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5 letter words with Z

Every five-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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Z can sit in any slot · 570 words in our list

The short answer

There are 570 five words with Z in this list. Z is most often the third letter, and the most common last letter is E. The top face-value Scrabble score is 34 for pzazz.

570five Z words in our list

25%start with Z

17%end in E

17.3average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 5 letter words with Z

Grouped by where Z first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

Z is the 1st letter (145)

ZA27 words

zabra¹⁶zabti¹⁶zacks²⁰zaida¹⁵zaidy¹⁸zaire¹⁴zakah²¹zakat¹⁸zaman¹⁶zambo¹⁸zamia¹⁶zande¹⁵zanja²¹zante¹⁴zanza²³zanze²³zapas¹⁶zappy²¹zapus¹⁶zaque²³zarfs¹⁷zaris¹⁴zatis¹⁴zaxes²¹zayat¹⁷zayin¹⁷zazen²³

ZE22 words

zeals¹⁴zebec¹⁸zebra¹⁶zebub¹⁸zebus¹⁶zedas¹⁵zeins¹⁴zeism¹⁶zeiss¹⁴zeist¹⁴zemmi¹⁸zemni¹⁶zendo¹⁵zerda¹⁵zerks¹⁸zerma¹⁶zeros¹⁴zests¹⁴zesty¹⁷zetas¹⁴zexes²¹zezes²³

ZH2 words

zhmud²⁰zhomo¹⁹

ZI33 words

ziara¹⁴zibet¹⁶ziega¹⁵ziffs²⁰zigan¹⁵zihar¹⁷zilas¹⁴zilch¹⁹zilla¹⁴zills¹⁴zimbi¹⁸zimbs¹⁸zimme¹⁸zimmi¹⁸zimmy²¹zinco¹⁶zincs¹⁶zincy¹⁹zineb¹⁶zines¹⁴zings¹⁵zingy¹⁸zinke¹⁸zinky²¹zippo¹⁸zippy²¹zirai¹⁴zirak¹⁸ziram¹⁶zitis¹⁴zizel²³zizia²³zizit²³

ZL2 words

zlote¹⁴zloty¹⁷

ZM1 words

zmudz²⁶

ZO43 words

zoaea¹⁴zobos¹⁶zobus¹⁶zocco¹⁸zoeae¹⁴zoeal¹⁴zoeas¹⁴zogan¹⁵zohak²¹zoism¹⁶zoist¹⁴zokor¹⁸zolle¹⁴zombi¹⁸zonae¹⁴zonal¹⁴zonar¹⁴zonda¹⁵zoned¹⁵zoner¹⁴zones¹⁴zonic¹⁶zonks¹⁸zonta¹⁴zooea¹⁴zooey¹⁷zooid¹⁵zooks¹⁸zooms¹⁶zoona¹⁴zoons¹⁴zooty¹⁷zoppa¹⁸zoppo¹⁸zoque²³zorch¹⁹zoril¹⁴zoris¹⁴zorro¹⁴zosma¹⁶zouks¹⁸zowee¹⁷zowie¹⁷

ZU10 words

zucco¹⁸zudda¹⁶zukes¹⁸zulus¹⁴zunis¹⁴zupan¹⁶zupas¹⁶zuppa¹⁸zurfs¹⁷zuzim²⁵

ZY5 words

zygal¹⁸zygon¹⁸zymes¹⁹zymic²¹zymin¹⁹

Z is the 2nd letter (46)

azans¹⁴azide¹⁵azido¹⁵azine¹⁴azlon¹⁴azoch¹⁹azofy²⁰azoic¹⁶azole¹⁴azons¹⁴azote¹⁴azoth¹⁷azoxy²⁴aztec¹⁶azuki¹⁸azure¹⁴azurn¹⁴azury¹⁷azygy²¹azyme¹⁹azyms¹⁹czars¹⁶czech²¹dzhos¹⁸ezine¹⁴izard¹⁵izars¹⁴izing¹⁵izote¹⁴iztle¹⁴izumi¹⁶izzat²³mzees¹⁶ozark¹⁸ozeki¹⁸ozena¹⁴ozias¹⁴ozone¹⁴ozzie²³pzazz³⁴tzaam¹⁶tzars¹⁴uzara¹⁴uzbak²⁰uzbeg¹⁷uzbek²⁰

