5-letter words containing Z

388 words, everyday words first.

388 wordsTop pick CRAZYHighest score PZAZZ 34

30 of 388 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

S appears in the most 5-letter words (5,856); Q appears in the fewest (110). Z ranks #23 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 30 · most-used first

  • CRAZY19
  • PRIZE16
  • PIZZA25
  • DOZEN15
  • SIZED15
  • SIZES14
  • ZONES14
  • NAZIS14
  • PLAZA16
  • SEIZE14
  • RAZOR14
  • BLAZE16
  • BOOZE16
  • FUZZY29
  • BLITZ16
  • HAZEL17
  • DIZZY27
  • FRITZ17
  • FROZE17
  • OZONE14
  • ZEBRA16
  • WALTZ17
  • AZURE14
  • CRAZE16
  • MAIZE16
  • GLAZE15
  • AMAZE16
  • ZONED15
  • DAZED16
  • FORZA17
All valid words 388

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

  • ABUZZ25
  • ADOZE15
  • ADZED16
  • ADZES15
  • AGAZE15
  • AIZLE14
  • AMAZE16
  • ARROZ14
  • ASSEZ14
  • AVIZE17
  • AVYZE20
  • AZANS14
  • AZIDE15
  • AZIDO15
  • AZINE14
  • AZLON14
  • AZOIC16
  • AZOLE14
  • AZONS14
  • AZOTE14
  • AZOTH17
  • AZUKI18
  • AZURE14
  • AZURN14
  • AZURY17
  • AZYGY21
  • AZYME19
  • AZYMS19
  • BAIZA16
  • BAIZE16
  • BAZAR16
  • BAZOO16
  • BEZEL16
  • BEZES16
  • BEZIL16
  • BIZES16
  • BIZZO25
  • BIZZY28
  • BLAZE16
  • BLITZ16
  • BONZA16
  • BONZE16
  • BOOZE16
  • BOOZY19
  • BORTZ16
  • BOZOS16
  • BRAZA16
  • BRAZE16
  • BRIZE16
  • BUAZE16
  • BUZZY28
  • BWAZI19
  • CAPIZ18
  • CEAZE16
  • CHIZZ28
  • CLOZE16
  • COBZA18
  • COLZA16
  • COOZE16
  • COZED17
  • COZEN16
  • COZES16
  • COZEY19
  • COZIE16
  • CRAZE16
  • CRAZY19
  • CROZE16
  • CUZES16
  • CZARS16
  • DARZI15
  • DAZED16
  • DAZER15
  • DAZES15
  • DIAZO15
  • DITZY18
  • DIZEN15
  • DIZZY27
  • DOOZY18
  • DOZED16
  • DOZEN15
  • DOZER15
  • DOZES15
  • DURZI15
  • DZHOS18
  • ENZYM19
  • FAZED18
  • FAZES17
  • FEAZE17
  • FEEZE17
  • FEZES17
  • FEZZY29
  • FIZZY29
  • FORZA17
  • FORZE17
  • FRITZ17
  • FRIZE17
  • FRIZZ26
  • FROZE17
  • FURZE17
  • FURZY20
  • FUZED18
  • FUZEE17
  • FUZES17
  • FUZIL17
  • FUZZY29
  • GAUZE15
  • GAUZY18
  • GAZAL15
  • GAZAR15
  • GAZED16
  • GAZER15
  • GAZES15
  • GAZON15
  • GAZOO15
  • GHAZI18
  • GINZO15
  • GIZMO17
  • GLAZE15
  • GLAZY18
  • GLITZ15
  • GLOZE15
  • GONZO15
  • GRAZE15
  • GRENZ15
  • GRIZE15
  • GROSZ15
  • GYOZA18
  • HAFIZ20
  • HAMZA19
  • HAZAN17
  • HAZED18
  • HAZEL17
  • HAZER17
  • HAZES17
  • HEEZE17
  • HERTZ17
  • HIZEN17
  • HUZZA26
  • HUZZY29
  • IZARD15
  • IZARS14
  • IZZAT23
  • JAZZY33
  • JEEZE21
  • KANZU18
  • KARZY21
  • KAZIS18
  • KAZOO18
  • KHAZI21
  • KLUTZ18
  • KRANZ18
  • KUDZU19
  • KUZUS18
  • LAZAR14
  • LAZED15
  • LAZES14
  • LAZOS14
  • LAZZI23
  • LAZZO23
  • LEAZE14
  • LEZES14
  • LEZZA23
  • LEZZY26
  • LOZEN14
  • MAIZE16
  • MATZA16
  • MATZO16
  • MAUZY19
  • MAZED17
  • MAZER16
  • MAZES16
  • MAZEY19
  • MAZUT16
  • MEZES16
  • MEZZE25
  • MEZZO25
  • MILTZ16
  • MIRZA16
  • MIZEN16
  • MIZZY28
  • MOTZA16
  • MOZED17
  • MOZES16
  • MOZOS16
  • MUZAK20
  • MUZZY28
  • MZEES16
  • NAZES14
  • NAZIR14
  • NAZIS14
  • NEEZE14
  • NERTZ14
  • NIZAM16
  • NUDZH18
  • OOZED15
  • OOZES14
  • ORZOS14
  • OUZEL14
  • OUZOS14
  • OZEKI18
  • OZONE14
  • OZZIE23
  • PEAZE16
  • PEIZE16
  • PHIZZ28
  • PIEZO16
  • PIZED17
  • PIZES16
  • PIZZA25
  • PLAZA16
  • PLOTZ16
  • PONZU16
  • POZZY28
  • PRIZE16
  • PUZEL16
  • PZAZZ34
  • RAZED15
  • RAZEE14
  • RAZER14
  • RAZES14
  • RAZOO14
  • RAZOR14
  • REZES14
  • RITZY17
  • RIZAS14
  • ROZET14
  • ROZIT14
  • SADZA15
  • SAZES14
  • SCUZZ25
  • SEAZE14
  • SEIZA14
