5 Letter Words With Z (390 Words)

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Common 5-letter words that have the letter Z

With their Scrabble points: the 16 most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first.

sizes 14the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
crazy 19mentally unsound
prize 16something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a…
pizza 25an Italian open pie
plaza 16a public square
sized 15having a specified size
dozen 15the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
zones 14a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
ozone 14a form of oxygen
fuzzy 29covering with fine light hairs
razor 14edge tool used in shaving
zebra 16an African mammal that is related to the horse
hazel 17of a light brown or yellowish brown color
blitz 16to subject to a sudden attack
blaze 16a strong flame that burns brightly
topaz 16a bird of genus Topaza

maize 16 seize 14 waltz 17 nazis 14 bezel 16 glaze 15 dizzy 27 zeros 14 booze 16 zippo 18 gonzo 15 azure 14 unzip 16 craze 16 zoned 15 jazzy 33 gizmo 17

All 390 words, A to Z

A…B…C…D…E…F…G…H…I…J…K…L…M…N…O…P…R…S…T…U…V…W…Y…Z…

A… (28)

Top score: ABUZZ, 25 points. Meaning: buzzing

abuzz 25 adoze 15 adzed 16 adzes 15 agaze 15 aizle 14 amaze 16 arroz 14 assez 14 avize 17 avyze 20 azans 14 azide 15 azido 15 azine 14

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azlon 14 azoic 16 azole 14 azons 14 azote 14 azoth 17 azuki 18 azure 14 azurn 14 azury 17 azygy 21 azyme 19 azyms 19

B… (26)

Top score: BIZZY, 28 points (tied with two others)

baiza 16 baize 16 bantz 16 bazar 16 bazoo 16 bezel 16 bezes 16 bezil 16 bezzy 28 bizes 16 bizzo 25 bizzy 28 blaze 16 blitz 16 bonza 16

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bonze 16 booze 16 boozy 19 bortz 16 bozos 16 braza 16 braze 16 brize 16 buaze 16 buzzy 28 bwazi 19

C… (18)

Top score: CHIZZ, 28 points

capiz 18 ceaze 16 cezve 19 chizz 28 cloze 16 cobza 18 colza 16 cooze 16 cozed 17 cozen 16 cozes 16 cozey 19 cozie 16 craze 16 crazy 19 croze 16 cuzes 16 czars 16

D… (15)

Top score: DIZZY, 27 points. Meaning: having a sensation of whirling

darzi 15 dazed 16 dazer 15 dazes 15 diazo 15 ditzy 18 dizen 15 dizzy 27 doozy 18 dozed 16 dozen 15 dozer 15 dozes 15 durzi 15 dzhos 18

E… (2)

Top score: ENZYM, 19 points. Meaning: a complex protein

enzym 19 ezine 14

F… (20)

Top score: FUZZY, 29 points (tied with two others). Meaning: covering with fine light hairs

fazed 18 fazes 17 feaze 17 feeze 17 fezes 17 fezzy 29 fizzy 29 forza 17 forze 17 fritz 17 frize 17 frizz 26 froze 17 furze 17 furzy 20 fuzed 18 fuzee 17 fuzes 17 fuzil 17 fuzzy 29

G… (20)

Top score: GHAZI, 18 points (tied with three others). Meaning: a Muslim war hero

gauze 15 gauzy 18 gazal 15 gazar 15 gazed 16 gazer 15 gazes 15 gazon 15 gazoo 15 ghazi 18 gizmo 17 glaze 15 glazy 18 glitz 15 gloze 15 gonzo 15 graze 15 grize 15 grosz 15 gyoza 18

H… (12)

Top score: HUZZY, 29 points

hafiz 20 hamza 19 hazan 17 hazed 18 hazel 17 hazer 17 hazes 17 heeze 17 hertz 17 hizen 17 huzza 26 huzzy 29

I… (3)

Top score: IZZAT, 23 points

izard 15 izars 14 izzat 23

J… (2)

Top score: JAZZY, 33 points. Meaning: full of energy

jazzy 33 jeeze 21

K… (9)

Top score: KARZY, 21 points (tied with one other)

kanzu 18 karzy 21 kazis 18 kazoo 18 khazi 21 klutz 18 kranz 18 kudzu 19 kuzus 18

L… (10)

Top score: LEZZY, 26 points

lazar 14 lazed 15 lazes 14 lazos 14 lazzi 23 lazzo 23 leaze 14 leeze 14 lezzy 26 lozen 14

M… (23)

Top score: MUZZY, 28 points (tied with one other). Meaning: confused

maize 16 matza 16 matzo 16 mauzy 19 mazed 17 mazer 16 mazes 16 mazey 19 mazut 16 mezes 16 mezze 25 mezzo 25 miltz 16 mirza 16 mizen 16

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mizzy 28 motza 16 mozed 17 mozes 16 mozos 16 muzak 20 muzzy 28 mzees 16

N… (7)

Top score: NUDZH, 18 points. Meaning: to noodge

nazes 14 nazir 14 nazis 14 neeze 14 nertz 14 nizam 16 nudzh 18

O… (8)

Top score: OZZIE, 23 points

oozed 15 oozes 14 orzos 14 ouzel 14 ouzos 14 ozeki 18 ozone 14 ozzie 23

P… (14)

Top score: PZAZZ, 34 points. Meaning: the quality of being exciting or attractive

peaze 16 peize 16 phizz 28 piezo 16 pized 17 pizes 16 pizza 25 plaza 16 plotz 16 ponzu 16 pozzy 28 prize 16 puzel 16 pzazz 34

R… (11)

Top score: RITZY, 17 points. Meaning: tastefully opulent

razed 15 razee 14 razer 14 razes 14 razoo 14 razor 14 rezes 14 ritzy 17 rizas 14 rozet 14 rozit 14

S… (19)

Top score: SWIZZ, 26 points

sadza 15 sazes 14 scuzz 25 seaze 14 seiza 14 seize 14 senza 14 sizar 14 sized 15 sizel 14 sizer 14 sizes 14 smaze 16 soyuz 17 sozin 14 spaza 16 spitz 16 squiz 23 swizz 26

T… (17)

Top score: TIZZY, 26 points. Meaning: a state of nervous confusion

tazza 23 tazze 23 teaze 14 tizes 14 tizzy 26 toaze 14 tomoz 16 topaz 16 touze 14 touzy 17 towze 17 towzy 20 tozed 15 tozes 14 tozie 14 trooz 14 tzars 14

U… (2)

Top score: UNZIP, 16 points. Meaning: to open the zipper of

ulzie 14 unzip 16

V… (4)

Top score: VOZHD, 21 points

vezir 17 vizir 17 vizor 17 vozhd 21

W… (12)

Top score: WHIZZ, 29 points. Meaning: to whiz

waltz 17 wanze 17 warez 17 wazir 17 wazoo 17 weize 17 whizz 29 winze 17 wizen 17 wizes 17 wootz 17 woozy 20

Y… (2)

Top score: YOWZA, 20 points. Meaning: expressing surprise

yowza 20 yuzus 17

Z… (106)

Top score: ZHUZH, 29 points

zabra 16 zacks 20 zaida 15 zaidy 18 zaire 14 zakat 18 zaman 16 zamia 16 zanja 21 zante 14 zanza 23 zanze 23 zappy 21 zarfs 17 zaris 14

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About these words

390 of the 12,987 5-letter words have the letter Z (3%).
251 are good in NWL2023, 389 in Collins Scrabble Words and 211 in ENABLE. 33 are everyday words.
In Scrabble points, pzazz scores the most (34), then jazzy (33), then six words on 29.