Z is the 3rd letter (185)

adzed¹⁶adzer¹⁵adzes¹⁵aizle¹⁴amzel¹⁶anzac¹⁶arzan¹⁴arzun¹⁴bazar¹⁶bazoo¹⁶bezan¹⁶bezel¹⁶bezes¹⁶bezil¹⁶bezzi²⁵bezzo²⁵bezzy²⁸bizel¹⁶bizen¹⁶bizes¹⁶bizet¹⁶bizzo²⁵bizzy²⁸bozal¹⁶bozos¹⁶bozze²⁵buzzy²⁸cezve¹⁹cizar¹⁶cozed¹⁷cozen¹⁶cozes¹⁶cozey¹⁹cozie¹⁶cuzes¹⁶dazed¹⁶dazer¹⁵dazes¹⁵dizen¹⁵dizzy²⁷dozed¹⁶dozen¹⁵dozer¹⁵dozes¹⁵enzym¹⁹fazed¹⁸fazes¹⁷fezes¹⁷fezzy²⁹fizzy²⁹fuzed¹⁸fuzee¹⁷fuzes¹⁷fuzil¹⁷fuzzy²⁹gazal¹⁵gazar¹⁵gazed¹⁶gazee¹⁵gazel¹⁵gazer¹⁵gazes¹⁵gazet¹⁵gazon¹⁵gazoo¹⁵gazoz²⁴gizmo¹⁷guzul¹⁵hazan¹⁷hazed¹⁸hazel¹⁷hazen¹⁷hazer¹⁷hazes¹⁷hazle¹⁷hizen¹⁷huzza²⁶huzzy²⁹jazey²⁴jazzy³³jizya²⁴kazak²²kazis¹⁸kazoo¹⁸kizil¹⁸kuzus¹⁸lazar¹⁴lazed¹⁵lazes¹⁴lazos¹⁴lazzi²³lazzo²³lezes¹⁴lezza²³lezzy²⁶lozen¹⁴mazda¹⁷mazed¹⁷mazel¹⁶mazer¹⁶mazes¹⁶mazey¹⁹mazic¹⁸mazur¹⁶mazut¹⁶mezes¹⁶mezze²⁵mezzo²⁵mizar¹⁶mizen¹⁶mizzy²⁸mozed¹⁷mozes¹⁶mozos¹⁶muzak²⁰muzzy²⁸nazes¹⁴nazim¹⁶nazir¹⁴nazis¹⁴nizam¹⁶nizey¹⁷oozed¹⁵oozes¹⁴oozoa¹⁴orzos¹⁴ouzel¹⁴ouzos¹⁴pized¹⁷pizes¹⁶pizza²⁵pozzy²⁸puzel¹⁶razed¹⁵razee¹⁴razer¹⁴razes¹⁴razoo¹⁴razor¹⁴rezes¹⁴rizar¹⁴rizas¹⁴rozet¹⁴rozit¹⁴rozum¹⁶sazen¹⁴sazes¹⁴sizal¹⁴sizar¹⁴sized¹⁵sizel¹⁴sizer¹⁴sizes¹⁴sozin¹⁴sozly¹⁷suzan¹⁴tazia¹⁴tazza²³tazze²³tizes¹⁴tizzy²⁶tozed¹⁵tozee¹⁴tozer¹⁴tozes¹⁴tozie¹⁴tuzla¹⁴ulzie¹⁴unzen¹⁴unzip¹⁶vezir¹⁷vizir¹⁷vizor¹⁷vizzy²⁹vozhd²¹wazir¹⁷wazoo¹⁷wezen¹⁷wizen¹⁷wizes¹⁷wuzzy²⁹yazoo¹⁷yezdi¹⁸yezzy²⁹yuzus¹⁷

Z is the 4th letter (142)

