Words Containing Z — Scrabble & Word Games

Z appears in only about 4% of English words — the rarest letter in standard English text. Z is worth 10 points in Scrabble with only 1 tile in the bag, tied with Q for the highest letter value. Unlike Q, Z doesn’t require a companion letter, so Z-plays score more reliably than Q-plays.

Z-containing strategic plays span the full rarity spectrum: short Z-words (ZA, ZIT, ZEP, ZAX, ZOO) for quick scoring, and long Z-words (PIZZAZZ, JAZZED, QUIZZED) for trophy plays.

The -ZZ ending (FUZZ, JAZZ, BUZZ, FRIZZ) is an Anglo-English spelling convention that marks voiced Z with double consonants. With only one Z tile in the Scrabble bag, holding a Z is a high-priority scoring opportunity — plan to place it on a double-letter or triple-letter square when possible.

Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Containing Z (500 of 11,366)

RAZZAMATAZZES51
RAZZMATAZZES50
PIZZAZZIEST49
PIZZAZZY49
RAZZAMATAZZ49
PIZZAZZIER48
RAZZMATAZZ48
BAZZAZZES47
BEZZAZZES47
BIZZAZZES47
PAZZAZZES47
PIZZAZZES47
QUIZZIFICATIONS47
QUIZZIFICATION46
BAZZAZZ45
BEZZAZZ45
BIZZAZZ45
PAZZAZZ45
PIZZAZZ45
QUIZZIFYING45
QUIZZICALITY44
ZYZZYVAS44
QUIZZICALITIES43
QUIZZICALLY43
ZYZZYVA43
METHOXYBENZENES41
NEBUCHADNEZZARS41
OXYPHENBUTAZONE41
QUIZZIFIED41
QUIZZIFY41
METHOXYBENZENE40
NEBUCHADNEZZAR40
QUIZZIFIES40
VAJAZZLINGS40
FUZZBOXES39
PIZAZZIEST39
PIZAZZY39
QUIZZINESSES39
VAJAZZLING39
ZWISCHENZUGS39
BENZODIAZEPINES38
HACKERAZZIS38
HYDROXYZINES38
PIZAZZIER38
PSYCHOANALYZING38
QUIZZERY38
QUIZZICAL38
SCHEMOZZLING38
SCHIZOPHYCEOUS38
SHOWBIZZIEST38
SHOWBIZZY38
SUBJECTIVIZING38
VAJAZZLED38
WHIZZINGLY38
ZWISCHENZUG38
ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS38
APOPHTHEGMATIZE37
BAZAZZES37
BENZIMIDAZOLES37
BENZODIAZEPINE37
BEZAZZES37
BIZAZZES37
BUMFUZZLING37
EMBEZZLEMENTS37
FUZZBOX37
HACKERAZZI37
HACKERAZZO37
HYDROXYZINE37
HYPERCIVILIZED37
HYPERCRITICIZED37
HYPERIMMUNIZING37
HYPNOTIZABILITY37
JAZZLIKE37
KATZENJAMMERS37
METAPHYSICIZING37
OBJECTIVIZING37
PAZAZZES37
PHOTOOXIDIZING37
PHOTOZINCOGRAPH37
PIZAZZES37
PIZZAZES37
PSYCHOANALYZED37
PSYCHOANALYZERS37
PUZZLEHEADED37
QUIZZERIES37
QUIZZINESS37
QUIZZINGS37
SCHEMOZZLED37
SHOWBIZZIER37
SUBJECTIVIZED37
TRANQUILIZINGLY37
VAJAZZLES37
VENTRILOQUIZING37
