Scrabble words with Z are among the toughest to produce in the classic board game. And with only a single Z tile in the entire bag, you don’t want to waste your one opportunity to score big. That’s why we’ve put together a list of Scrabble words beginning with Z or featuring the final letter of the alphabet.
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Now, let’s zero in on those Zs zestily, zealously, and zebra-ly. Here’s a guide to Scrabble words with Z:
- 2 letter words with Z
- 3 letter words with Z
- 4 letter words with Z
- 5 letter words with Z
- 6 letter words with Z
2 letter words with Z
Here are all the 2-letter words with Z that score in Scrabble:
Word | Points |
Za | 11 |
Ze | 11 |
Zo | 11 |
3 letter words with Z
Here’s a range of 3 letter words with Z to try in Scrabble:
Word | Points |
Adz | 13 |
Azo | 12 |
Bez | 14 |
Biz | 14 |
Caz | 14 |
Coz | 14 |
Cuz | 14 |
Dzo | 13 |
Fez | 15 |
Fiz | 15 |
Luz | 12 |
Miz | 14 |
Moz | 14 |
Poz | 14 |
Rez | 12 |
Riz | 12 |
Saz | 12 |
Sez | 12 |
Soz | 12 |
Tiz | 12 |
Waz | 15 |
Wiz | 15 |
Wuz | 15 |
Yez | 15 |
Zag | 13 |
Zap | 14 |
Zas | 12 |
Zax | 19 |
Zea | 12 |
Zed | 13 |
Zee | 12 |
Zek | 16 |
Zel | 12 |
Zex | 19 |
Zho | 15 |
Zig | 13 |
Zin | 12 |
Zip | 14 |
Zit | 12 |
Zoa | 12 |
Zoo | 12 |
Zos | 12 |
4 letter words with Z
Next, here’s a range of 4-letter words with Z for Scrabble:
Word | Points |
Adze | 14 |
Azan | 13 |
Azon | 13 |
Bize | 15 |
Bozo | 15 |
Chez | 18 |
Cozy | 18 |
Czar | 15 |
Daze | 14 |
Ditz | 14 |
Doze | 14 |
Dozy | 17 |
Faze | 16 |
Fozy | 19 |
Friz | 16 |
Futz | 16 |
Fuze | 16 |
Gaze | 14 |
Geez | 14 |
Haze | 16 |
Hazy | 19 |
Izar | 13 |
Jeez | 20 |
Laze | 13 |
Lazy | 16 |
Lutz | 13 |
Maze | 15 |
Mazy | 18 |
Meze | 15 |
Mozo | 15 |
Nazi | 13 |
Ooze | 13 |
Oozy | 16 |
Orzo | 13 |
Ouzo | 13 |
Oyez | 16 |
Phiz | 18 |
Prez | 15 |
Putz | 15 |
Quiz | 22 |
Raze | 13 |
Ritz | 13 |
Size | 13 |
Sizy | 16 |
Tzar | 13 |
Whiz | 19 |
Yutz | 16 |
Zags | 14 |
Zany | 16 |
Zaps | 15 |
Zarf | 16 |
Zeal | 13 |
Zebu | 15 |
Zeds | 14 |
Zees | 13 |
Zein | 13 |
Zeks | 17 |
Zeps | 15 |
Zerk | 17 |
Zero | 13 |
Zeta | 13 |
Zigs | 14 |
Zill | 13 |
Zinc | 15 |
Zing | 14 |
Zins | 13 |
Zips | 15 |
Ziti | 13 |
Zoea | 13 |
Zoic | 15 |
Zona | 13 |
Zone | 13 |
Zonk | 17 |
Zoom | 15 |
Zoos | 13 |
Zori | 13 |
Zouk | 17 |
Zyme | 18 |
5 letter words with Z
Getting longer – here’s the 5 letter words with Z and what they score in Scrabble:
Word | Points |
Adoze | 15 |
Adzed | 16 |
Adzes | 15 |
Agaze | 15 |
Amaze | 16 |
Azans | 14 |
Azide | 15 |
Azido | 15 |
Azine | 14 |
Azlon | 14 |
Azoic | 16 |
Azole | 14 |
