12 letter words with Z
Every twelve-letter word that contains Z, grouped by where the Z sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.
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There are 1951 twelve words with Z in this list. Z is most often the tenth letter, and the most common last letter is E. The top face-value Scrabble score is 50 for razzmatazzes.
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4%start with Z
23%end in E
26.4average Scrabble face score
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All 12 letter words with Z
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Z is the 1st letter (81)
ZA8 words
zalambdodont27zalamboodont26zalcitabines25zannichellia26zantedeschia27zanthorrhiza36zanthoxylums36zaphrentidae27
ZE5 words
zeallessness21zeitgeistier22zephyranthes32zeptoseconds26zeuglodontia23
ZI6 words
zietrisikite25zigzaggeries33zillionaires21zincographer29zincographic31zinjanthropi33
ZO39 words
zoantharians24zoanthodemic29zoanthropies26zodiophilous27zonaesthesia24zonochlorite26zonolimnetic25zonoskeleton25zoochemistry31zoochlorella26zoocoenocyte28zoogeography31zoogeologist23zoograftings26zoographical29zoographists27zoologically27zoomagnetism26zoomastigina24zoomastigoda25zoomechanics30zoomorphisms30zoonerythrin27zooparasitic25zoopathology30zoophagineae27zoophysicist31zoophytology33zooplankters27zooplanktons27zoospermatic27zoosporangia24zoosporocyst28zootechnical28zootherapies26zootomically28zooxanthella31zoroastrians21zosteropinae23
ZW4 words
zwinglianism27zwinglianist25zwischenzugs39zwitterionic26
ZY19 words
zygapophyses35zygapophysis35zygnemaceous29zygnematales27zygobranchia32zygocactuses29zygodactylae31zygodactylic33zygolabialis27zygomorphies32zygomorphism34zygomorphous32zygomycetous32zygophyceous35zygopterides28zygosporange28zygozoospore36zymosimeters28zymotechnics33
Z is the 2nd letter (24)
azathioprine26azimethylene29azocochineal28azocoralline23azoformamide29azogrenadine23azoospermias25azophenetole26azophenylene29azophosphore31azosulphonic28azotetrazole30azotobacters25azoxyanisole31azoxybenzene42azoxybenzoic44czarevitches31czechization37czechoslovak35ozonisations21ozonizations30ozonospheres26ozonospheric28tzarevitches29
Z is the 3rd letter (30)
dazzlingness32dezincifying31enzootically26enzymologies27enzymologist27gazetteerage23gazetteering23gazetteerish25lizardfishes28mazzinianism34mezzotinters32mezzotinting33mizzentopman36mizzentopmen36muzzleloader33myzostomidae29myzostomidan29nazariteship26nazification26puzzleheaded37puzzlingness33razoumofskya33razzmatazzes50sizeableness23suzerainship26suzerainties21tezcatlipoca27unzephyrlike33vizardmonger28yazdegerdian27
Z is the 4th letter (72)
amazednesses24amazonstones23benzacridine26benzaldehyde31benzaldoxime33benzanthrone26benzinduline24benzoapyrene28benzoazurine32benzodiazine33benzodiazole33benzoflavine29benzofulvene29benzonitrile23benzophenone28benzopyranyl31benzopyrenes28benzoquinone32benzotoluide24benzoylating27benzoylation26benzpinacone27benzthiophen31benzylidines27berzelianite23blizzardiest33brazennesses23brazilianite23coazervation26diazobenzene33diazomethane27diazotizable33diezeugmenon25elizabethans26epizootology27fitzclarence28frizzinesses33frozennesses24gadzookeries27katzenjammer36marzipanning26meizoseismal25meizoseismic27monzodiorite24nonzealously24piezometries25prezygomatic31prizefighter30prizewinners26prizewinning27quizzability44quizzatorial39quizzicality44quizzinesses39rhizocarpeae28rhizocarpean28rhizocarpian28rhizocarpous28rhizocephala31rhizoctonias26rhizogenesis25rhizogenetic27rhizomorphic33rhizophagous30rhizophilous29rhizophorous29rhizospheres29rhizostomata26rhizostomous26scuzzinesses32snazzinesses30subzygomatic31
Z is the 5th letter (55)
