4-letter words with Z

    142 4-letter words with Z, sorted alphabetically with Scrabble & Words With Friends scores.

    Every 4-letter word containing Z — all 142 of them — from our 270,000-word dictionary. Useful when Wordle has flagged Z as a yellow letter, or when you need to use a tricky tile like Z on the board.

    Each word shows its Scrabble and Words With Friends point values — handy when a letter like Z is worth far more on one board than the other.

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

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    List insights

    142
    Total words
    ZIZZ (31)
    Best Scrabble play
    JAZZ (31)
    Best WWF play
    16.3
    Average Scrabble score
    OOZE (3)
    Vowel-heaviest
    Z (56)
    Most common start
    142
    With J, Q, X or Z

    High-scoring standouts, with rare-letter words breaking ties.

    ZIZZScrabble 31WWF 31

    a buzzing or whizzing sound

    JAZZScrabble 29WWF 31

    empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

    FIZZScrabble 25WWF 25

    an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)

    FUZZScrabble 25WWF 26

    filamentous hairlike growth on a plant

    BUZZScrabble 24WWF 26

    sound of rapid vibration

    QUIZScrabble 22WWF 23

    an examination consisting of a few short questions

    RAZZScrabble 22WWF 22

    a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

    HAZYScrabble 19WWF 17

    filled or abounding with fog or mist

    WHIZScrabble 19WWF 18

    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

    COZYScrabble 18WWF 18

    a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm

    MAZYScrabble 18WWF 18

    resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity

    PHIZScrabble 18WWF 18

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

    DOZYScrabble 17WWF 16

    half asleep

    FAZEScrabble 16WWF 16

    disturb the composure of

    FUZEScrabble 16WWF 17

    any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

    All words

    Each chip shows the word and its point value:ScrabbleWords With Friends
    ADZE1414AZAN1314AZON1314AZYM1818BIZE1516BOZO1516BUZZ2426CHEZ1818CHIZ1818COZE1516COZY1818CZAR1516DAZE1414DITZ1414DOZE1414DOZY1716DZHO1716DZOS1414FAZE1616FIZZ2525FOZY1918FRIZ1616FUTZ1617FUZE1617FUZZ2526GAZE1415GAZY1717GEEZ1415GIZZ2324HAZE1615HAZY1917HIZZ2524IZAR1313JAZY2324JAZZ2931JEEZ2022JIZZ2931KAZI1717KUZU1719LAZE1314LAZO1314LAZY1616LEZZ2223LUTZ1315MAZE1516MAZY1818MEZE1516MEZZ2425MIZZ2425MOZE1516MOZO1516MOZZ2425MUZZ2426MZEE1516NAZE1314NAZI1314OOZE1313OOZY1615ORZO1313OUZO1314OYEZ1615PHIZ1818PIZE1516POZZ2425PREZ1516PUTZ1517QUIZ2223RAZE1313RAZZ2222RITZ1313RIZA1313RONZ1314SITZ1313SIZE1313SIZY1615SPAZ1516SWIZ1616TIZZ2222TOZE1313TREZ1313TUZZ2223TZAR1313VIZY1919WHIZ1918YUTZ1616YUZU1617ZACK1920ZAGS1415ZANY1616ZAPS1516ZARF1616ZARI1313ZATI1313ZEAL1314ZEAS1313ZEBU1517ZEDS1414ZEES1313ZEIN1314ZEKS1717ZELS1314ZEPS1516ZERK1717ZERO1313ZEST1313ZETA1313ZEZE2222ZHOS1615ZIFF1919ZIGS1415ZILA1314ZILL1315ZIMB1719ZINC1517ZINE1314ZING1416ZINS1314ZIPS1516ZITE1313ZITI1313ZITS1313ZIZZ3131ZOBO1516ZOBU1517ZOEA1313ZOIC1516ZOLS1314ZONA1314ZONE1314ZONK1718ZOOM1516ZOON1314ZOOS1313ZOOT1313ZORI1313ZOUK1718ZULU1316ZUPA1517ZURF1617ZYGA1717ZYME1818ZZZS3131

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