5-letter words with Z

    373 5-letter words with Z, sorted alphabetically with Scrabble & Words With Friends scores.

    Every word here is a valid Wordle guess

    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).

    Because every entry is exactly five letters, you can type any of them into Wordle as a guess. (That doesn't mean a word has ever been the daily answer — it just means Wordle will accept it.)

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    List insights

    373
    Total words
    PZAZZ (34)
    Best Scrabble play
    PZAZZ (35)
    Best WWF play
    17.2
    Average Scrabble score
    ZOAEA (4)
    Vowel-heaviest
    Z (99)
    Most common start
    373
    Wordle-playable
    373
    With J, Q, X or Z

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

    JAZZYScrabble 33WWF 34

    resembling jazz (especially in its rhythm)

    FIZZYScrabble 29WWF 28

    hissing and bubbling

    FUZZYScrabble 29WWF 29

    covering with fine light hairs

    WHIZZScrabble 29WWF 28

    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

    MUZZYScrabble 28WWF 29

    indistinct or hazy in outline

    DIZZYScrabble 27WWF 26

    make dizzy or giddy

    FRIZZScrabble 26WWF 26

    the condition of being formed into small tight curls

    TIZZYScrabble 26WWF 25

    an excited state of agitation

    ABUZZScrabble 25WWF 27

    noisy like the sound of a bee

    MEZZOScrabble 25WWF 26

    a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto

    PIZZAScrabble 25WWF 26

    Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese

    ZIPPYScrabble 21WWF 22

    quick and energetic

    WOOZYScrabble 20WWF 19

    having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

    BOOZYScrabble 19WWF 19

    given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol

    CRAZYScrabble 19WWF 19

    someone deranged and possibly dangerous

    All words

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