abaze¹⁶abuzz²⁵adoze¹⁵agaze¹⁵amaze¹⁶amuze¹⁶avize¹⁷avyze²⁰baiza¹⁶baize¹⁶balza¹⁶benzo¹⁶blaze¹⁶blazy¹⁹blizz²⁵bonza¹⁶bonze¹⁶booze¹⁶boozy¹⁹braza¹⁶braze¹⁶briza¹⁶brize¹⁶brizz²⁵bruzz²⁵buaze¹⁶bwazi¹⁹canzo¹⁶ceaze¹⁶chazy²²chizz²⁸cloze¹⁶cobza¹⁸colza¹⁶cooze¹⁶craze¹⁶crazy¹⁹croze¹⁶cunza¹⁶darzi¹⁵diazo¹⁵ditzy¹⁸doozy¹⁸druze¹⁵durzi¹⁵ecize¹⁶eliza¹⁴erizo¹⁴feaze¹⁷feeze¹⁷forza¹⁷forze¹⁷fraze¹⁷frize¹⁷frizz²⁶froze¹⁷furze¹⁷furzy²⁰gaize¹⁵ganza¹⁵gauze¹⁵gauzy¹⁸ghazi¹⁸ginzo¹⁵glaze¹⁵glazy¹⁸gloze¹⁵gonzo¹⁵graze¹⁵grize¹⁵guaza¹⁵gyoza¹⁸hamza¹⁹heazy²⁰heeze¹⁷heezy²⁰heize¹⁷honzo¹⁷isize¹⁴itcze¹⁶jeeze²¹kanzu¹⁸karzy²¹khazi²¹khuzi²¹knezi¹⁸kouza¹⁸kudzu¹⁹lawzy²⁰leaze¹⁴leeze¹⁴liszt¹⁴maize¹⁶matza¹⁶matzo¹⁶mauzy¹⁹metze¹⁶mimzy²¹mirza¹⁶motza¹⁶murza¹⁶neeze¹⁴neoza¹⁴nudzh¹⁸oryza¹⁷peaze¹⁶peize¹⁶phizz²⁸piezo¹⁶plaza¹⁶ponzu¹⁶prize¹⁶psize¹⁶ritzy¹⁷sabzi¹⁶sadza¹⁵scuzz²⁵seaze¹⁴seiza¹⁴seize¹⁴senza¹⁴smaze¹⁶spaza¹⁶spazz²⁵swazi¹⁷swizz²⁶tanzy¹⁷teaze¹⁴terzo¹⁴toaze¹⁴touze¹⁴touzy¹⁷towze¹⁷towzy²⁰wanze¹⁷weeze¹⁷weize¹⁷whizz²⁹winze¹⁷woozy²⁰youze¹⁷yowza²⁰

Z is the 5th letter (52)

allez¹⁴arroz¹⁴assez¹⁴blitz¹⁶bortz¹⁶burez¹⁶cafiz¹⁹cahiz¹⁹capiz¹⁸franz¹⁷fritz¹⁷fultz¹⁷glitz¹⁵grosz¹⁵hafiz²⁰heinz¹⁷hertz¹⁷hienz¹⁷jemez²³jerez²¹kafiz²¹karez¹⁸klutz¹⁸kniaz¹⁸knyaz²¹kranz¹⁸lanaz¹⁴miltz¹⁶muntz¹⁶namaz¹⁶nantz¹⁴nertz¹⁴oghuz¹⁸plotz¹⁶scalz¹⁶schiz¹⁹snitz¹⁴soulz¹⁴soyuz¹⁷spitz¹⁶squiz²³tenez¹⁴tiraz¹⁴tiwaz¹⁷topaz¹⁶trooz¹⁴vejoz²⁴voraz¹⁷waltz¹⁷warez¹⁷windz¹⁸wootz¹⁷

Words with two Zs (54)

abuzz²⁵bezzi²⁵bezzo²⁵bezzy²⁸bizzo²⁵bizzy²⁸blizz²⁵bozze²⁵brizz²⁵bruzz²⁵buzzy²⁸chizz²⁸dizzy²⁷fezzy²⁹fizzy²⁹frizz²⁶fuzzy²⁹gazoz²⁴huzza²⁶huzzy²⁹izzat²³jazzy³³lazzi²³lazzo²³lezza²³lezzy²⁶mezze²⁵mezzo²⁵mizzy²⁸muzzy²⁸ozzie²³phizz²⁸pizza²⁵pozzy²⁸pzazz³⁴scuzz²⁵spazz²⁵swizz²⁶tazza²³tazze²³tizzy²⁶vizzy²⁹whizz²⁹wuzzy²⁹yezzy²⁹zanza²³zanze²³zazen²³zezes²³zizel²³zizia²³zizit²³zmudz²⁶zuzim²⁵

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Where does Z sit?

Position of Z in five-letter words

Words are counted by their first Z, so each word appears once. Words with two Zs are listed separately below.