bedazzlement35bedazzlingly37bedizenments26beelzebubian27bepuzzlement36blitzkrieged29blowzinesses26breezinesses23citizenesses23citizenising24citizenizing33citizenliest23citizenships28denizenation22denizenships27embezzlement36fluozirconic28frenziedness25frouzinesses24frowzinesses27furazolidone25glitzinesses22homozygosity33homozygously33horizontally27horizontical26klutzinesses25megazoospore26motozintleca25nietzscheism28osmazomatous25quetzalcoatl32schizaeaceae28schizocarpic32schizochroal31schizocoelic30schizogenous27schizogonies27schizogonous27schizomycete33schizophasia31schizophrene31schizophytes34schizophytic36schizopodous29schizorhinal29schizostelic28schizothecal31schizothymia34schizothymic36sleazinesses21stanzaically26tranzschelia26unlizardlike26wheezinesses27
Z is the 6th letter (65)
analyzations24anodizations22antiozonants21arabizations23atomizations23biohazardous27chalazogamic31chalazoidite27chorizations26chorizontist26cyclazocines30cyclizations28dialyzations25dibenzofuran27dockizations28emblazonment27emblazonries25erotizations21ethnozoology28heliazophyte32hohenzollern27hydrozincite30hypoazoturia29idolizations22iridizations22isoenzymatic28itemizations23kyanizations28laicizations23lionizations21microzoarian25microzoology29nonenzymatic28nonhazardous25oxidizations29paleozoology27partizanship28pectizations25pentazocines25peptizations25philozoonist26prehazardous27protozoacide26protozoiasis23protozoology27quinazolines30realizations21rendezvoused26rendezvouses25solmizations23squeezeboxes39stylizations24subsizarship28superzealous23terfeziaceae26tetrazoliums23trapezohedra27trapezophora28ultrazealous21unamazedness24unbrazenness23underzealous22unitizations21utilizations21velloziaceae26
Z is the 7th letter (189)
albitization23aldolization22alkalization25ammonization25amortization23amortizement25antisyzygies28aphanozygous30appetizement27appetizingly29aquotization30arborization23arsenization21aryanization24assoilzieing22atmolyzation26avianization24banalization23bilharziases26bilharziasis26bilharzioses26bilharziosis26bocedization26canalization23canonization23caponization25carboazotine25chromazurine28civilization26civilizatory29codenization24colonization23colorization23creolization23cryptozoites28cryptozonate28cryptozygous32curarization23cutinization23damenization24decitizenise24decitizenize33deionization22demonization24demutization24deputization24deratization22digitization23dimerization24disseizoress22divinization25dolomization24dynamization27embolization25endenization22endenizening23energization22equalization30ergotization22esterization21eternization21etherization24eulogization22exorcization30exorcizement32faradization25feminization26fetalization24fiberization26finalization24fluidization25focalization26francization26hebraization26hepatization26heterization24heterozygote28heterozygous28hominization26hotelization24humanization26iarovization24idealization22immunization25ionicization23islamization23isodiazotate22japanization30jarovization31jubilization30ketonization25labilization23laterization21latinization21legalization22localization23lyricization26maderization24maximization32melanization23memorization25metalization23micasization25minimization25mobilization25monetization23moorbuzzards35moralization23moralizingly27motorization23nasalization21nebulization23negroization22nomadization24nonamazement25notarization21novelization24nucleization23opsonization23optimization25organization22organizatory25outbrazening24overdazzling35paganization24palatization23papalization25paralyzation26paralyzingly30pavonazzetto35pelorization23penalization23phaenozygous30polarization23polonization23pseudozealot24pyritization26quantization30racemization25robotization23romanization23royalization24ruralization21salinization21sanitization21satirization21saturization21saxonization28schemozzling38schmoozefest31semitization23severization24shlemozzling36showbizziest38sinicization23solarization21solodization22solonization21somatization23splenization23suberization23sulphazotize35tatarization21tetanization21theorization24tocilizumabs27totalization21totalizators21totemization23trophozoites26trullization21tuberization23tubulization23tutorization21unhorizontal24unionization21urbanization23valorization24vaporization26velarization24venalization24venomization26virilization24vitalization24vitalizingly28vocalization26vowelization27womanization26yarovization27