  • SEIZE14
  • SENZA14
  • SIZAR14
  • SIZED15
  • SIZEL14
  • SIZER14
  • SIZES14
  • SMAZE16
  • SOYUZ17
  • SOZIN14
  • SPAZA16
  • SPAZZ25
  • SPITZ16
  • SQUIZ23
  • SWIZZ26
  • TAZZA23
  • TAZZE23
  • TEAZE14
  • TIZES14
  • TIZZY26
  • TOAZE14
  • TOPAZ16
  • TOUZE14
  • TOUZY17
  • TOWZE17
  • TOWZY20
  • TOZED15
  • TOZES14
  • TOZIE14
  • TROOZ14
  • TZARS14
  • ULZIE14
  • UNZIP16
  • VEZIR17
  • VIZIR17
  • VIZOR17
  • VOZHD21
  • WALTZ17
  • WANZE17
  • WAREZ17
  • WAZIR17
  • WAZOO17
  • WEIZE17
  • WHIZZ29
  • WINZE17
  • WIZEN17
  • WIZES17
  • WOOTZ17
  • WOOZY20
  • YOWZA20
  • YUZUS17
  • ZABRA16
  • ZACKS20
  • ZAIDA15
  • ZAIDY18
  • ZAIRE14
  • ZAKAT18
  • ZAMAN16
  • ZAMBO18
  • ZAMIA16
  • ZANJA21
  • ZANTE14
  • ZANZA23
  • ZANZE23
  • ZAPPY21
  • ZARFS17
  • ZATIS14
  • ZAXES21
  • ZAYIN17
  • ZAZEN23
  • ZEALS14
  • ZEBEC18
  • ZEBRA16
  • ZEBUB18
  • ZEBUS16
  • ZEDAS15
  • ZEINS14
  • ZENDO15
  • ZERDA15
  • ZERKS18
  • ZEROS14
  • ZESTS14
  • ZESTY17
  • ZETAS14
  • ZEXES21
  • ZEZES23
  • ZHOMO19
  • ZIBET16
  • ZIFFS20
  • ZIGAN15
  • ZILAS14
  • ZILCH19
  • ZILLA14
  • ZILLS14
  • ZIMBI18
  • ZIMBS18
  • ZINCO16
  • ZINCS16
  • ZINCY19
  • ZINEB16
  • ZINES14
  • ZINGS15
  • ZINGY18
  • ZINKE18
  • ZINKY21
  • ZIPPO18
  • ZIPPY21
  • ZIRAM16
  • ZITIS14
  • ZIZEL23
  • ZIZIT23
  • ZLOTE14
  • ZLOTY17
  • ZOAEA14
  • ZOBOS16
  • ZOBUS16
  • ZOCCO18
  • ZOEAE14
  • ZOEAL14
  • ZOEAS14
  • ZOISM16
  • ZOIST14
  • ZOMBI18
  • ZONAE14
  • ZONAL14
  • ZONDA15
  • ZONED15
  • ZONER14
  • ZONES14
  • ZONKS18
  • ZOOEA14
  • ZOOEY17
  • ZOOID15
  • ZOOKS18
  • ZOOMS16
  • ZOONS14
  • ZOOTY17
  • ZOPPA18
  • ZOPPO18
  • ZORIL14
  • ZORIS14
  • ZORRO14
  • ZOUKS18
  • ZOWEE17
  • ZOWIE17
  • ZUKES18
  • ZULUS14
  • ZUPAN16
  • ZUPAS16
  • ZUPPA18
  • ZURFS17
  • ZUZIM25
  • ZYGAL18
  • ZYGON18
  • ZYMES19
  • ZYMIC21
Letters by positionIn 36% of these words the 3rd letter is Z.
1st letter
  1. Z27%
  2. A7%
  3. B6%
2nd letter
  1. A22%
  2. O21%
  3. I15%
3rd letter
  1. Z36%
  2. A9%
  3. O8%
4th letter
  1. Z32%
  2. E23%
  3. I8%
5th letter
  1. S21%
  2. E18%
  3. Y10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 14 in Scrabble; PZAZZ tops the list with 34. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1414 points: 85 words
  2. 15 points: 46 words
  3. 1616 points: 81 words
  4. 17 points: 55 words
  5. 1818 points: 43 words
  6. 19 points: 15 words
  7. 2020 points: 9 words
  8. 21 points: 12 words
  9. 2222 points: 0 words
  10. 23 points: 14 words
  11. 2424 points: 0 words
  12. 25 points: 8 words
  13. 2626 points: 5 words
  14. 27 points: 1 words
  15. 2828 points: 7 words
  16. 29 points: 5 words
  17. 3030 points: 0 words
  18. 31 points: 0 words
  19. 3232 points: 0 words
  20. 33 points: 1 words
  21. 3434 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PZAZZ3435Collins · NWL
JAZZY3334All three
FUZZY2929All three
FIZZY2928All three
WHIZZ2928All three
HUZZY2928Collins only
FEZZY2928Collins · NWL
BUZZY2829Collins · NWL
MUZZY2829All three
BIZZY2828Collins only
MIZZY2828Collins only
CHIZZ2828Collins only

About these words

There are 388 5-letter words that contain Z in ENABLE, Collins/SOWPODS or NWL2023, and 30 of them are common in everyday English. 35 are on the Wordle answer list.

The most common first letters are Z (105), A (28), B (24).

The most common last letters are S (82), E (71), Y (40).

Tip

The average word here scores 17.2 in Scrabble. PZAZZ tops the list with 34.

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