Slot 1145 · 25%zabra, zabti, zacks

Slot 246 · 8%azans, azide, azido

Slot 3185 · 32%adzed, adzer, adzes

Slot 4142 · 25%abaze, abuzz, adoze

Slot 552 · 9%allez, arroz, assez

Everyday words

Common 5 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.

sizescrazyczechprizepizzaplazasizeddozenzonesmazdaozonefuzzyteazetozeeneezezoeaeazoteteneztoazezoaeaheezeizoteseazetoziezantezooeaezinetaziazetasleezeneozaozenarazeeseizetozeszonaeazineoozoatizeszeistzoeaszontaheizeleazeoozesrozetseizaterzotozernantznazessazensenzazatiszestszoonatozedceazeazothassezisizenertzrezessazeszairezlotezoistadozeaztecmetzehazenweezeazansazoleerizoiztleoziastiraztroozzeins

Wordle

Which letters keep company with Z?

Among the 570 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside Z. They make good second guesses once Z is confirmed.

A283

E261

I197

O172

S127

R111

N108

U87

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are OO (24), EA (13), EE (13), EI (10), AI (9).

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Sorted by ending

5 letter Z words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-E	98	abaze, adoze, agaze, aizle, amaze, amuze, avize
-S	88	adzes, azans, azons, azyms, bezes, bizes, bozos
-Z	66	abuzz, allez, arroz, assez, blitz, blizz, bortz
-A	59	baiza, balza, bonza, braza, briza, cobza, colza
-Y	57	azofy, azoxy, azury, azygy, bezzy, bizzy, blazy
-O	31	azido, bazoo, benzo, bezzo, bizzo, canzo, diazo
-N	29	arzan, arzun, azlon, azurn, bezan, bizen, cozen
-R	27	adzer, bazar, cizar, dazer, dozer, gazar, gazer

Ends	Words	Examples
-ZE	64	abaze, adoze, agaze, amaze, amuze, avize
-ZY	37	bezzy, bizzy, blazy, boozy, buzzy, chazy
-ES	35	adzes, bezes, bizes, cozes, cuzes, dazes
-ZA	32	baiza, balza, bonza, braza, briza, cobza
-ED	17	adzed, cozed, dazed, dozed, fazed, fuzed
-TZ	16	blitz, bortz, fritz, fultz, glitz, hertz

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Letter patterns

Z words with striking patterns

Z at both ends

zmudz

These words open and close with Z.

Two Zs (54)

abuzzbezzibezzobezzybizzobizzyblizzbozzebrizzbruzzbuzzychizzdizzyfezzyfizzyfrizz

ZO and ZI openers

43 words start with ZO and 33 start with ZI in this list.

zoaeazoboszobuszoccozoeaezoealzoeaszoganzohakzoismzoistzokorzollezombizonaezonal

Z with Z, X, J or Q (16)

abazeabuzzadozeadzedadzeradzesagazeaizleallezamazeamuzeamzelanzacarrozarzanarzun

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 5 letter words with Z

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
pzazz	34	35
jazzy	33	34
fezzy	29	28
fizzy	29	28
fuzzy	29	29
huzzy	29	28
vizzy	29	29
whizz	29	28
wuzzy	29	29
yezzy	29	27
bezzy	28	28
bizzy	28	28

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Words with meanings

15 five-letter Z words, defined

plazanounA town's public square.

sizedadjectiveHaving a certain size. Usually used in combination with an adverb or a noun.

sizesnounplural of size

zabranounA small sailing vessel used off the coasts of Spain and Portugal.

zairenounThe unit of currency of Zaire from 1967 to 1998.

zakatnounAlmsgiving, usually in the form of an annual tax on certain types of property which is then used for charitable purposes; the third of the five pillars of Islam.

zamannounAlbizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family.

zambonounAlternative letter-case form of Zambo.

zamianounAny of various cycads of the genera Zamia and Macrozamia

zanjanounAn irrigation canal in Latin America.

zanzanounA kind of thumb piano from Africa.

zappyadjectiveLively or energetic.

zaquenounA ruler in the northern area of Muisca.

zayatnounA building in Myanmar used for meetings and religious assemblies and to give shelter to travellers.

zayinnounThe seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

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Questions about 5 letter words with Z

How many five-letter words contain Z?

The general English word list used on this page has 570 five-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 five-letter word?

In this list Z is the third letter of 185, the first letter of 145, the fourth letter of 142, the fifth letter of 52, the second letter of 46.

What are common five-letter words with Z?

Everyday examples include sizes, crazy, czech, prize, pizza, plaza, sized, dozen, zones, mazda. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which five-letter Z words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are pzazz at 34 and jazzy at 33, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there five-letter words that end in Z?

Yes: abuzz, allez, arroz, assez, blitz, blizz, bortz, brizz.

Which five-letter words have a silent Z?

Silent-Z words are rare at this length; most five words sound the Z out.

How do I find five-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.