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Words with Z

Z is one of the most valuable tiles in Wordtide at 9 points, so a short word with Z on a bonus square can outscore a long one. Here they are by length, from 2 letters up to 12. There are 6,602 playable words with Z in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 10 letters, and the longest word is ACCLIMATIZATION. The highest-scoring is RAZZAMATAZZES, worth 47 points.

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Popular words with Z

COMPUTERIZING29
COMPUTERIZED28
JAZZ28
PUZZLING28
COMPUTERIZES27
FUZZY27
PRIVATIZATION27
PUBLICIZING27
PUZZLED27
SQUEEZING27
CIVILIZATION26
COMPUTERIZE26
EMPHASIZING26
FIZZY26
MAXIMIZE26
PUBLICIZED26
PUZZLES26
SQUEEZED26

Highest-scoring words with Z

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

RAZZAMATAZZES47
RAZZMATAZZES46
RAZZAMATAZZ45
RAZZMATAZZ44
QUIZZICALITY41
QUIZZICALITIES41
QUIZZICALLY40
ZYZZYVAS40
SUBJECTIVIZING40
ZYZZYVA39
SUBJECTIVIZED39
SUBJECTIVIZES38

3-letter words with Z (20)

ADZ12
AZO11
BIZ13
COZ13
FEZ14
FIZ14
LEZ11
WIZ14
ZAG12
ZAP13
ZAX17
ZED12
ZEE11
ZEK14
ZIG12
ZIN11
ZIP13
ZIT11
ZOA11
ZOO11

4-letter words with Z (81)

ADZE13
BIZE14
BOZO14
BUZZ23
CHEZ16
COZY16
CZAR14
DAZE13
DOZE13
DOZY15
FAZE15
FIZZ23
FOZY17
FRIZ15
FUTZ16
FUZE16
FUZZ24
GAZE13
HAZE14
HAZY16
JAZZ28
JEEZ20
LAZE12
LAZY14
MAZE14
MAZY16
MEZE14
MOZO14
OOZE12
OOZY14
OYEZ14
PHIZ16
PREZ14
PUTZ15
QUIZ21
RAZE12
RAZZ20
SIZE12
SIZY14
WHIZ17
ZANY14
ZAPS14
ZARF15
ZEAL12
ZEBU15
ZEDS13
ZEKS15
ZERK15
ZERO12
ZEST12
ZETA12
ZINC14
ZING13
ZIPS14
ZITS12
ZONE12
ZONK15
ZOOM14
ZOOS12
ZYME16

The 60 most common shown, 21 rarer words not listed.

5-letter words with Z (210)

ABUZZ24
AMAZE15
AZURE14
BLAZE15
BLITZ15
BOOZE15
BOOZY17
CRAZE15
CRAZY17
CZARS15
DAZED15
DAZES14
DIZZY24
DOZED15
DOZEN14
DOZES14
FAZED17
FAZES16
FIZZY26
FRIZZ24
FROZE16
FUZZY27
GAUZE15
GAZED15
GAZES14
GLAZE14
GRAZE14
HAZED16
HAZEL15
HAZES15
JAZZY31
KUDZU19
MAIZE15
MAZES15
OOZED14
OOZES13
OZONE13
PIZZA23
PLAZA15
PRIZE15
RAZED14
RAZES13
RAZOR13
SEIZE13
SIZED14
SIZER13
SIZES13
TIZZY23
TOPAZ15
WALTZ16
WHIZZ26
WOOZY18
ZEBRA15
ZEROS13
ZESTS13
ZINCS15
ZIPPY19
ZONED14
ZONES13
ZOOMS15

The 60 most common shown, 150 rarer words not listed.

6-letter words with Z (406)

ABLAZE16
AMAZED17
AMAZES16
BAZAAR16
BLAZED17
BLAZER16
BLAZES16
BRAZEN16
BREEZE16
BREEZY18
BRONZE16
BUZZED26
BUZZER25
BUZZES25
CHINTZ18
COZIER16
COZIES16
COZILY18
CRAZED17
CRAZES16
DAZING16
DAZZLE23
DOZENS15
ECZEMA18
ENZYME18
FAZING18
FEZZES25
FIZZED26
FIZZES25
FIZZLE25
FREEZE17
FRENZY19
FRIEZE17
FRIZZY27
FROZEN17
FUZZED27
FUZZES26
GUZZLE24
HAZARD17
HAZING17
JAZZED31
JAZZES30
MUZZLE25
NOZZLE22
NUZZLE23
PIZZAS24
PRIZED17
PRIZES16
PUZZLE25
QUARTZ23
SIZING15
SIZZLE22
WHEEZE19
WIZARD18
ZIGZAG24
ZIPPED19
ZIPPER18
ZODIAC17
ZOMBIE18
ZOOMED17

The 60 most common shown, 346 rarer words not listed.

