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3-letter words containing Z

48 words, everyday words first.

48 wordsTop pick ZOOHighest score ZZZ 30

8 of 48 are everyday words (17%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

A appears in the most 3-letter words (394); Q appears in the fewest (4). Z ranks #24 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Best words to play first 48 · most-used first

  • ZOO12
  • CUZ14
  • ZIP14
  • ZEN12
  • BIZ14
  • ZEE12
  • COZ14
  • WIZ15
  • ZIG13
  • LUZ12
  • ZED13
  • FEZ15
  • ZAP14
  • MIZ14
  • ZAG13
  • MOZ14
  • REZ12
  • SEZ12
  • ZIT12
  • ZIN12
  • WUZ15
  • RIZ12
  • LEZ12
  • CAZ14
  • BEZ14
  • FIZ15
  • ZZZ30
  • AZO12
  • ZEA12
  • ZEP14
  • ZEL12
  • POZ14
  • SAZ12
  • TIZ12
  • ADZ13
  • ZEK16
  • ZOA12
  • ZOS12
  • ZIZ21
  • ZAX19
  • ZOL12
  • YEZ15
  • ZAS12
  • ZUZ21
  • ZEX19
  • ZHO15
  • DZO13

Showing the top 47 of 48 words. See every valid word

All valid words 48

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ADZ13
  • AZO12
  • BEZ14
  • BIZ14
  • CAZ14
  • COZ14
  • CUZ14
  • DZO13
  • FEZ15
  • FIZ15
  • JIZ19
  • LEZ12
  • LUZ12
  • MIZ14
  • MOZ14
  • POZ14
  • REZ12
  • RIZ12
  • SAZ12
  • SEZ12
  • TIZ12
  • WIZ15
  • WUZ15
  • YEZ15
  • ZAG13
  • ZAP14
  • ZAS12
  • ZAX19
  • ZEA12
  • ZED13
  • ZEE12
  • ZEK16
  • ZEL12
  • ZEN12
  • ZEP14
  • ZEX19
  • ZHO15
  • ZIG13
  • ZIN12
  • ZIP14
  • ZIT12
  • ZIZ21
  • ZOA12
  • ZOL12
  • ZOO12
  • ZOS12
  • ZUZ21
  • ZZZ30
Letters by positionIn 52% of these words the 3rd letter is Z.
1st letter
  1. Z50%
  2. C6%
  3. A4%
2nd letter
  1. E29%
  2. I25%
  3. O15%
3rd letter
  1. Z52%
  2. O8%
  3. P6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; ZZZ tops the list with 30. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1212 points: 19 words
  2. 13 points: 5 words
  3. 1414 points: 11 words
  4. 15 points: 6 words
  5. 1616 points: 1 words
  6. 17 points: 0 words
  7. 1818 points: 0 words
  8. 19 points: 3 words
  9. 2020 points: 0 words
  10. 21 points: 2 words
  11. 2222 points: 0 words
  12. 23 points: 0 words
  13. 2424 points: 0 words
  14. 25 points: 0 words
  15. 2626 points: 0 words
  16. 27 points: 0 words
  17. 2828 points: 0 words
  18. 29 points: 0 words
  19. 3030 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZZZ3030Collins · NWL
ZIZ2121Collins only
ZUZ2122Collins · NWL
ZAX1919All three
ZEX1919Collins only
ZEK1616All three
WIZ1515All three
FEZ1515All three
WUZ1516NWL only
FIZ1515All three
YEZ1514NWL only
ZHO1514Collins only

About these words

There are 48 3-letter words that contain Z in ENABLE, Collins/SOWPODS or NWL2023, and 8 of them are common in everyday English.

The most common first letters are Z (24), C (3), A (2).

The most common last letters are Z (25), O (4), P (3).

Tip

The average word here scores 14.2 in Scrabble. ZZZ tops the list with 30.

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