WHIZZBANGS37
ZIGZAGGEDNESSES37
BEDAZZLEMENTS36
BENZIMIDAZOLE36
BUMFUZZLED36
COENZYMATICALLY36
COMPREHENSIVIZE36
DECITIZENIZING36
DIZZYINGLY36
ECTOMYCORRHIZAE36
ECTOMYCORRHIZAS36
EMBEZZLEMENT36
HYPERCRITICIZES36
HYPERIMMUNIZED36
JAZZINESSES36
KATZENJAMMER36
METAPHYSICIZED36
MONOPHTHONGIZED36
OBJECTIVIZED36
PHOTOOXIDIZED36
PSYCHOANALYZER36
PSYCHOANALYZES36
PZAZZES36
QUAZZIEST36
QUAZZY36
QUIZZING36
SCHEMOZZLES36
SCHIZOMYCETIC36
SCHIZOPHRENETIC36
SCHIZOPHYTIC36
SCHIZOTHYMIC36
SHLEMOZZLING36
SHOWBIZZES36
SQUEEZABILITY36
SUBJECTIVIZES36
THYMECTOMIZING36
VAJAZZLE36
VENTRILOQUIZED36
WHIZZBANG36
ZANTHOXYLUMS36
ZINJANTHROPUSES36
ZINZIBERACEOUS36
ZIZYPHUSES36
ZIZZLING36
ZOOPSYCHOLOGY36
ZYGAPOPHYSEAL36
ZYGAPOPHYSIAL36
BAZAZZ35
BEDAZZLEMENT35
BEZAZZ35
BIZAZZ35
BUMFUZZLES35
BUZZKILLERS35
DECITIZENIZED35
DEMYTHOLOGIZING35
DEOXYGENIZING35
ECTOMYCORRHIZA35
EXPERIMENTALIZE35
EXTEMPORIZATION35
HEXAMETRIZING35
HYLOZOISTICALLY35
HYPERCRITICIZE35
HYPERIMMUNIZES35
HYPERPOLARIZING35
HYSTERECTOMIZED35
ISOCARBOXAZIDS35
JACUZZIS35
JAZZILY35
KAZATZKAS35
KOLKHOZNIKI35
KOLKHOZNIKS35
METAPHYSICIZES35
MONOPHTHONGIZES35
MOORBUZZARDS35
OBJECTIVIZES35
OVEREMPHASIZING35
PAZAZZ35
PHILOSOPHIZINGS35
PHOTOOXIDIZES35
PHOTOSYNTHESIZE35
PIEZOCHEMISTRY35
PIZAZZ35
PIZZAZ35
PODZOLIZATIONS35
PROJECTIZATIONS35
PSYCHOANALYZE35
PSYCHOLOGIZING35
QUAZZIER35
QUIZZED35
QUIZZERS35
SCHEMOZZLE35
SCHIZOMYCETOUS35
SCHIZOPHRENICS35
SCHIZOTHYMIAS35
SHEMOZZLING35
SHLEMOZZLED35
SOMNILOQUIZING35
SQUEEZABILITIES35
SQUIZZES35
SUBJECTIVIZE35
THYMECTOMIZED35
VENTRILOQUIZES35
WAZZOCKS35
ZANTHOXYLUM35
ZIGZAGGEDNESS35
ZINCKIFICATIONS35
ZIZZING35
ZIZZLED35
ZOOPHYTOLOGICAL35
ZOOPSYCHOLOGIES35
ZUGZWANGING35
ZUZZIM35
ZYGAPOPHYSES35
ZYGAPOPHYSIS35
ZYGOBRANCHIATES35
ZYGODACTYLISMS35
ZYGOMORPHISMS35
AZIDOTHYMIDINES34
BATHMITZVAHS34
BELSHAZZARS34
BLIZZARDLY34
BUMFUZZLE34
BUZZKILLER34
CHAZZANIM34
CHAZZENIM34
CONTEXTUALIZING34
DECITIZENIZES34
DECONTEXTUALIZE34
DEHYDROGENIZING34
DEMYTHOLOGIZED34
DEMYTHOLOGIZERS34
DEOXYGENIZED34
DIPHTHONGIZING34
DRIZZLINGLY34
EMPYREUMATIZING34
ENDOMYCORRHIZA34
EXTEMPORIZING34
EXTENSIVIZATION34
FRIZZLINESSES34
HEXAMETRIZED34
HUMBUZZES34
HUZZAHING34
HYPERIMMUNIZE34
HYPERPOLARIZED34
HYPHENIZATIONS34
HYPOTHESIZING34
HYPOTHETIZING34
HYSTERECTOMIZES34
