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Words containing IZ

Words that have the letters IZ in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 4,135 playable words containing IZ in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 11 letters, and the longest word is ACCLIMATIZATION. The highest-scoring is QUIZZICALITY, worth 41 points.

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Popular words containing IZ

COMPUTERIZING29
COMPUTERIZED28
COMPUTERIZES27
PRIVATIZATION27
PUBLICIZING27
CIVILIZATION26
COMPUTERIZE26
EMPHASIZING26
FIZZY26
MAXIMIZE26
PUBLICIZED26
SYMPATHIZE26
CIVILIZING25
EMPHASIZED25
PUBLICIZES25
RECOGNIZABLE25
SPECIALIZING25
SUMMARIZING25

Highest-scoring words containing IZ

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

QUIZZICALITY41
QUIZZICALITIES41
QUIZZICALLY40
SUBJECTIVIZING40
SUBJECTIVIZED39
SUBJECTIVIZES38
SUBJECTIVIZE37
VENTRILOQUIZING37
QUIZZICAL36
VENTRILOQUIZED36
PIZAZZY35
HYPERCIVILIZED35

3-letter words containing IZ (3)

BIZ13
FIZ14
WIZ14

4-letter words containing IZ (9)

BIZE14
FIZZ23
FRIZ15
IZAR12
PHIZ16
QUIZ21
SIZE12
SIZY14
WHIZ17

5-letter words containing IZ (27)

BAIZA15
BAIZE15
BIZES15
DIZEN14
DIZZY24
FIZZY26
FRIZZ24
GIZMO16
HAFIZ18
IZARS13
MAIZE15
MIZEN15
NIZAM15
PIZZA23
PRIZE15
SEIZE13
SIZAR13
SIZED14
SIZER13
SIZES13
TIZZY23
VIZIR17
VIZOR17
WHIZZ26
WIZEN16
WIZES16
ZIZIT21

6-letter words containing IZ (59)

AGNIZE15
ASSIZE14
BAIZAS16
BAIZES16
BIZONE16
BIZZES24
BRAIZE16
DIZENS15
EPIZOA16
FIZGIG19
FIZZED26
FIZZER25
FIZZES25
FIZZLE25
FRIZED18
FRIZER17
FRIZES17
FRIZZY27
GIZMOS17
IODIZE15
IONIZE14
IZZARD23
LIZARD15
MAIZES16
MIZENS16
MIZZEN24
MIZZLE24
MIZZLY26
NIZAMS16
PHIZES18
PIZAZZ32
PIZZAS24
PIZZLE24
PRIZED17
PRIZER16
PRIZES16
RESIZE14
SCHIZO18
SCHIZY20
SEIZED15
SEIZER14
SEIZES14
SEIZIN14
SEIZOR14
SIZARS14
SIZERS14
SIZIER14
SIZING15
SIZZLE22
VIZARD19
VIZIER18
VIZIRS18
VIZORS18
VIZSLA18
WIZARD18
WIZENS17
WIZZEN25
ZIZITH24
ZIZZLE30

7-letter words containing IZ (135)

AGONIZE16
APPRIZE19
ASSIZES15
BAPTIZE19
BIZARRE17
CAPSIZE19
CITIZEN17
DENIZEN16
DIZZIED25
DIZZIER24
DIZZIES24
DIZZILY26
DRIZZLE24
DRIZZLY26
FIZZIER26
FIZZING27
FIZZLED27
FIZZLES26
FRIZZED27
FRIZZES26
FRIZZLE26
GIZZARD25
GRIZZLY26
HORIZON17
IDOLIZE16
IODIZED17
IODIZES16
IONIZED16
IONIZER15
IONIZES15
ITEMIZE17
LIONIZE15
LIZARDS16
MESTIZO17
MIZZENS25
OUTSIZE16
OXIDIZE22
PIZAZZY35
PRIZING18
QUIZZED33
QUIZZER32
QUIZZES32
REALIZE15
RHIZOME19
SEIZING16
SEIZURE16
SHOWBIZ22
SIZABLE17
SIZZLED24
SIZZLES23
STYLIZE17
TIZZIES23
UTILIZE16
VIZIERS19
WHIZZED29
WHIZZES28
WIZARDS19
WIZENED19
ZIZZLED32
ZIZZLES31