Z is the 8th letter (101)
acetylizable28advertizable27advertizings26anastrozoles21anatomizable25antherozoids25antherozooid25ascidiozooid25authorizable26bashibazouks32bathmitzvahs34carbimazoles27carbonizable27catechizable30catechizings29cinnarizines23criticizable27customizable27dactylozooid28deuterozooid23dramatizable26economizings26electrizable25estramazones23fertilizable26feudalizable27fluconazoles26formalizable28fossilizable26gasterozooid23harmonizable28hybridizable32hydralazines28hydrolyzable33hydrolyzates31hydroxyzines38hypnotizable31incognizable26incognizance26inoxidizable31irrealizable23linearizable23magnetizable26malefeazance28mechanizable30mesmerizable27modernizable26multienzymes28myosynizesis29nonfreezable26normalizable25ostracizable25overgrazings26oxygenizable34pancreozymin30patronizable25pelletizings24pestalozzian32phanerozonia26photolyzable31preconizance27pulverizable28pulverizator26reanalyzable26recognizable26recognizably29recognizance26recognizedly28rhythmizable34rightsizings26scheuchzeria31schmaltziest28serializable23sermonizings24siphonozooid27sloganizings23socializable25socializings24stabilizator23sterilizable23subsidizable26summarizable27superbazaars25superbazooka29systemizable28tantalizings22temporizings26unanalyzable26unanalyzably29uncapsizable27uncognizable26unemblazoned26unoxidizable31unrealizable23unsqueezable32unutilizable23vapourizable28victimizable30visualizable26vulcanizable28vulcanizates26
Z is the 9th letter (420)
absolutizing24acetobenzoic27acronymizing29adulterizing23aerobicizing26aerosolizing22aggrandizers24aggrandizing25albumenizing26albuminizing26alcoholizing27algebraizing25alkalinizing26allegorizers22allegorizing23allomerizing24aminobenzene25aminobenzine25aminobenzoic27ammonolyzing29anabaptizing26antagonizing23anthropozoic28antifreezing25apostatizing24apostolizing24asepticizing26asexualizing29audibilizing25automatizing24autotomizing24axiomatizing31baronetizing24bastardizing25bestializing24bipolarizing26bistetrazole23bituminizing26bolshevizing30boswellizing27bowdlerizers27bowdlerizing28bromobenzene27burglarizing25burnettizing24capitalizers25capitalizing26caramelizing26catabolizing26catalogizing25categorizers24categorizing25causticizing26centralizers23centralizing24channelizing27chaptalizing29chattelizing27chlamydozoan32chloralizing27chloridizing28chlorinizing27chlorodizing28chromicizing31cinchonizing29cinematizing26classicizing26clotrimazole25colloquizing33concertizing26concretizing26cordializing25crystalizers26crystalizing27cuckoldizing31cyanobenzene28deappetizing27decimalizing27decivilizing28decolonizing25decolorizers24decolorizing25deepfreezing28defeminizing28definitizing26dehumanizing28delegalizing24delimitizing25delocalizing25demobilizers26demobilizing27demonetizing25demoralizers24demoralizing25denasalizing23denaturizing23depolarizers24depolarizing25derivatizing26desalinizing23dethronizing26devalorizing26devitalizing26devocalizing28dextrosazone29diamondizing26digitalizing24doctrinizing25dolomitizing25doxologizing31earlierizing22easternizing22effeminizing30elasticizing24enigmatizing25enthronizing25eopalaeozoic25epiloguizing25epiphanizing29episcopizing28epistolizing24epithelizing27eternalizing22ethylbenzene29euhemerizing27evangelizers25evangelizing26fanaticizing27federalizing26fictionizing27fluorbenzene26fluoridizing26fluphenazine29fraternizers24fraternizing25furomonazole26fustianizing25gaberlunzies24gelatinizers22gelatinizing23gemfibrozils29generalizers22generalizing23genteelizing23geometrizing25glamourizing