ISOCARBOXAZID34
JACUZZI34
JAZZBOS34
JAZZINESS34
JAZZMAN34
JAZZMEN34
KAZATZKA34
KOLKHOZNIK34
MATHEMATICIZING34
METAPHYSICIZE34
MONOPHTHONGIZE34
MOORBUZZARD34
MORBIDEZZAS34
NEPHRECTOMIZING34
OBJECTIVIZE34
OOPHORECTOMIZED34
OVEREMPHASIZED34
OVERHOMOGENIZED34
PHAGOCYTIZING34
PHENYLBUTAZONES34
PHILOSOPHIZING34
PHOSPHATIZATION34
PHOTOOXIDIZE34
PODZOLIZATION34
POSTSYNCHRONIZE34
PROJECTIZATION34
PSYCHOLOGIZED34
PUZZLINGLY34
PZAZZ34
QUARTZIFEROUS34
QUIZZER34
QUIZZES34
REMYTHOLOGIZING34
RHYTHMIZATIONS34
SCHIZOMYCETES34
SCHIZOPHRENIC34
SCHIZOPHYTES34
SCHIZOTHYMIA34
SHEMOZZLED34
SHLEMOZZLES34
SOMNILOQUIZED34
SULPHINPYRAZONE34
SYCOPHANTIZING34
SYZYGETICALLY34
THYMECTOMIZES34
UNSYMPATHIZING34
VENTRILOQUIZE34
WAZZOCK34
WHIZZINGS34
ZIGZAGGERY34
ZINCKIFICATION34
ZINJANTHROPUS34
ZIZYPHUS34
ZIZZED34
ZIZZLES34
ZOOPHYSIOLOGY34
ZUGZWANGED34
ZYGOBRANCHIATE34
ZYGODACTYLISM34
ZYGOMORPHISM34
ZYMOTECHNICAL34
APOTHEGMATIZING33
AXIOMATIZATIONS33
AZIDOTHYMIDINE33
BATHMITZVAH33
BATHMIZVAHS33
BELSHAZZAR33
BEMUZZLING33
BENZENECARBONYL33
BENZOQUINONES33
BLIZZARDIEST33
BLIZZARDING33
BLIZZARDY33
BUZZINGLY33
BUZZKILLS33
BUZZWORDS33
CHARACTERIZABLE33
CHIAREZZAS33
CHLOROTHIAZIDES33
CHLORPROMAZINES33
CITIZENIZING33
COLLOQUIZING33
COMMERCIALIZING33
CONTEXTUALIZED33
COPOLYMERIZING33
CRYPTOZOOLOGY33
DAZZLINGLY33
DECITIZENIZE33
DEHYDROGENIZED33
DEHYPNOTIZATION33
DEMYTHOLOGIZER33
DEMYTHOLOGIZES33
DEOXYGENIZES33
DIAZOTIZATIONS33
DIPHTHONGIZED33
EMBEZZLING33
EMPYREUMATIZED33
ENHYPOSTATIZING33
ESCHSCHOLTZIAS33
EXCURSIONIZING33
EXTEMPORIZED33
EXTEMPORIZERS33
EXTRAVAGANZAS33
FRIZZINESSES33
HAPHAZARDNESSES33
HEPATECTOMIZED33
HETEROZYGOSITY33
HEXAMETRIZES33
HOMOZYGOSITY33
HOMOZYGOUSLY33
HUZZAHED33
HYDROLYZABLE33
HYDROLYZATIONS33
HYPERBOLIZING33
HYPERPOLARIZES33
HYPERSENSITIZED33
HYPHENIZATION33
HYPOSENSITIZING33
HYPOTHESIZED33
HYPOTHESIZERS33
HYPOTHETIZED33
HYSTERECTOMIZE33
JAZZBO33
JAZZIEST33
JAZZING33
JAZZY33
LARYNGECTOMIZED33
LEXICALIZATIONS33
MATHEMATICIZED33
MAXIMIZATIONS33
MEZZOTINTING33
MISCHARACTERIZE33
MISEMPHASIZING33
MIZZENMASTS33
MORBIDEZZA33
MYTHICIZATIONS33
MYTHOLOGIZATION33
NEPHRECTOMIZED33
OOPHORECTOMIZES33
OVEREMPHASIZES33
OVERHOMOGENIZES33
PARCHMENTIZING33
PASSAMEZZOS33
PAVONAZZOS33
PHAGOCYTIZED33
PHENYLBUTAZONE33
PHILOSOPHIZED33
