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5-Letter Words With Z

211 five-letter words contain Z; 33 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.

Best Wordle guesses

Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.

#WordGreenYellow
1craze0.530.95
2azure0.381.07
3zeros0.251.19
4graze0.490.93
5zebra0.241.17
6hertz0.281.08
7hazel0.410.95
8maize0.500.83

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  • crazycommon
  • prizecommon
  • pizzacommon
  • dozencommon
  • sizedcommon
  • sizescommon
  • zonescommon
  • naziscommon
  • plazacommon
  • seizecommon
  • razorcommon
  • blazecommon
  • boozecommon
  • fuzzycommon
  • blitzcommon
  • hazelcommon
  • dizzycommon
  • fritzcommon
  • frozecommon
  • ozonecommon
  • zebracommon
  • waltzcommon
  • azurecommon
  • crazecommon
  • maizecommon
  • glazecommon
  • amazecommon
  • zonedcommon
  • dazedcommon
  • hertzcommon
  • zeroscommon
  • grazecommon
  • jazzycommon
  • soyuz
  • gauze
  • hamza
  • mirza
  • zaire
  • topaz
  • razer
  • gazed
  • fizzy
  • bezel
  • gonzo
  • lazar
  • razed
  • zonal
  • hafiz
  • zooms
  • ghazi
  • mazes
  • glitz
  • oozes
  • gazes
  • gizmo
  • mezzo
  • bazar
  • nizam
  • unzip
  • spitz

All 211 five-letter words

Starting with A 16

abuzz adoze adzes agaze amaze azans azide azido azine azlon azoic azole azons azote azoth azure

Starting with B 16

baiza baize bazar bazoo bezel bezil bizes blaze blitz bonze booze boozy bortz bozos braza braze

Starting with C 10

cloze colza cozen cozes cozey cozie craze crazy croze czars

Starting with D 11

dazed dazes diazo ditzy dizen dizzy doozy dozed dozen dozer dozes

Starting with E 1

enzym

Starting with F 16

fazed fazes feaze feeze fezes fizzy fritz frizz froze furze furzy fuzed fuzee fuzes fuzil fuzzy

Starting with G 15

gauze gauzy gazar gazed gazer gazes ghazi gizmo glaze glazy glitz gloze gonzo graze grosz

Starting with H 10

hafiz hamza hazan hazed hazel hazer hazes heeze hertz huzza

Starting with I 1

izars

Starting with J 1

jazzy

Starting with K 3

kazoo klutz kudzu

Starting with L 4

lazar lazed lazes lezzy

Starting with M 12

maize matza matzo mazed mazer mazes mezes mezzo mirza mizen mozos muzzy

Starting with N 4

nazis nertz nizam nudzh

Starting with O 6

oozed oozes orzos ouzel ouzos ozone

Starting with P 4

pizza plaza plotz prize

Starting with R 6

razed razee razer razes razor ritzy

Starting with S 9

seize sizar sized sizer sizes smaze soyuz sozin spitz

Starting with T 6

tazza tazze tizzy topaz trooz tzars

Starting with U 1

unzip

Starting with V 2

vizir vizor

Starting with W 6

waltz whizz winze wizen wizes woozy

Starting with Z 51

zaire zamia zanza zappy zarfs zaxes zayin zazen zeals zebec zebra zebus zeins zerks zeros zests zesty zetas zibet zilch zills zincs zincy zineb zings zingy zinky zippy ziram zitis zizit zlote zloty zoeae zoeal zoeas zombi zonal zoned zoner zones zonks zooid zooks zooms zoons zooty zoril zoris zowie zymes

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Questions people ask

How many five-letter words contain Z?

Our list has 211. 33 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.

What are the most common five-letter words that contain Z?

CRAZY, PRIZE, PIZZA, DOZEN, SIZED — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.

What is the best Wordle guess that contains Z?

CRAZE. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.53 green and 0.95 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.