25glottalizing23gluttonizing23goliathizing26gormandizers25gormandizing26gospellizing25grangerizers23grangerizing24graphitizing28grecianizing25greisenizing23hansardizing26heathenizing28helmholtzian29hemocytozoon31heparinizing27homogenizers27homogenizing28homologizers27homologizing28hydrobenzoin30hypnoidizing31ideologizing24idolatrizers22idolatrizing23illegalizing23immiserizing26immobilizers27immobilizing28immoralizing26indigenizing24infamonizing27infinitizing25initializers21initializing22insularizing22insulinizing22inthronizate24italianizing22jateorhizine31jeopardizing32journalizers28journalizing29keratinizing26ketoconazole27kosteletzkya32laminarizing24lateralizing22legitimizers24legitimizing25lethargizing26lexicalizing31liberalizers23liberalizing24libidinizing25ligitimizing25literalizers21literalizing22lobotomizing26lyophilizers29lyophilizing30lysogenizing26macadamizers28macadamizing29medicalizing27metabolizing26militarizing24mineralizers23mineralizing24misanalyzely29misanalyzing27miscognizant26missionizers23missionizing24modularizing25moisturizers23moisturizing24monarchizing29mongrelizers24mongrelizing25monologizing25monopolizers25monopolizing26monotonizing24musicalizing26mutagenizing25mylonitizing27naturalizing22neopaleozoic25nesslerizing22neutralizers21neutralizing22newsmagazine27nicotinizing24niggardizing25nitrobenzene23nitrobenzole23nominalizing24noncognizant24nondialyzing26nonoxidizing30nonrealizing22nuclearizing24oligorhizous25optimalizing26orthodiazine25overiodizing26palatalizing24panegyrizing28parabolizing26paralogizing25parasitizing24partializing24pasteurizers23pasteurizing24patrializing24penelopizing26peroxidizing32perphenazine28phenarsazine26philippizate30pilgrimizing27plagiarizers24plagiarizing25plasmolyzing29plasticizers25plasticizing26polemicizing28politicizing26polygamizing30polymerizing29popularizers25popularizing26porphyrizing32pragmatizers26pragmatizing27preapprizing28precognizant26precognizing27prerealizing24pressurizers23pressurizing24preutilizing24prioritizing24privatdozent27procarbazine27proctorizing26prologuizing25promethazine28prophesizing29psalmodizing27pseudopeziza35puritanizing24pyrenopeziza37pyrrodiazole27radicalizing25recanalizing24recolonizing24reenergizing23regularizing23rehumanizing27rejuvenizing32relativizing25rememorizing26remobilizing26remonetizing24remoralizing24renotarizing22reorganizers22reorganizing23repenalizing24repolarizing24retheorizing25revalorizing25revaporizing27revitalizing25rhapsodizing28rontgenizing23saccharizing29scandalizers24scandalizing25scepticizing28scheherazade30schematizing29sclerotizing24scrutinizers23scrutinizing24sectionizing24secularizers23secularizing24securitizing24sensualizing22serpentizing24severalizing25sherardizing26skepticizing30slenderizing23solidarizing23solubilizing24sophronizing27spaniolizing24spatializing24specializers25specializing26speramtozoon25spermatozoal25spermatozoan25spermatozoic27spermatozoid26spermatozoio25spermatozoon25spermatozzoa34spirantizing24spondylizema29stigmatizers24stigmatizing25strategizing23subtrapezoid26sulfadiazine25sulfobenzide27sulfobenzoic28sulphatizing27sulphurizing27symmetrizing29sympathizers31sympathizing32symphonizing32syncretizing27synonymizing30synthesizers27synthesizing28synthetizers27synthetizing28tabularizing24technicizing29telfordizing26textualizing29theologizers25theologizing26thermalizing27thermolyzing30thioridazine25trailblazers23trailblazing24traumatizing24trichinizing27trichobezoar28trivializing25unappetizing26uncanonizing24uncivilizing27uncolonizing24underprizing25unequalizing31unfeminizing27unhumanizing27uniformizing27unlocalizing24unminimizing26unmoralizing24unpaganizing25unvitalizing25utopianizers23utopianizing24villainizing25vinylbenzene29virtualizing25vitaminizing27vitriolizing25volatilizing25warrantizing25weatherizing28westernizers24westernizing25
Z is the 10th letter (616)
