4-letter words ending in Z

    38 4-letter words ending in Z, sorted alphabetically with Scrabble & Words With Friends scores.

    These are 38 4-letter words that end in Z, from our 270,000-word dictionary. Great for closing out a Wordle grid, hitting a bonus square, or extending an existing tile on the board.

    Each word shows its Scrabble and Words With Friends point values, so you can chase the highest-scoring finishers.

    The strongest Scrabble play in this list is ZIZZ (31 points).

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    List insights

    38
    Total words
    ZIZZ (31)
    Best Scrabble play
    JAZZ (31)
    Best WWF play
    19.8
    Average Scrabble score
    GEEZ (2)
    Vowel-heaviest
    F (4)
    Most common start
    38
    With J, Q, X or Z

    Complete word list

    BUZZScrabble 24WWF 26

    sound of rapid vibration

    CHEZScrabble 18WWF 18
    CHIZScrabble 18WWF 18
    DITZScrabble 14WWF 14
    FIZZScrabble 25WWF 25

    an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)

    FRIZScrabble 16WWF 16
    FUTZScrabble 16WWF 17
    FUZZScrabble 25WWF 26

    filamentous hairlike growth on a plant

    GEEZScrabble 14WWF 15
    GIZZScrabble 23WWF 24
    HIZZScrabble 25WWF 24
    JAZZScrabble 29WWF 31

    empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

    JEEZScrabble 20WWF 22
    JIZZScrabble 29WWF 31
    LEZZScrabble 22WWF 23
    LUTZScrabble 13WWF 15
    MEZZScrabble 24WWF 25
    MIZZScrabble 24WWF 25
    MOZZScrabble 24WWF 25
    MUZZScrabble 24WWF 26
    OYEZScrabble 16WWF 15
    PHIZScrabble 18WWF 18

    the human face (‘kisser’ and ‘smiler’ and ‘mug’ are informal terms for ‘face’ and ‘phiz’ is British)

    POZZScrabble 24WWF 25
    PREZScrabble 15WWF 16
    PUTZScrabble 15WWF 17

    obscene terms for penis

    QUIZScrabble 22WWF 23

    an examination consisting of a few short questions

    RAZZScrabble 22WWF 22

    a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

    RITZScrabble 13WWF 13

    a hotel that is part of the chain of hotels founded by Cesar Ritz

    RONZScrabble 13WWF 14
    SITZScrabble 13WWF 13
    SPAZScrabble 15WWF 16

    to act insanely

    SWIZScrabble 16WWF 16

    British slang for a swindle

    TIZZScrabble 22WWF 22
    TREZScrabble 13WWF 13
    TUZZScrabble 22WWF 23
    WHIZScrabble 19WWF 18

    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

    YUTZScrabble 16WWF 16
    ZIZZScrabble 31WWF 31

    a buzzing or whizzing sound

    Definitions from Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0), incorporating Princeton WordNet data