6-letter words containing i, r, e
- jerrid — jereed.
- jervis — John, Earl St. Vincent (1735-1823), British admiral. In 1797, as commander of the British fleet, he defeated a Spanish fleet off the coast of Portugal.
- jibber — to move restively sidewise or backward instead of forward, as an animal in harness; balk.
- jigger — Also called jigger flea. chigoe.
- jilter — to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), especially abruptly or unfeelingly.
- jimper — slender; trim; delicate.
- jinker — a sulky.
- jirble — to pour carelessly
- jitter — jitters, nervousness; a feeling of fright or uneasiness (usually preceded by the): Every time I have to make a speech, I get the jitters.
- jivers — Plural form of jiver.
- jivier — jivey.
- joiner — a person or thing that joins.
- juicer — a kitchen appliance for extracting juice from fruits and vegetables.
- juried — having the contents selected for exhibition by a jury: a juried art show.
- juries — a group of persons sworn to render a verdict or true answer on a question or questions officially submitted to them.
- kaiser — Henry J(ohn) 1882–1967, U.S. industrialist.
- kaveri — a river in S India, flowing SE from the Western Ghats in Karnatka state through Tamil Nadu state to the Bay of Bengal: sacred to the Hindus. 475 miles (765 km) long.
- kediri — a city on E Java, in Indonesia.
- keifer — Joseph Warren, 1836–1932, U.S. lawyer and politician: Speaker of the House 1881–83.
- keiren — type of track cycling event
- keirin — a cycling race originating in Japan, in which groups of cyclists follow a pacesetter and then sprint for the last part of the race
- keizer — a town in NW Oregon.
- kemari — An ancient Japanese ball game, still played in modern times, in which players cooperate to try to keep a deerskin ball in the air.
- kerion — (medicine) A response condition to a fungal ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard accompanied by secondary bacterial infection, usually presenting itself as raised, spongy lesions.
- kermis — (in the Low Countries) a local, annual outdoor fair or festival.
- kermit — a male given name.
- kerria — a yellow-flowered shrub, Kerria japonica, of the rose family, native to eastern Asia and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- kersie — Obsolete form of kersey.
- kerwin — a male given name.
- kicker — a person or thing that kicks.
- kidder — to talk or deal jokingly with; banter; jest with: She is always kidded about her accent.
- kierie — A traditional club used as a weapon by certain indigenous groups of South Africa.
- kilerg — one thousand ergs
- killer — a person or thing that kills.
- kilmer — (Alfred) Joyce, 1886–1918, U.S. poet and journalist.
- kilter — good condition; order: The engine was out of kilter.
- kimmer — cummer.
- kinder — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- kinger — a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.
- kinker — (circus, working class) A performer in a circus.
- kipper — a young male Aborigine, usually 14 to 16 years old, who has recently undergone his tribal initiation rite.
- kirbeh — a leather bottle for carrying water
- kirtle — a woman's loose gown, worn in the Middle Ages.
- kisser — a person who kisses.
- knifer — Someone who sells knives.
- krises — Plural form of kris.
- kuiper — Gerard Peter, 1905–73, U.S. astronomer, born in the Netherlands.
- lacier — Comparative form of lacy.
- laiker — someone who is unemployed
- laired — British Dialect. mud; mire.