abnormalized26accessorized26accessorizes25acclimatized28acclimatizer27acclimatizes27acculturized26accustomized28achromatized29achromatizes28albumeniizer25alphabetized29alphabetizer28alphabetizes28americanized26americanizer25americanizes25anesthetized25anesthetizer24anesthetizes24anthologized26anthologizer25anthologizes25antioxidizer29apotheosized27apotheosizes26arithmetized27arithmetizes26arminianizer23arsenobenzol23arterialized22arterializes21aspheterized27aspheterizes26astigmatizer24astronomized24astronomizes23austenitized22battologized25bessemerized26biographized30biographizes29breathalyzed30breathalyzer29breathalyzes29bromoiodized27calendarized25calendarizes24canisterized24canisterizes23cannibalized26cannibalizes25capercailzie27cataloguized25cataloguizes24catheterized27catheterizes26catholicized29catholicizer28catholicizes28champagnized32circularized26circularizer25circularizes25civilianized27civilianizes26coleorrhizae26colonialized24colonializes23columnarized26commemorized30commoditized29commoditizes28communalized28communalizer27communalizes27computerized28computerizes27conveyorized30conveyorizer29conveyorizes29corporatized26corporatizes25cosmeticized28cosmeticizes27criminalized26criminalizes25crystallized27crystallizer26crystallizes26cybercitizen30cytoanalyzer29decarbonized27decarbonizer26decarbonizes26decarburized27decarburizes26decartelized25decartelizes24decasualized25decasualizes24decerebrized27decerebrizes26decolourized25decolourizer24decolourizes24decommunized29decommunizes28dedramatized26dedramatizes25deemphasized30deemphasizes29defeudalized27defeudalizes26defibrinized28defibrinizes27deformalized28deformalizes27degenderized25degenderizes24deglamorized26deglamorizes25dehypnotized31dehypnotizes30delabialized25delabializes24demagnetized26demagnetizer25demagnetizes25democratized27democratizer26democratizes26demutualized25demutualizes24denormalized25deoxygenized34deoxygenizes33depauperized27depauperizes26deracialized25deracializes24derecognized26derecognizes25desacralized25desacralizes24desensitized23desensitizer22desensitizes22desexualized30desexualizes29desilverized26desilverizer25desilverizes25destabilized25destabilizer24destabilizes24desterilized23desulfurized26desulfurizer25desulfurizes25detribalized25detribalizes24diagonalized24diagonalizes23dichotomized30dichotomizes29diplomatized27diplomatizes26discanonized25disequalizer31disorganized24disorganizer23disorganizes23disthronized26disthronizes25disyllabized28doggerelizer24domesticized27domesticizes26electrolyzed27electrolyzer26electrolyzes26eleutherozoa24emblematized28emblematizes27emulsionized24emulsionizes23encarnalized24encarnalizes23eschscholzia31estheticized27estheticizes26etherealized25etherealizes24etherialized25etymologized28etymologizes27euthanatized25euthanatizes24eventualized25eventualizes24extemporized33extemporizer32extemporizes32exteriorized29exteriorizes28externalized29externalizes28familiarized27familiarizer26familiarizes26foolhardizes28formularized27formularizer26formularizes26fractionized27fractionizes26fragmentized28fragmentizer27fragmentizes27frictionized27genealogized24genealogizer23genealogizes23geographized29glycyrrhizin33gourmandized26gourmandizer25gourmandizes25gutturalized23gutturalizes22hematochezia31hemodialyzer30hexametrized34hexametrizes33hibernicized29hibernicizes28hierarchized30hierarchizes29hispanicized29hispanicizes28historicized27historicizes26hospitalized27hospitalizes26hydrogenized30hydrogenizes29hyperbolized32hyperbolizes31hypostasized30hypostasizes29hypostatized30hypostatizes29hypothesized33hypothesizer32hypothesizes32hypothetized33hypothetizer32hypothetizes32immortalized26immortalizer25immortalizes25imperialized26imperializes25incarnalized24incentivized27incentivizes26infantilized25infantilizes24informatized27informatizes26interiorized22interiorizes21internalized22internalizes21isochronized27isochronizes26judicialized32lalapaloozas23lutheranizer24malleablized26malorganized25mangelwurzel27marginalized25marginalizes24masculinized26masculinizes25materialized24materializee23materializer23materializes23maternalized24mathematized29mathematizes28medievalized28medievalizes27memorialized26memorializer25memorializes25merchandized30merchandizer29merchandizes29metastasized24metastasizes23metathesized27metathesizes26miniaturized24miniaturizes23misorganized25monobromized28monologuized25monologuizes24moravianized27muscovitized29mycorrihizas31mythologized31mythologizer30mythologizes30naphthalized30naphthalizes29nationalized22nationalizer21nationalizes21neopaganized25neopaganizes24neurologized23nitrogenized23nitrogenizes22noncivilized27nonequalized31nonhumanized27nonimmunized26nonlocalized24nonmotorized24nonpenalized24nonunionized22nonvitalized25northernized25northernizes24objectivized36objectivizes35officialized30orientalized22orientalizes21outorganized23outorganizes22overanalyzed28overanalyzes27overoxidized33overutilized25overutilizes24palladinized25pamphletized31paraffinized30parallelized24parallelizer23parallelizes23pa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Z is the 11th letter (298)
abolitionize23adverbialize27aestheticize26amalgamatize26anacephalize28anaesthetize24anathematize26angiostomize24apaesthetize26apostrophize28attitudinize22autocatalyze26autoimmunize25bacchanalize30bacteriolyze28barbarianize25bichromatize30bilingualize24boulevardize27cacodemonize28caesareanize23canonicalize25cantharidize27celestialize23chameleonize28characterize28christianize26chronologize27classicalize25collectivize28collodionize24companionize27conchologize29congenialize24conscientize25conservatize26consonantize23containerize23contemporize27conundrumize26convivialize29copolymerize30corallorhiza26corporealize25cryptanalyze31cuticularize25dactylorhiza30dealbuminize26dealcoholize27dearsenicize24debitumenize26debituminize26debussyanize27decaffeinize30decapitalize26decentralize24dechloridize28deciceronize26declassicize26dedolomitize25deflexionize32degelatinize23degeneralize23deheathenize28dehydrofroze32deinsularize22delegitimize25deliberalize24dementholize27demilitarize24demineralize24demonetarize24demonopolize26denaturalize22denicotinize24denuclearize24depigmentize27depoliticize26depolymerize29depopularize26depressurize24desiliconize24despecialize26destigmatize25desulphurize27desynonymize30devitaminize27devolatilize25dialectalize24dialecticize26diamagnetize25diminutivize27diphthongize31directionize24disauthorize25disgospelize25disharmonize27dishellenize25dispauperize26dissocialize24dissyllabize27ectropionize25editorialize22effectualize29effeminatize29elementalize23elocutionize23embastardize26emotionalize23entomologize24entropionize23epithalamize28essentialize21eucharistize26evolutionize24excrementize32excursionize30extravaganza32factionalize26fascisticize28fictionalize26gentlemanize24geometricize26grammaticize28gregorianize23harlequinize33haussmannize26hispaniolize26hollywoodize31hyperrealize29illiberalize23imbastardize26impactionize27incendiarize24indoctrinize24insolubilize23intersqueeze30iridectomize26irregularize22lallapalooza23laparotomize25legitimatize24lithotritize24lollapalooza23malleableize25manhattanize26marsupialize25mediaevalize27melancholize28mercurialize25metamorphize30microscopize29mineralogize24misauthorize26misemphasize30misrecognize26missionarize23mithridatize27monochordize29municipalize27mythopoetize31nephrotomize28nestorianize21oratorianize21outtyrannize24ovariotomize26overcivilize29overfeminize29overhumanize29overidealize25overimmunize28overmobilize28overmoralize26overorganize25overpenalize26overtheorize27overunionize24overurbanize26overwomanize29palladiumize26panegyricize29pansexualize30paragraphize29parameterize25parchmentize30parenthesize26parochialize28paroxytonize33pattinsonize23pentametrize