittering | 12 | having brief brilliant points or flashes of light | his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent |
| winchester | 18 | a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire | - |
| fluttering | 14 | the motion made by flapping up and down | - |
| newscaster | 15 | someone who broadcasts the news | - |
| stereotype | 15 | treat or classify according to a mental stereotype | I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European |
| freshwater | 19 | water that is not salty | - |
| splattered | 13 | covered with bright patches (often used in combination) | kitchen walls splattered with grease |
| centimeter | 14 | a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter | - |
| trilateral | 10 | having three sides | a trilateral figure |
| sisterhood | 14 | an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest | - |
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