4-letter words containing Z

146 words, everyday words first.

146 wordsTop pick SIZEHighest score ZZZS 31

23 of 146 are everyday words (16%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

A appears in the most 4-letter words (1,965); Q appears in the fewest (23). Z ranks #24 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 23 · most-used first

All valid words 146

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

  • ADZE14
  • AZAN13
  • AZON13
  • AZYM18
  • BAZZ24
  • BIZE15
  • BOZO15
  • BUZZ24
  • CAZH18
  • CHEZ18
  • CHIZ18
  • COZE15
  • COZY18
  • CZAR15
  • DAZE14
  • DITZ14
  • DOZE14
  • DOZY17
  • DZHO17
  • DZOS14
  • FAZE16
  • FIZZ25
  • FOZY19
  • FRIZ16
  • FUTZ16
  • FUZE16
  • FUZZ25
  • GAZE14
  • GAZY17
  • GEEZ14
  • GIZZ23
  • GRIZ14
  • HAZE16
  • HAZY19
  • HIZZ25
  • IZAR13
  • JAZY23
  • JAZZ29
  • JEEZ20
  • JIZZ29
  • KAZI17
  • KUZU17
  • LAZE13
  • LAZO13
  • LAZY16
  • LEZZ22
  • LUTZ13
  • MAZE15
  • MAZY18
  • MEZE15
  • MEZZ24
  • MIZZ24
  • MOZE15
  • MOZO15
  • MOZZ24
  • MUZZ24
  • MZEE15
  • NAZE13
  • NAZI13
  • OOZE13
  • OOZY16
  • ORZO13
  • OUZO13
  • OYEZ16
  • PHIZ18
  • PIZE15
  • POZZ24
  • PREZ15
  • PUTZ15
  • QUIZ22
  • RAZE13
  • RAZZ22
  • RITZ13
  • RIZA13
  • SITZ13
  • SIZE13
  • SIZY16
  • SPAZ15
  • SWIZ16
  • TIZZ22
  • TOZE13
  • TREZ13
  • TUZZ22
  • TZAR13
  • VIZY19
  • WHIZ19
  • YUTZ16
  • YUZU16
  • ZACK19
  • ZAGS14
  • ZANY16
  • ZAPS15
  • ZARF16
  • ZATI13
  • ZEAL13
  • ZEAS13
  • ZEBU15
  • ZEDA14
  • ZEDS14
  • ZEES13
  • ZEIN13
  • ZEKS17
  • ZELS13
  • ZENS13
  • ZEPS15
  • ZERK17
  • ZERO13
  • ZEST13
  • ZETA13
  • ZEZE22
  • ZHOS16
  • ZIFF19
  • ZIGS14
  • ZILA13
  • ZILL13
  • ZIMB17
  • ZINC15
  • ZINE13
  • ZING14
  • ZINS13
  • ZIPS15
  • ZITE13
  • ZITI13
  • ZITS13
  • ZIZZ31
  • ZOBO15
  • ZOBU15
  • ZOEA13
  • ZOIC15
  • ZOLS13
  • ZONA13
  • ZONE13
  • ZONK17
  • ZOOM15
  • ZOON13
  • ZOOS13
  • ZOOT13
  • ZORI13
  • ZOUK17
  • ZUKE17
  • ZULU13
  • ZUPA15
  • ZURF16
  • ZYGA17
  • ZYME18
  • ZZZS31
Letters by positionIn 42% of these words the 3rd letter is Z.
1st letter
  1. Z40%
  2. M7%
  3. F5%
2nd letter
  1. I20%
  2. O18%
  3. A18%
3rd letter
  1. Z42%
  2. T8%
  3. E6%
4th letter
  1. Z27%
  2. E18%
  3. S12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; ZZZS tops the list with 31. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1313 points: 45 words
  2. 14 points: 13 words
  3. 1515 points: 23 words
  4. 16 points: 16 words
  5. 1717 points: 12 words
  6. 18 points: 8 words
  7. 1919 points: 6 words
  8. 20 points: 1 words
  9. 2121 points: 0 words
  10. 22 points: 6 words
  11. 2323 points: 2 words
  12. 24 points: 7 words
  13. 2525 points: 3 words
  14. 26 points: 0 words
  15. 2727 points: 0 words
  16. 28 points: 0 words
  17. 2929 points: 2 words
  18. 30 points: 0 words
  19. 3131 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZZZS3131Collins only
ZIZZ3131Collins · NWL
JAZZ2931All three
FUZZ2526All three
FIZZ2525All three
HIZZ2524Collins only
BUZZ2426All three
MOZZ2425Collins only
MUZZ2426Collins only
BAZZ2425NWL only
MIZZ2425Collins only
MEZZ2425Collins only

About these words

There are 146 4-letter words that contain Z in ENABLE, Collins/SOWPODS or NWL2023, and 23 of them are common in everyday English.

The most common first letters are Z (58), M (10), F (7).

The most common last letters are Z (39), E (26), S (18).

Tip

The average word here scores 16.4 in Scrabble. ZZZS tops the list with 31.

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