25perennialize23perfectivize31philippicize32philistinize26philosophize31phlebotomize30photooxidize34phrenologize27phylacterize31physiologize30pictorialize25politicalize25polychromize33porcelainize25porcellanize25potentialize23practicalize27preauthorize26precisionize25precriticize27prefertilize26pregalvanize27prerecognize26preservatize26presterilize23problematize27prolusionize23propagandize27provencalize28psychiatrize31psychologize32realisticize23reallegorize22reantagonize22rebourbonize25recapitalize25recategorize24recausticize25recentralize23redigitalize23refederalize25reflectorize26reinitialize21rejeopardize31relegitimize24remilitarize23remineralize23reneutralize21repolymerize28repopularize25repressurize23rescrutinize23restigmatize24resulphurize26resynthesize27resynthetize27revolatilize24sabellianize23sacramentize25sarcophagize29saussuritize21schreinerize26sectarianize23sectionalize23segmentalize24sempiternize25serpentinize23slavonianize24solitudinize22somnambulize27somniloquize32sovereignize25spherulitize26spiritualize23statisticize23strychninize29subjectivize35sycophantize31symptomatize30technicalize28technologize27theomorphize31thymectomize33topographize29tourmalinize23traditionize22tranquillize30trichotomize28underoxidize30underrealize22underutilize22uniformalize26unitarianize21universalize24universitize24unmonopolize25unnaturalize21unneutralize21unpopularize25unradicalize24unscandalize24unsecularize23unsensualize21untheologize25unvolatilize24vermilionize26victorianize26xanthorrhiza34
Z is the 12th letter (0)
Words with two Zs (49)
azotetrazole30azoxybenzene42azoxybenzoic44bedazzlement35bedazzlingly37benzoazurine32benzodiazine33benzodiazole33bepuzzlement36blizzardiest33citizenizing33czechization37dazzlingness32decitizenize33diazobenzene33diazotizable33embezzlement36frizzinesses33mazzinianism34mezzotinters32mezzotinting33mizzentopman36mizzentopmen36moorbuzzards35muzzleloader33overdazzling35ozonizations30pavonazzetto35pestalozzian32pseudopeziza35puzzleheaded37puzzlingness33pyrenopeziza37quizzability44quizzatorial39quizzicality44quizzinesses39razzmatazzes50schemozzling38scuzzinesses32shlemozzling36showbizziest38snazzinesses30spermatozzoa34sulphazotize35zanthorrhiza36zigzaggeries33zwischenzugs39zygozoospore36
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Where does Z sit?
Position of Z in twelve-letter words
Words are counted by their first Z, so each word appears once. Words with two Zs are listed separately below.
Everyday words
Common 12 letter words with Z
The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.
organizationoptimizationpersonalizedcivilizationunauthorizedspecializingtetanizationanaesthetizeanesthetizeseternizationtatarizationesterizationanesthetizerisodiazotateetherizationheterizationanesthetizeddeheathenizetotalizationzonaesthesiaaestheticizeantiozonantserotizationssanitizationtotemizationanathematizeessentializenestorianizenotarizationdenizenationendenizationetherealizestheorizationderatizationarsenizationlaterizationoratorianizeresensitizessatirizationdeionizationcaesareanizestatisticizeeuthanatizeshotelizationinthronizatecatheterizesestheticizesmetathesizeslatinizationtotalizatorsdesensitizestraditionizemetastasizesmonetizationetherealizedapaesthetizenationalizesozonisationsreinitializemanhattanizeinteriorizesorientalizesattitudinizedesensitizerresensitizedcitizenessescontainerizeitemizationssectarianizesemitizationlithotritizeeuthanatizedterfeziaceaecatheterizedestheticizedmetathesizednasalizationnationalizersatellitizestutorization
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Which letters keep company with Z?
Among the 1951 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside Z. They make good second guesses once Z is confirmed.
Vowel pairs
The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are IO (256), IA (150), EA (64), OO (59), OU (51).