7-letter words with Z (606)

AMAZING18
ANALYZE17
BAPTIZE19
BIZARRE17
BLAZING18
BLITZED18
BREEZED18
BRONZED18
BUZZARD27
BUZZERS26
BUZZING27
CAPSIZE19
CITIZEN17
CRAZILY19
DAZZLED25
DAZZLES24
DIZZIED25
DIZZIER24
DIZZIES24
DRIZZLE24
ENZYMES19
FIZZING27
FIZZLED27
FIZZLES26
FREEZES18
FUZZIER27
FUZZING28
GIZZARD25
GRIZZLY26
GUZZLED26
GUZZLES25
HAZARDS18
HORIZON17
JAZZING32
MUZZLED27
MUZZLES26
NOZZLES23
NUZZLED25
NUZZLES24
OXIDIZE22
PUZZLED27
PUZZLES26
QUIZZED33
QUIZZES32
REALIZE15
SIZZLED24
SIZZLES23
SQUEEZE24
WALTZED19
WHEEZED21
WHEEZES20
WHIZZED29
WHIZZES28
WIZARDS19
WIZENED19
ZIGZAGS25
ZINCKED21
ZIPPERS19
ZIPPING20
ZOMBIES19

The 60 most common shown, 546 rarer words not listed.

8-letter words with Z (771)

ANALYZED19
ANALYZES18
BAPTIZED21
BAPTIZES20
BLITZING19
BLIZZARD27
BRAZENED19
BREEZING19
BULLDOZE20
BUZZARDS28
CAPSIZED21
CAPSIZES20
CITIZENS18
CIVILIZE22
DAZZLING26
DIZZIEST25
DIZZYING28
DRIZZLED26
DRIZZLES25
EMBEZZLE28
EQUALIZE25
FINALIZE19
FIZZLING28
FREEZING20
FRENZIED20
FRIZZIER27
FUZZIEST28
GIZZARDS26
GRIZZLED26
GUZZLING27
HAZARDED20
HUMANIZE21
IMMUNIZE21
LAZINESS16
MAGAZINE19
MAXIMIZE26
MEMORIZE20
MINIMIZE20
MOBILIZE20
MUZZLING28
NUZZLING26
OPTIMIZE20
ORGANIZE17
OXIDIZED24
OXIDIZES23
PARALYZE20
PUZZLING28
QUIZZING34
REALIZED17
REALIZES16
SIZZLING25
SQUEEZED26
SQUEEZES25
VAPORIZE22
WALTZING20
WHEEZING22
WHIZZING30
ZINCKING22
ZIPPERED21
ZUCCHINI23

The 60 most common shown, 711 rarer words not listed.

9-letter words with Z (868)

AMAZINGLY22
ANALYZING20
APOLOGIZE20
AUTHORIZE20
BAMBOOZLE23
BAPTIZING22
BLIZZARDS28
BULLDOZED22
CAPSIZING22
CIVILIZED24
CIVILIZES23
CRITICIZE21
CUSTOMIZE22
DIZZINESS26
DRIZZLING27
EMBEZZLED30
EMBEZZLES29
EMPHASIZE23
EQUALIZED27
EQUALIZES26
FINALIZED21
FINALIZES20
FORMALIZE22
FRIZZIEST28
GALVANIZE22
GRIZZLIER26
GRIZZLIES26
HAPHAZARD24
HUMANIZED23
HUMANIZES22
HYPNOTIZE23
IMMUNIZED23
IMMUNIZES22
MAGAZINES20
MAXIMIZED28
MAXIMIZES27
MECHANIZE23
MEZZANINE27
OPTIMIZED22
OPTIMIZES21
ORGANIZED19
ORGANIZER18
ORGANIZES18
OXIDIZING25
PATRONIZE19
PRIVATIZE23
PUBLICIZE24
PULVERIZE24
QUIZZICAL36
REALIZING18
RECOGNIZE20
SQUEEZING27
SUBSIDIZE21
SUMMARIZE22
SYMBOLIZE23
VAPORIZED24
VAPORIZES23
VICTIMIZE25
ZIGZAGGED29
ZUCCHINIS24

