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5 Letter Words Containing Z
Searching for five-letter words with a Z in them? 370 valid 5 letter words contain Z, and 26 of them are common everyday words. The most used is crazy. Add the rest of your clues to the finder, or scroll down for the full lists. For any other pattern, try the 5 letter word search.
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5 letter words with Z at a glance
- Valid words
- 370
- Common words
- 26
- Most common
- crazy
- Top Scrabble score (common)
- jazzy 33 pts
- Top Scrabble score (all)
- pzazz 34 pts
- Best Wordle guess in this set
- graze
- The 1st letter is P in 12% of common words.
- The 2nd letter is A in 23% of common words.
- The 3rd letter is Z in 35% of common words.
- The 4th letter is Z in 58% of common words.
- The 5th letter is E in 42% of common words.
Common 5 letter words with Z (26)
The words with 5 letters containing Z you're most likely to know, most used first.
- crazy19
- prize16
- pizza25
- dozen15
- sized15
- plaza16
- seize14
- razor14
- blaze16
- booze16
- fuzzy29
- blitz16
- hazel17
- dizzy27
- ozone14
- zebra16
- waltz17
- azure14
- craze16
- maize16
- glaze15
- amaze16
- dazed16
- hertz17
- graze15
- jazzy33
How to find a five-letter word with a Z in Wordle
Looking for 5 letter words that contain Z to solve a Wordle? The finder above already has Z in "Must contain". If you know its spot, use a green box instead.
A real example from our word list: the answer is BOOZE, and all you know is that it has a Z in it, which leaves 26 common words. Open with GRAZE, the guess that splits this set most evenly.
Guess 1: GRAZE Z and E are green, and the rest are grey. That leaves 2 possible answers: seize and booze.
Guess 2: SEIZE Z and E are green, and the rest are grey. That leaves 1 possible answer.
Guess 3: BOOZE All five letters are green. Solved in 3.
Where Z appears in the word
In common words with Z, the letter sits most often in the fourth spot (58%) and least often in the first (4%). If you've had Z come back yellow, try it in the fourth or third spot next.
4 of them use Z twice, like pizza, fuzzy, dizzy and jazzy.
The letters that appear most often alongside Z are E (in 65%), A (in 62%) and R (in 31%).
| Position | Common words with Z there | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| First | 1 | zebra |
| Second | 2 | ozone, azure |
| Third | 9 | pizza, dozen, sized, razor |
| Fourth | 15 | crazy, prize, pizza, plaza |
| Fifth | 3 | blitz, waltz, hertz |
What the most common ones mean
- crazy
- adjectiveaffected with madness or insanity
- prize
- nounsomething given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
- pizza
- nounItalian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese
- dozen
- nounthe cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
- sized
- adjectivehaving a specified size
- plaza
- nouna public square with room for pedestrians
- seize
- verbtake hold of
- razor
- nounedge tool used in shaving
- blaze
- nouna strong flame that burns brightly
- booze
- nounan alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
- fuzzy
- adjectivecovering with fine light hairs
- blitz
- noun(American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
- hazel
- adjectiveof a light brown or yellowish brown color
- dizzy
- adjectivehaving or causing a whirling sensation
- ozone
- nouna colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
About 5 letter words with Z
Z is worth 10 points in Scrabble. Words with a double Z, like jazzy, fuzzy, dizzy and pizza, are among the highest-scoring 5 letter words. Z often comes in the middle of a word, as in crazy, dozen and hazel, or at the end, as in blitz and waltz. In Wordle, Z answers are rare, so only commit to Z when your clues point there.
Z is one of the least common letters for 5 letter words, ranking 23 out of 26.
Where Z fits in a word
Z appears in only a few dozen common words, mostly in the third or fourth spot, as in prize and razor. Double Z words, like dizzy and fuzzy, are among the highest-scoring words in Scrabble. Z at the start is rare apart from zebra. A yellow Z in Wordle is best tried third or fourth. For Z at the end, see 5 letter words ending in Z.
Vowels in 5 letter words with Z
E is the most common vowel here, appearing in 65% of the common words, followed by A (62%) and I (27%). The least common is U (8%).
27% have just one vowel, like crazy, fuzzy, blitz and dizzy. At the other end, seize, booze and ozone have three or more.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
By main meaning (WordNet), there are 15 nouns, 7 adjectives and 4 verbs.
Nouns include prize, pizza and dozen. Adjectives include crazy, sized and fuzzy. Verbs include seize, glaze and amaze.
Best Wordle guesses with Z
Top guesses, with the average number of the 26 common words each leaves: GRAZE (1.5), CRAZE (1.6), BLAZE (1.7), GLAZE (1.8) and MAIZE (1.8).
42% repeat a letter, and 5 have a double letter, like pizza, booze, fuzzy and dizzy.
Highest-scoring 5 letter words with Z in Scrabble
Top common words: jazzy (33), fuzzy (29) and dizzy (27). All valid words: pzazz (34), jazzy (33) and fuzzy (29). 287 words reach 15 points or more.
All 370 valid 5 letter words with Z344 rarer words accepted in Scrabble and Wordle, not shown above. Plurals are marked.
