5-letter words ending in Z

    30 5-letter words ending in Z, sorted alphabetically with Scrabble & Words With Friends scores.

    Every word here is a valid Wordle guess

    These are 30 5-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.

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    The strongest Scrabble play in this list is PZAZZ (34 points).

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    List insights

    30
    Total words
    PZAZZ (34)
    Best Scrabble play
    PZAZZ (35)
    Best WWF play
    19.5
    Average Scrabble score
    ABUZZ (2)
    Vowel-heaviest
    S (6)
    Most common start
    30
    Wordle-playable
    30
    With J, Q, X or Z

    Complete word list

    ABUZZScrabble 25WWF 27

    noisy like the sound of a bee

    ASSEZScrabble 14WWF 14
    BLITZScrabble 16WWF 18

    a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment

    BORTZScrabble 16WWF 17
    CAPIZScrabble 18WWF 20

    marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell

    CHIZZScrabble 28WWF 28
    FRITZScrabble 17WWF 17
    FRIZZScrabble 26WWF 26

    the condition of being formed into small tight curls

    GLITZScrabble 15WWF 17

    tasteless showiness

    GROSZScrabble 15WWF 16

    100 groszy equal 1 zloty in Poland

    HAFIZScrabble 20WWF 19
    HERTZScrabble 17WWF 16

    the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)

    KLUTZScrabble 18WWF 20

    (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt

    KRANZScrabble 18WWF 19
    MILTZScrabble 16WWF 18
    NERTZScrabble 14WWF 15
    PLOTZScrabble 16WWF 18
    PZAZZScrabble 34WWF 35
    SCUZZScrabble 25WWF 27
    SOYUZScrabble 17WWF 17
    SPAZZScrabble 25WWF 26
    SPITZScrabble 16WWF 17

    any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail

    SQUIZScrabble 23WWF 24
    SWIZZScrabble 26WWF 26
    TOPAZScrabble 16WWF 17

    a yellow quartz

    TROOZScrabble 14WWF 14
    WALTZScrabble 17WWF 18

    an assured victory (especially in an election)

    WAREZScrabble 17WWF 17
    WHIZZScrabble 29WWF 28

    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

    WOOTZScrabble 17WWF 17

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