The 60 most common shown, 75 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing IZ (293)

AGONIZED18
AGONIZES17
BAPTIZED21
BAPTIZES20
BLIZZARD27
CAPSIZED21
CAPSIZES20
CITIZENS18
CIVILIZE22
COLONIZE18
DIGITIZE18
DIZZIEST25
DIZZYING28
DRIZZLED26
DRIZZLES25
EQUALIZE25
EULOGIZE18
FINALIZE19
FIZZIEST27
FIZZLING28
FRIZZIER27
FRIZZING28
FRIZZLED28
FRIZZLES27
GIZZARDS26
GRIZZLED26
HORIZONS18
HUMANIZE21
IDEALIZE17
IDOLIZED18
IDOLIZES17
IMMUNIZE21
ITEMIZED19
ITEMIZES18
LEGALIZE17
LOCALIZE18
MAXIMIZE26
MEMORIZE20
MINIMIZE20
MOBILIZE20
MOTORIZE18
OPTIMIZE20
ORGANIZE17
OXIDIZED24
OXIDIZES23
PENALIZE18
POLARIZE18
QUIZZING34
REALIZED17
REALIZES16
SATIRIZE16
SEIZURES17
SIZEABLE18
SIZZLING25
THEORIZE18
UNIONIZE17
UTILIZED18
UTILIZES17
VAPORIZE22
WHIZZING30

The 60 most common shown, 233 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing IZ (516)

APOLOGIZE20
APPETIZER21
AUTHORIZE20
BAPTIZING22
BLIZZARDS28
CAPSIZING22
CIVILIZED24
CIVILIZES23
COLONIZED20
CRITICIZE21
CUSTOMIZE22
DIZZINESS26
DRIZZLING27
ECONOMIZE21
EMPHASIZE23
EQUALIZED27
EQUALIZES26
FINALIZED21
FINALIZES20
FORMALIZE22
FRIZZIEST28
GALVANIZE22
GRIZZLIER26
GRIZZLIES26
HARMONIZE21
HUMANIZED23
HUMANIZES22
HYPNOTIZE23
IMMUNIZED23
IMMUNIZES22
MAXIMIZED28
MAXIMIZES27
MECHANIZE23
MEMORIZED22
MEMORIZES21
MINIMIZED22
MINIMIZES21
MOBILIZED22
MOBILIZES21
OPTIMIZED22
OPTIMIZES21
ORGANIZED19
ORGANIZER18
ORGANIZES18
OXIDIZING25
PATRONIZE19
PRIVATIZE23
PUBLICIZE24
PULVERIZE24
QUIZZICAL36
REALIZING18
RECOGNIZE20
SUBSIDIZE21
SUMMARIZE22
SYMBOLIZE23
VANDALIZE22
VAPORIZED24
VAPORIZES23
VICTIMIZE25
VISUALIZE22

The 60 most common shown, 456 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing IZ (668)

APOLOGIZED22
APOLOGIZES21
APPETIZING23
AUTHORIZED22
AUTHORIZES21
CIVILIZING25
CRITICIZED23
CRITICIZES22
CUSTOMIZED24
CUSTOMIZES23
ECONOMIZED23
EMPHASIZED25
EMPHASIZES24
EQUALIZING28
FINALIZING22
FORMALIZED24
FORMALIZES23
GALVANIZED24
GALVANIZES23
GENERALIZE19
GRIZZLIEST27
HARMONIZED23
HOMOGENIZE23
HORIZONTAL20
HUMANIZING24
HYPNOTIZED25
HYPNOTIZES24
IMMOBILIZE24
IMMUNIZING24
INITIALIZE18
JEOPARDIZE29
MAXIMIZING29
MECHANIZED25
MECHANIZES24
OPTIMIZING23
ORGANIZERS19
ORGANIZING20
PATRONIZED21
PATRONIZES20
PRIVATIZED25
PRIVATIZES24
PUBLICIZED26
PUBLICIZES25
PULVERIZED26
PULVERIZES25
RECOGNIZED22
RECOGNIZES21
SPECIALIZE22
SUBSIDIZED23
SUBSIDIZES22
SUMMARIZED24
SUMMARIZES23
SYMBOLIZED25
SYMBOLIZES24
SYMPATHIZE26
VANDALIZED24
VAPORIZING25
VICTIMIZED27
VICTIMIZES26
VISUALIZED24