Azons | 14 |
Azote | 14 |
Azoth | 17 |
Azuki | 18 |
Azure | 14 |
Baiza | 16 |
Baize | 16 |
Bazar | 16 |
Bazoo | 16 |
Bezel | 16 |
Bezil | 16 |
Bizes | 16 |
Blaze | 16 |
Blitz | 16 |
Bonze | 16 |
Booze | 16 |
Boozy | 19 |
Bortz | 16 |
Bozos | 16 |
Braza | 16 |
Braze | 16 |
Capiz | 18 |
Cloze | 16 |
Colza | 16 |
Cozen | 16 |
Cozes | 16 |
Cozey | 19 |
Cozie | 16 |
Craze | 16 |
Crazy | 19 |
Croze | 16 |
Czars | 16 |
Dazed | 16 |
Dazes | 15 |
Diazo | 15 |
Ditzy | 18 |
Dizen | 15 |
Doozy | 18 |
Dozed | 16 |
Dozen | 15 |
Dozer | 15 |
Dozes | 15 |
Enzym | 19 |
Fazed | 18 |
Fazes | 17 |
Feaze | 17 |
Feeze | 17 |
Fezes | 17 |
Fritz | 17 |
Froze | 17 |
Furze | 17 |
Furzy | 20 |
Fuzed | 18 |
Fuzee | 17 |
Fuzes | 17 |
Fuzil | 17 |
Gauze | 15 |
Gauzy | 18 |
Gazar | 15 |
Gazed | 16 |
Gazer | 15 |
Gazes | 15 |
Gazoo | 15 |
Ghazi | 18 |
Gizmo | 17 |
Glaze | 15 |
Glazy | 18 |
Glitz | 15 |
Gloze | 15 |
Gonzo | 15 |
Graze | 15 |
Grosz | 15 |
Gyoza | 18 |
Hafiz | 20 |
Hamza | 19 |
Hazan | 17 |
Hazed | 18 |
Hazel | 17 |
Hazer | 17 |
Hazes | 17 |
Heeze | 17 |
Hertz | 17 |
Izars | 14 |
Kanzu | 18 |
Kazoo | 18 |
Klutz | 18 |
Kudzu | 19 |
Lazar | 14 |
Lazed | 15 |
Lazes | 14 |
Maize | 16 |
Matza | 16 |
Matzo | 16 |
Mazed | 17 |
Mazer | 16 |
Mazes | 16 |
Mezes | 16 |
Mirza | 16 |
Mizen | 16 |
Mozos | 16 |
Nazis | 14 |
Nertz | 14 |
Nizam | 16 |
Nudzh | 18 |
Oozed | 15 |
Oozes | 14 |
Orzos | 14 |
Ouzel | 14 |
Ouzos | 14 |
Ozone | 14 |
Plaza | 16 |
Plotz | 16 |
Prize | 16 |
Razed | 15 |
Razee | 14 |
Razer | 14 |
Razes | 14 |
Razor | 14 |
Ritzy | 17 |
Seize | 14 |
Sizar | 14 |
Sized | 15 |
Sizer | 14 |
Sizes | 14 |
Smaze | 16 |
Soyuz | 17 |
Sozin | 14 |
Spitz | 16 |
Topaz | 16 |
Trooz | 14 |
Tzars | 14 |
Unzip | 16 |
Vizir | 17 |
Vizor | 17 |
Waltz | 17 |
Wazoo | 17 |
Winze | 17 |
Wizen | 17 |
Wizes | 17 |
Woozy | 20 |
Zaire | 14 |
Zakat | 18 |
Zamia | 16 |
Zappy | 21 |
Zarfs | 17 |
Zaxes | 21 |
Zayin | 17 |
Zeals | 14 |
Zebec | 18 |
Zebra | 16 |
Zebus | 16 |
Zeins | 14 |
Zerks | 18 |
Zeros | 14 |
Zests | 14 |
Zesty | 17 |
Zetas | 14 |
Zibet | 16 |
Zilch | 19 |
Zills | 14 |
Zincs | 16 |
Zincy | 19 |
Zineb | 16 |
Zines | 14 |
Zings | 16 |
Zingy | 18 |
Zinky | 21 |
Zippy | 21 |
Ziram | 16 |
Zitis | 14 |
Zlote | 14 |
Zloty | 17 |
Zoeae | 14 |
Zoeal | 14 |
Zoeas | 14 |
Zombi | 18 |
Zonae | 14 |
Zonal | 14 |
Zoned | 15 |
Zoner | 14 |
Zones | 14 |
Zonks | 18 |
Zooey | 17 |
Zooid | 15 |
Zooks | 18 |
Zooms | 16 |
Zoons | 14 |
Zooty | 17 |
Zoril | 14 |
Zoris | 14 |
Zouks | 18 |
Zowie | 17 |
Zymes | 19 |
6 letter words with Z
Here are 6 letter words with Z to try in Scrabble:
Word | Points |
Ablaze | 17 |
Adzing | 17 |
Adzuki | 20 |
Agnize | 16 |
Amazed | 18 |
Amazes | 17 |
Amazon | 17 |
Assize | 15 |
Azalea | 15 |
Azides | 16 |
Azines | 15 |
Azlons | 15 |
Azoles | 15 |
Azonal | 15 |
Azonic | 17 |
Azoted | 16 |
Azotes | 15 |
Azoths | 18 |
Azotic | 17 |
Azukis | 19 |
Azures | 15 |
Azygos | 19 |
Baizas | 17 |
Baizes | 17 |
Banzai | 17 |
Bazaar | 17 |
Bazars | 17 |
Bazoos | 17 |
Beezer | 17 |
Begaze | 18 |
Benzal | 17 |
Benzin | 17 |
Benzol | 17 |
Benzyl | 20 |
Bezant | 17 |
Bezels | 17 |
Bezils | 17 |
Bezoar | 17 |
Bizone | 17 |
Blazed | 18 |
Blazer | 17 |
Blazes | 17 |
Blazon | 17 |
Blintz | 17 |
Blowzy | 23 |
Bonzer | 17 |
Bonzes | 17 |
Boozed | 18 |
Boozer | 17 |
Boozes | 17 |
Borzoi | 17 |
Braize | 17 |
Brazas | 17 |
Brazed | 18 |
Brazen | 17 |
Brazer | 17 |
Brazes | 17 |
Brazil | 17 |
Breeze | 17 |
Breezy | 20 |
Bronze | 17 |
Bronzy | 20 |
Buzuki | 21 |
Byzant | 20 |
Chazan | 20 |
Chintz | 20 |
Clozes | 17 |
Colzas | 17 |
Coryza | 20 |
Cozens | 17 |
Cozeys | 20 |
Cozied | 18 |
Cozier | 17 |
Cozies | 17 |
Cozily | 20 |
Crazed | 18 |
Crazes | 17 |
Crozer | 17 |
Crozes | 17 |
Dazing | 17 |
Defuze | 19 |
Dezinc | 18 |
Diazin | 16 |
Ditzes | 16 |
Dizens | 16 |
Donzel | 16 |
Doozer | 16 |
Doozie | 16 |
Dozens | 16 |
Dozers | 16 |
Dozier | 16 |
Dozily | 19 |
Dozing | 17 |
Eczema | 19 |
Enzyme | 20 |
Enzyms | 20 |
Epizoa | 17 |
Ersatz | 15 |
Evzone | 18 |
Fazing | 19 |
Feazed | 19 |
Feazes | 18 |
Feezed | 19 |
Feezes | 18 |
Fizgig | 20 |
Foozle | 18 |
Fozier | 18 |
Frazil | 18 |
Freeze | 18 |
Frenzy | 21 |
Frieze | 18 |
Frized | 19 |
Frizer | 18 |
Frizes | 18 |
Frouzy | 21 |
Frowzy | 24 |
Frozen | 18 |
Furzes | 18 |
Futzed | 19 |
Futzes | 18 |
Fuzees | 18 |
Fuzils | 18 |
Fuzing | 19 |
Gauzes | 16 |
Gazabo | 18 |
Gazars | 16 |
Gazebo | 18 |
Gazers | 16 |
Gazing | 17 |
Gazoos | 16 |
Gazump | 20 |
Geezer | 16 |
Ghazis | 19 |
Gizmos | 18 |
Glazed | 17 |
Glazer | 16 |
Glazes | 16 |
Glitzy | 19 |
Glozed | 17 |
Glozes | 16 |
Grazed | 17 |
Grazer | 16 |
Grazes | 16 |
Grosze | 16 |
Groszy | 19 |
Gyozas | 19 |
Halutz | 18 |
Hamzah | 23 |
Hamzas | 20 |
Hazans | 18 |
Hazard | 19 |
Hazels | 18 |
Hazers | 18 |
Hazier | 18 |
Hazily | 21 |
Hazing | 19 |
Hazmat | 20 |
Heezed | 19 |
Heezes | 18 |
Hutzpa | 20 |
Iodize | 16 |
Ionize | 15 |
Jezail | 22 |
Kanzus | 19 |
Kazoos | 19 |
Khazen | 22 |
Kibitz | 21 |
Klutzy | 22 |
Kolhoz | 22 |
Kolkoz | 23 |
Kudzus | 20 |
Kuvasz | 22 |
Kwanza | 22 |
Lazars | 15 |
Lazied | 16 |
Lazier | 15 |
Lazies | 15 |
Lazily | 18 |
Lazing | 16 |
Lazuli | 15 |
Lizard | 16 |
Lutzes | 15 |
Mahzor | 20 |
Maizes | 17 |
Matzah | 20 |
Matzas | 17 |
Matzoh | 20 |
Matzos | 17 |
Matzot | 17 |
Mazard | 18 |
Mazers | 17 |
Mazier | 17 |
Mazily | 20 |
Mazing | 18 |
Mazuma | 19 |
Mezcal | 19 |
Mirzas | 17 |
Mizens | 17 |
Mizuna | 17 |
Muzhik | 24 |
Muzjik | 28 |
Nazify | 21 |
Nizams | 17 |
Oozier | 15 |
Oozily | 18 |
Ouzels | 15 |
Oyezes | 18 |
Ozalid | 16 |
Ozones | 15 |
Ozonic | 17 |
Panzer | 17 |
Patzer | 17 |
Phizes | 20 |
Plazas | 17 |
Podzol | 18 |
Potzer | 17 |
Pozole | 17 |
Prezes | 17 |
Prized | 18 |
Prizer | 17 |
Prizes | 17 |
Putzed | 18 |
Putzes | 17 |
Quartz | 24 |
Queazy | 27 |
Quezal | 24 |
Razeed | 16 |
Razees | 15 |
Razers | 15 |
Razing | 16 |
Razors | 15 |
Rebozo | 17 |
Resize | 15 |
Rezero | 15 |
Rezone | 15 |
Ritzes | 15 |
Schnoz | 20 |
Seized | 16 |
Seizer | 15 |
Seizes | 15 |
Seizin | 15 |
Seizor | 15 |
Shazam | 20 |
Sizars | 15 |
Sizers | 15 |
Sizier | 15 |
Sizing | 16 |
Sleaze | 15 |
Sleazy | 18 |
Smazes | 17 |
Sneeze | 15 |
Sneezy | 18 |
Snooze | 15 |
Snoozy | 18 |
Sozine | 15 |
Sozins | 15 |
Speltz | 17 |
Spritz | 17 |
Stanza | 15 |
Syzygy | 25 |
Tarzan | 15 |
Teazel | 15 |
Teazle | 15 |
Touzle | 15 |
Tweeze | 18 |
Tzuris | 15 |
Unzips | 17 |
Upgaze | 18 |
Upsize | 17 |
Vizard | 19 |
Vizier | 18 |
Vizirs | 18 |
Vizors | 18 |
Vizsla | 18 |
Wazoos | 18 |
Wheeze | 21 |
Wheezy | 24 |
Winzes | 18 |
Wizard | 19 |
Wizens | 18 |
Wurzel | 18 |
Yakuza | 22 |
Yutzes | 18 |
Zaddik | 21 |
Zaffar | 21 |
Zaffer | 21 |
Zaffir | 21 |
Zaffre | 21 |
Zaftig | 19 |
Zagged | 18 |
Zaikai | 19 |
Zaires | 15 |
Zamias | 17 |
Zanana | 15 |
Zander | 16 |
Zanier | 15 |
Zanies | 15 |
Zanily | 18 |
Zapped | 20 |
Zapper | 19 |
Zareba | 17 |
Zariba | 17 |
Zayins | 18 |
Zealot | 15 |
Zeatin | 15 |
Zebeck | 23 |
Zebecs | 19 |
Zebras | 19 |
Zechin | 20 |
Zenana | 15 |
Zenith | 18 |
Zephyr | 23 |
Zeroed | 16 |
Zeroes | 15 |
Zeroth | 18 |
Zested | 16 |
Zester | 15 |
Zeugma | 18 |
Zibeth | 20 |
Zibets | 17 |
Zigged | 18 |
Zillah | 18 |
Zinced | 18 |
Zincic | 19 |
Zincky | 24 |
Zinebs | 17 |
Zinged | 17 |
Zinger | 16 |
Zinnia | 15 |
Zipped | 20 |
Zipper | 19 |
Zirams | 17 |
Zircon | 17 |
Zither | 18 |
Zlotys | 18 |
Zoaria | 15 |
Zocalo | 17 |
Zodiac | 18 |
Zoecia | 17 |
Zoftig | 19 |
Zombie | 19 |
Zombis | 19 |
Zonary | 18 |
Zonate | 15 |
Zoners | 15 |
Zoning | 16 |
Zonked | 20 |
Zonula | 15 |
Zonule | 15 |
Zooids | 16 |
Zooier | 15 |
Zoomed | 18 |
Zoonal | 15 |
Zooned | 16 |
Zorils | 15 |
Zoster | 15 |
Zouave | 18 |
Zounds | 16 |
Zoysia | 18 |
Zydeco | 21 |
Zygoid | 20 |
Zygoma | 21 |
Zygose | 19 |
Zygote | 19 |
Zymase | 20 |
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