6-letter words containing n, e, r
- barned — a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- barnes — Djuna. 1892–1982, US novelist, noted for Nightwood (1936)
- barnet — a borough of N Greater London: scene of a Yorkist victory (1471) in the Wars of the Roses. Pop: 324 400 (2003 est). Area: 89 sq km (34 sq miles)
- barney — a noisy argument
- barren — A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
- bayern — Bavaria
- beaner — A Mexican or a person of Mexican descent.
- bender — If someone goes on a bender, they drink a very large amount of alcohol.
- berean — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- bergen — a large rucksack with a capacity of over 50 litres
- bering — Vitus (ˈviːtʊs). 1681–1741, Danish navigator, who explored the N Pacific for the Russians and discovered Bering Island and the Bering Strait
- berlin — the capital of Germany (1871–1945 and from 1990), formerly divided (1945–90) into the eastern sector, capital of East Germany, and the western sectors, which formed an exclave in East German territory closely affiliated with West Germany: a wall dividing the sectors was built in 1961 by the East German authorities to stop the flow of refugees from east to west; demolition of the wall began in 1989 and the city was formally reunited in 1990: formerly (1618–1871) the capital of Brandenburg and Prussia. Pop: 3 388 477 (2003 est)
- bernie — a male given name, form of Bernard.
- berwyn — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- binder — A binder is a hard cover with metal rings inside, which is used to hold loose pieces of paper.
- binger — a person addicted to crack cocaine
- birken — relating to the birch tree
- bonder — a long stone or brick laid in a wall as a header
- bonzer — excellent; very good
- booner — a young working-class person from Canberra
- borane — any compound of boron and hydrogen, used in the synthesis of other boron compounds and as high-energy fuels
- borden — ˈLizzie (Andrew) (ˈlɪzi ) ; lizˈē) 1860-1927; U.S. woman accused and acquitted in a sensational trial (1893) of murdering her father & stepmother (1892)
- boreen — a country lane or narrow road
- borneo — an island in the W Pacific, between the Sulu and Java Seas, part of the Malay Archipelago: divided into Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah, and the sultanate of Brunei; mountainous and densely forested. Area: about 750 000 sq km (290 000 sq miles)
- bourne — a brook or rivulet.
- braine — John (Gerard). 1922–86, English novelist, whose works include Room at the Top (1957) and Life at the Top (1962)
- branle — an old French country dance performed in a linked circle
- brazen — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour.
- brecon — a town in SE Wales, in Powys: textile and leather industries. Pop: 7901 (2001)
- brehon — a judge in ancient Ireland
- bremen — a state of NW Germany, centred on the city of Bremen and its outport Bremerhaven. Pop: 663 000 (2003 est). Area: 404 sq km (156 sq miles)
- brenda — a feminine name
- brenne — to burn
- breton — of, relating to, or characteristic of Brittany, its people, or their language
- brienz — Lake of, a lake in SE Bern canton in Switzerland. 11.5 sq. mi. (30 sq. km).
- briner — a person who brines
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
- bronde — (of women's hair) artificially coloured to achieve a shade between blonde and brunette
- bronte — Anne, pen name Acton Bell. 1820–49, English novelist; author of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1847)
- bronze — Bronze is a yellowish-brown metal which is a mixture of copper and tin.
- browne — Coral (Edith). 1913–91, Australian actress: married to Vincent Price
- brunei — a sultanate in NW Borneo, consisting of two separate areas on the South China Sea, otherwise bounded by Sarawak: controlled all of Borneo and parts of the Philippines and the Sulu Islands in the 16th century; under British protection since 1888; internally self-governing since 1971; became fully independent in 1984 as a member of the Commonwealth. The economy depends chiefly on oil and natural gas. Official language: Malay; English is also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim. Currency: Brunei dollar. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan. Pop: 415 717 (2013 est). Area: 5765 sq km (2226 sq miles)
- brunel — Isambard Kingdom (ˈɪzəmˌbɑːd). 1806–59, English engineer: designer of the Clifton Suspension Bridge (1828), many railway lines, tunnels, bridges, etc, and the steamships Great Western (1838), Great Britain (1845), and Great Eastern (1858)
- brunet — dark brown
- bunger — a firework
- bunker — A bunker is a place, usually underground, that has been built with strong walls to protect it against heavy gunfire and bombing.
- bunter — a batter who deliberately bunts the ball
- burden — If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
- burned — having been cheated in a sale of drugs
- burner — A burner is a device which produces heat or a flame, especially as part of a cooker, stove, or heater.