5-letter words with Z
373 5-letter words with Z, sorted alphabetically with Scrabble & Words With Friends scores.
Every 5-letter word containing Z — all 373 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 PZAZZ (34 points).
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resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)
hissing and bubbling
covering with fine light hairs
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
indistinct or hazy in outline
make dizzy or giddy
the condition of being formed into small tight curls
an excited state of agitation
noisy like the sound of a bee
a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto
Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese
quick and energetic
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
someone deranged and possibly dangerous
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Definitions from Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0), incorporating Princeton WordNet data