- sizes14plural
- zones14plural
- nazis14
- fritz17
- froze17
- zoned15
- forza17
- zeros14plural
- soyuz17
- gauze15
- hamza19
- mirza16
- zaire14
- topaz16
- razer14
- gazed16
- fizzy29
- ozzie23
- bezel16
- gonzo15
- lazar14
- razed15
- zorro14
- zonal14
- hafiz20
- zooms16plural
- ghazi18
- mazes16plural
- glitz15
- oozes14plural
- gazes15plural
- gizmo17
- mezzo25
- zooey17
- bazar16
- nazir14
- nizam16
- unzip16
- spitz16
- dozed16
- zaman16
- boozy19
- zippy21
- whizz29
- doozy18
- zacks20plural
- zilch19
- buzzy28
- zetas14plural
- zippo18
- zesty17
- frizz26
- woozy20
- dozer15
- zulus14plural
- zilla14
- kazoo18
- oozed15
- zakat18
- zines14plural
- abuzz25
- wazir17
- swizz26
- tizzy26
- fazed18
- ditzy18
- ritzy17
- matzo16
- piezo16
- kranz18
- senza14
- gauzy18
- zinke18
- kudzu19
- bozos16plural
- klutz18
- wazoo17
- czars16plural
- grosz15
- azide15
- hazed18
- zloty17
- furze17
- izzat23
- muzzy28
- bizzy28
- zante14
- zazen23
- zowie17
- gazer15
- hazan17
- mazer16
- izard15
- sizer14
- zonda15
- gyoza18
- warez17
- brize16
- capiz18
- braze16
- zingy18
- baize16
- mizen16
- gazoo15
- fuzes17plural
- zombi18
- zygon18
- diazo15
- zings15plural
- ponzu16
- dozes15plural
- mezze25
- plotz16
- fazes17plural
- tazza23
- gazal15
- cloze16
- ozeki18
- hazes17plural
- zappy21
- azuki18
- scuzz25
- bortz16
- cozen16
- darzi15
- zambo18
- adzes15plural
- matza16
- ouzel14
- assez14
- razes14plural
- mozes16plural
- bonza16
- zoner14
- azole14
- cooze16
- sozin14
- zineb16
- lazed15
- zooid15
- zupan16
- azoth17
- bonze16
- forze17
- wootz17
- azido15
- squiz23
- zamia16
- frize17
- mizzy28
- zooks18
- vizir17
- zouks18plural
- azote14
- croze16
- vizor17
- zanza23
- sizar14
- fuzed18
- hazer17
- mazey19
- motza16
- leeze14
- razee14
- hizen17
- mezes16plural
- mazed17
- azoic16
- colza16
- bazoo16
- kazis18plural
- lazzo23
- zanja21
- heeze17
- lazes14plural
- sadza15
- adoze15
- adzed16
- agaze15
- aizle14
- avize17
- avyze20
- azans14plural
- azine14
- azlon14
- azons14plural
- azurn14
- azury17
- azygy21
- azyme19
- azyms19plural
- baiza16
- bezes16plural
- bezil16
- bizes16plural
- bizzo25
- braza16
- buaze16
- bwazi19
- ceaze16
- cezve19
- chizz28
- cobza18
- cozed17
- cozes16plural
- cozey19
- cozie16
- dazer15
- dazes15plural
- dizen15
- durzi15
- dzhos18plural
- enzym19
- feaze17
- feeze17
- fezes17plural
- fezzy29
- furzy20
- fuzee17
- fuzil17
- gazar15
- gazon15
- ginzo15
- glazy18
- gloze15
- grize15
- huzza26
- huzzy29
- izars14plural
- kanzu18
- karzy21
- khazi21
- kuzus18plural
- lazos14plural
- lazzi23
- leaze14
- lezes14plural
- lezza23
- lozen14
- mazut16
- miltz16
- mozed17
- mozos16plural
- mzees16plural
- nazes14plural
- neeze14
- nertz14
- nudzh18
- orzos14plural
- ouzos14plural
- peaze16
- peize16
- pized17
- pizes16plural
- pozzy28
- puzel16
- pzazz34
- razoo14
- rizas14plural
- rozet14
- rozit14
- sazes14plural
- seaze14
- sizel14
- smaze16
- tazze23
- teaze14
- toaze14
- touze14
- touzy17
- towze17
- towzy20
- tozed15
- tozes14plural
- tozie14
- trooz14
- tzars14plural
- ulzie14
- vezir17
- vozhd21
- wanze17
- weize17
- winze17
- wizen17
- wizes17plural
- yuzus17plural
- zabra16
- zanze23
- zarfs17plural
- zaris14plural
- zatis14plural
- zaxes21plural
- zayin17
- zeals14plural
- zebec18
- zebub18
- zebus16plural
- zeins14plural
- zerda15
- zerks18plural
- zests14plural
- zexes21plural
- zezes23plural
- zhomo19
- zibet16
- ziffs20plural
- zigan15
- zilas14plural
- zills14plural
- zimbi18
- zimbs18plural
- zinco16
- zincs16plural
- zincy19
- zinky21
- ziram16
- zitis14plural
- zizel23
- zizit23
- zlote14
- zoaea14
- zobos16plural
- zobus16plural
- zocco18
- zoeae14
- zoeal14
- zoeas14plural
- zoism16
- zoist14
- zonae14
- zonks18plural
- zooea14
- zoons14plural
- zooty17
- zoppa18
- zoppo18
- zoril14
- zoris14plural
- zupas16plural
- zurfs17plural
- zuzim25
- zygal18
- zymes19plural
- zymic21
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words with Z are there?
370 valid words; 26 of them are common everyday words.
What is a five-letter word with a Z?
The most common is crazy. Other everyday examples are prize, pizza and dozen.
What is the best Wordle guess with Z?
graze, leaving about 1.5 possible answers on average.
Which 5 letter word with Z scores the most in Scrabble?
Among common words, jazzy scores 33 points. Among all valid words, pzazz scores 34.
Where does Z usually go in a 5 letter word?
Most often in the fourth spot (58% of the common words with Z), then the third (35%). It's least common in the first spot.
What 5 letter words have Z and E in them?
E is the letter most often found with Z (17 of the common words). Examples: prize, dozen, sized and seize.
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