8-Letter Words Containing ERN

There are 78 8-letter words that contain ERN. 35 are common words, such as BITTERNS and CISTERNS. A rarer one is ZITHERNS. In this set, T is the most frequent open letter (48 words). 8 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 78

Common words

bitternscisternsconcernsdiscernseternityexternalferniestgovernedgovernorherniateinfernalinfernos
bitternscisternsconcernsdiscernseternityexternalferniestgovernedgovernorherniateinfernalinfernosinternalinternedinterneeinternesinternetlanternslecternsmaternalmodernlynorthernovernicepasternspaternalpatternssauterneslatternsouthernsterneststernumssupernalusernamevernierswesternsasternalcabernetcernuouscisternaeternizegitternshibernalkernitesleathernlucernesposternsquarternsecernedsternsonsternwaytavernastavernerternionsvernallyberniclecasernescavernedcithernscitternsdecernedeternalseterniseexternesfernlessfernlikeguernseykerneledklavernsluthernsmodernerovernearoverneatsalternssternitevernacleverniclevernixeszitherns

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Words
78 (35 common words)
Common example
bitterns
Rare example
zitherns
Doubled letters
8
Ending in S
31
Most frequent letter
T (48)

Questions

How many 8-letter words containing ern are there?

78. 35 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BITTERNS is among the common words in this set.