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Sorted by ending
12 letter Z words by last letter and last two letters
| Ends | Words | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| -E | 448 | abolitionize, acetylizable, adverbialize, advertizable, aestheticize, amalgamatize, aminobenzene |
| -S | 427 | accessorizes, acclimatizes, achromatizes, advertizings, aggrandizers, allegorizers, alphabetizes |
| -D | 350 | abnormalized, accessorized, acclimatized, acculturized, accustomized, achromatized, alphabetized |
| -G | 320 | absolutizing, acronymizing, adulterizing, aerobicizing, aerosolizing, aggrandizing, albumenizing |
| -N | 178 | albitization, aldolization, alkalization, ammonization, amortization, aquotization, arborization |
| -R | 71 | acclimatizer, albumeniizer, alphabetizer, americanizer, anesthetizer, anthologizer, antioxidizer |
| -A | 39 | corallorhiza, dactylorhiza, eleutherozoa, eschscholzia, extravaganza, hematochezia, hypoazoturia |
| -C | 31 | acetobenzoic, aminobenzoic, anthropozoic, azosulphonic, azoxybenzoic, chalazogamic, eopalaeozoic |
| Ends | Words | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| -ED | 341 | abnormalized, accessorized, acclimatized, acculturized, accustomized, achromatized |
| -NG | 320 | absolutizing, acronymizing, adulterizing, aerobicizing, aerosolizing, aggrandizing |
| -ZE | 294 | abolitionize, adverbialize, aestheticize, amalgamatize, anacephalize, anaesthetize |
| -ES | 264 | accessorizes, acclimatizes, achromatizes, alphabetizes, amazednesses, amazonstones |
| -ON | 155 | albitization, aldolization, alkalization, ammonization, amortization, aquotization |
| -ER | 68 | acclimatizer, albumeniizer, alphabetizer, americanizer, anesthetizer, anthologizer |
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Letter patterns
Z words with striking patterns
Silent Z
No common silent-Z words sit at this length — most twelve-letter Z words sound it out.
Two Zs (49)
azotetrazoleazoxybenzeneazoxybenzoicbedazzlementbedazzlinglybenzoazurinebenzodiazinebenzodiazolebepuzzlementblizzardiestcitizenizingczechizationdazzlingnessdecitizenizediazobenzenediazotizable
ZO and ZY openers
39 words start with ZO and 19 start with ZY in this list.
zoantharianszoanthodemiczoanthropieszodiophilouszonaesthesiazonochloritezonolimneticzonoskeletonzoochemistryzoochlorellazoocoenocytezoogeographyzoogeologistzoograftingszoographicalzoographists
Z with Z, X, J or Q (16)
abnormalizedabolitionizeabsolutizingaccessorizedaccessorizesacclimatizedacclimatizeracclimatizesacculturizedaccustomizedacetobenzoicacetylizableachromatizedachromatizesacronymizingadulterizing
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High scorers
Highest-scoring 12 letter words with Z
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends |
|---|---|---|
| razzmatazzes | 50 | 51 |
| azoxybenzoic | 44 | 46 |
| quizzability | 44 | 46 |
| quizzicality | 44 | 46 |
| azoxybenzene | 42 | 44 |
| quizzatorial | 39 | 41 |
| quizzinesses | 39 | 41 |
| squeezeboxes | 39 | 41 |
| zwischenzugs | 39 | 42 |
| hydroxyzines | 38 | 36 |
| schemozzling | 38 | 42 |
| showbizziest | 38 | 38 |
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Words with meanings
4 twelve-letter Z words, defined
anaesthetizeverbTo administer anesthesia to: to render unfeeling or unconscious through the use of narcotic substances, usually either alcohol or pharmaceutical drugs. “Just prior to surgery the doctor will anesthetize him and he will sleep for four hours.”
essentializeverbTo reduce to its essence.
personalizedverbTo adapt something to the needs or tastes of an individual
specializingverbTo make distinct or separate, particularly:
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Questions about 12 letter words with Z
How many twelve-letter words contain Z?
The general English word list used on this page has 1951 twelve-letter words with Z. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.
Where does Z usually sit in a twelve-letter word?
In this list Z is the tenth letter of 616, the ninth letter of 420, the eleventh letter of 298, the seventh letter of 189, the eighth letter of 101, the first letter of 81, the fourth letter of 72, the sixth letter of 65, the fifth letter of 55, the third letter of 30, the second letter of 24.
What are common twelve-letter words with Z?
Everyday examples include organization, optimization, personalized, civilization, unauthorized, specializing, tetanization, anaesthetize, anesthetizes, eternization. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.
Which twelve-letter Z words score the most in Scrabble?
At face value the top scores are razzmatazzes at 50 and azoxybenzoic at 44, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.
Are there twelve-letter words that end in Z?
No twelve-letter words in this list end in Z.
Which twelve-letter words have a silent Z?
Silent-Z words are rare at this length; most twelve words sound the Z out.
How do I find twelve-letter words with Z in a certain position?
Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Z in the word generator by pattern.
What is the difference between words starting with Z and words containing Z?
Words starting with Z must begin with it. Words containing Z can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.