The 60 most common shown, 608 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing IZ (680)

ACCLIMATIZE25
APOLOGIZING23
AUTHORIZING23
CAPITALIZED24
CAPITALIZES23
CATEGORIZED23
CITIZENSHIP25
COMPUTERIZE26
CRITICIZING24
CRYSTALLIZE23
CUSTOMIZING25
DEMORALIZED23
DRAMATIZING23
ECONOMIZING24
EMPHASIZING26
FAMILIARIZE24
FERTILIZING23
FORMALIZING25
FOSSILIZING23
FRATERNIZED23
GALVANIZING25
GENERALIZED21
GENERALIZES20
GLAMORIZING23
HARMONIZING24
HOMOGENIZED25
HOMOGENIZES24
HYPNOTIZING26
HYPOTHESIZE27
IMMOBILIZED26
IMMOBILIZES25
INITIALIZED20
INITIALIZES19
JEOPARDIZED31
JEOPARDIZES30
MECHANIZING26
MONOPOLIZED24
PATRONIZING22
POPULARIZED25
POPULARIZES24
PRIVATIZING26
PUBLICIZING27
PULVERIZING27
REALIZATION19
RECOGNIZING23
SPECIALIZED24
SPECIALIZES23
STANDARDIZE21
SUBSIDIZING24
SUMMARIZING25
SYMBOLIZING26
SYMPATHIZED28
SYMPATHIZES27
SYNCHRONIZE25
SYNTHESIZED24
SYNTHESIZER23
TRANQUILIZE28
VANDALIZING25
VICTIMIZING28
VISUALIZING25

The 60 most common shown, 620 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing IZ (582)

ACCLIMATIZED27
ACCLIMATIZES26
ANTAGONIZING22
CAPITALIZING25
CATEGORIZING24
CENTRALIZING23
CHARACTERIZE26
CIVILIZATION26
COLONIZATION22
COMPUTERIZED28
COMPUTERIZES27
CRYSTALLIZED25
CRYSTALLIZES24
DECENTRALIZE23
DEMORALIZING24
FAMILIARIZED26
FAMILIARIZES25
FRATERNIZING24
GENERALIZING22
HOMOGENIZING26
HORIZONTALLY24
HOSPITALIZED25
HOSPITALIZES24
HYPOTHESIZED29
HYPOTHESIZES28
IMMOBILIZING27
IMMUNIZATION25
INITIALIZING21
JEOPARDIZING32
LIBERALIZING23
MATERIALIZED23
MATERIALIZES22
MOBILIZATION24
MONOPOLIZING25
NATURALIZING22
NEUTRALIZING22
OPTIMIZATION24
ORGANIZATION21
PASTEURIZING24
PERSONALIZED23
PHILOSOPHIZE28
PLAGIARIZING24
POPULARIZING26
RECOGNIZABLE25
SCANDALIZING24
SCRUTINIZING24
SPECIALIZING25
STANDARDIZED23
STANDARDIZES22
SYMPATHIZING29
SYNCHRONIZED27
SYNCHRONIZES26
SYNTHESIZERS24
SYNTHESIZING25
TRANQUILIZED30
TRANQUILIZER29
TRANQUILIZES29
TRAUMATIZING24
UNAUTHORIZED25
UNRECOGNIZED25

The 60 most common shown, 522 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

4,135 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (2.5%) are containing IZ. Most of them, 680, have 11 letters. 4 start with IZ, 10 end with it and 4,121 have it only in the middle.

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Longer chunks with IZ

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing IZ?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 4,135 words containing IZ, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing IZ?

QUIZZICALITY, worth 41 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: QUIZZICALITIES (41), QUIZZICALLY (40) and SUBJECTIVIZING (40).

What are the most common words containing IZ?

COMPUTERIZING, COMPUTERIZED, COMPUTERIZES, PRIVATIZATION, PUBLICIZING and CIVILIZATION. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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