The 60 most common shown, 808 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words with Z (886)

APOLOGIZED22
APOLOGIZES21
AUTHORIZED22
AUTHORIZES21
BAMBOOZLED25
BAMBOOZLES24
CHIMPANZEE26
CIVILIZING25
CRITICIZED23
CRITICIZES22
CUSTOMIZED24
EMBEZZLING31
EMPHASIZED25
EMPHASIZES24
EQUALIZING28
FINALIZING22
FORMALIZED24
GALVANIZED24
GENERALIZE19
GRIZZLIEST27
HORIZONTAL20
HUMANIZING24
HYPNOTIZED25
HYPNOTIZES24
IMMOBILIZE24
IMMUNIZING24
INITIALIZE18
JEOPARDIZE29
MAXIMIZING29
MECHANIZED25
MECHANIZES24
MEZZANINES28
OPTIMIZING23
ORGANIZERS19
ORGANIZING20
PATRONIZED21
PATRONIZES20
PRIVATIZED25
PRIVATIZES24
PUBLICIZED26
PUBLICIZES25
PULVERIZED26
PULVERIZES25
RECOGNIZED22
RECOGNIZES21
RENDEZVOUS24
SPECIALIZE22
SUBSIDIZED23
SUBSIDIZES22
SUMMARIZED24
SUMMARIZES23
SYMBOLIZED25
SYMBOLIZES24
SYMPATHIZE26
VANDALIZED24
VAPORIZING25
VICTIMIZED27
VICTIMIZES26
VISUALIZED24
ZIGZAGGING30

The 60 most common shown, 826 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words with Z (783)

ACCLIMATIZE25
APOLOGIZING23
AUTHORIZING23
BAMBOOZLING26
CAPITALIZED24
CAPITALIZES23
CATEGORIZED23
CHIMPANZEES27
CITIZENSHIP25
COMPUTERIZE26
CRITICIZING24
CRYSTALLIZE23
CUSTOMIZING25
DEMORALIZED23
DRAMATIZING23
ECONOMIZING24
EMPHASIZING26
FAMILIARIZE24
FERTILIZING23
FORMALIZING25
FOSSILIZING23
GALVANIZING25
GENERALIZED21
GENERALIZES20
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, 723 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words with Z (677)

ACCLIMATIZED27
ACCLIMATIZES26
ANTAGONIZING22
CAPITALIZING25
CATEGORIZING24
CENTRALIZING23
CHARACTERIZE26
CIVILIZATION26
COLONIZATION22
COMPUTERIZED28
COMPUTERIZES27
CRYSTALLIZED25
CRYSTALLIZES24
DECENTRALIZE23
DEMORALIZING24
EMBEZZLEMENT34
FAMILIARIZED26
FAMILIARIZES25
FRATERNIZING24
GENERALIZING22
HOMOGENIZING26
HORIZONTALLY24
HOSPITALIZED25
HOSPITALIZES24
HYPOTHESIZED29
HYPOTHESIZES28
IMMOBILIZING27
IMMUNIZATION25
INITIALIZING21
JEOPARDIZING32
LIBERALIZING23
MATERIALIZED23
MOBILIZATION24
MONOPOLIZING25
OPTIMIZATION24
ORGANIZATION21
PASTEURIZING24
PERSONALIZED23
PHILOSOPHIZE28
PLAGIARIZING24
POPULARIZING26
RECOGNIZABLE25
RENDEZVOUSED27
RENDEZVOUSES26
SCANDALIZING24
SCRUTINIZING24
SPECIALIZING25
STANDARDIZED23
STANDARDIZES22
SYMPATHIZING29
SYNCHRONIZED27
SYNCHRONIZES26
SYNTHESIZERS24
SYNTHESIZING25
TRANQUILIZED30
TRANQUILIZER29
TRANQUILIZES29
TRAUMATIZING24
UNAUTHORIZED25
UNRECOGNIZED25

The 60 most common shown, 617 rarer words not listed.

More ways to use Z

Other high-value letters

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.

Questions

How many words are there with Z?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 6,602 words with Z, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word with Z?

RAZZAMATAZZES, worth 47 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: RAZZMATAZZES (46), RAZZAMATAZZ (45) and RAZZMATAZZ (44).

What are some common 5-letter words with Z?

FUZZY, FIZZY, PIZZA, CRAZY, FROZE and AMAZE. See the full 5-letter list on this page or browse all 5-letter words at wordtide.app/words/5-letter.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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