PHILOSOPHIZERS33
PHLEBOTOMIZING33
PHONEMICIZATION33
PHOSPHATIZING33
PHOSPHORIZING33
PIEZOMETRICALLY33
PIZZALIKE33
PODZOLIZING33
PRIZEFIGHTINGS33
PSYCHOLOGIZES33
PUZZLEDLY33
PUZZLEDOMS33
PUZZLEMENTS33
RECONTEXTUALIZE33
REMYTHOLOGIZED33
RESYNCHRONIZING33
RHIZOCEPHALANS33
RHIZOCEPHALOUS33
RHYTHMIZATION33
SCHIZOMYCETE33
SCHIZOPHRENIAS33
SCHIZOPHYTE33
SCHNOZZLES33
SHEMOZZLES33
SHIMOZZLES33
SHLEMOZZLE33
SOMNILOQUIZES33
SYCOPHANTIZED33
SYMPTOMATIZING33
TAXIDERMIZING33
THYMECTOMIZE33
TRANQUILIZATION33
TRANQUILLIZING33
UNDEREMPHASIZED33
WHIZZIEST33
WHIZZING33
WHIZZY33
ZIGZAGGERIES33
ZINCKIFYING33
ZINCOGRAPHICAL33
ZINJANTHROPI33
ZIZZES33
ZIZZLE33
ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL33
ZOOPHYSIOLOGIES33
ZOOPHYSIOLOGIST33
ZOOPHYTOLOGISTS33
ZOOPHYTOLOGY33
ZYGODACTYLIC33
ZYGOMORPHIC33
ZYGOMORPHY33
ZYMOTECHNICS33
APOTHEGMATIZED32
ARCHAEOZOOLOGY32
AXIOMATIZATION32
BASHIBAZOUKS32
BATHMIZVAH32
BEDAZZLING32
BEMUZZLED32
BENZALDEHYDES32
BENZOQUINONE32
BLIZZARDED32
BLIZZARDIER32
BUZZKILL32
BUZZWIGS32
BUZZWORD32
CHIAREZZA32
CHIAREZZE32
CHIZZING32
CHLOROTHIAZIDE32
CHLORPROMAZINE32
CITIZENIZED32
COLLOQUIZED32
COMMERCIALIZED32
COMPLEMENTIZERS32
CONTEXTUALIZES32
CONVEYORIZATION32
COPOLYMERIZED32
CRYPTOZOOLOGIES32
CRYPTOZOOLOGIST32
DAZZLEMENTS32
DEHYDROGENIZES32
DEHYPNOTIZING32
DEMYTHOLOGIZE32
DEOXIDIZATIONS32
DEOXYGENIZE32
DEPOLYMERIZING32
DESEXUALIZATION32
DIAZOTIZATION32
DICHLOROBENZENE32
DICHOTOMIZATION32
DIPHTHONGIZES32
EMBEZZLED32
EMBEZZLERS32
EMPYREUMATIZES32
ENHYPOSTATIZED32
ENZYMATICALLY32
EPIGRAMMATIZING32
ESCHSCHOLTZIA32
ESCHSCHOLZIAS32
EXCURSIONIZED32
EXTEMPORIZER32
EXTEMPORIZES32
EXTRAVAGANZA32
FIZZINESSES32
FRIZZILY32
FRIZZLINESS32
FUZZBALLS32
FUZZINESSES32
HAEMODIALYZERS32
HAPHAZARDLY32
HAPHAZARDRY32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many English words contain the letter Z?

The dictionary contains 11,366 words with Z somewhere inside them (3.2%). English-wide, Z has a text-frequency of 0.074% (23rd place in the rankings).

What's the highest-scoring word containing Z in Scrabble?

The top-scoring word containing Z in our list is RAZZAMATAZZES at 51 points (TWL letter values, before premium squares). Z itself is worth 10 points as a tile.

How do I use this list for Scrabble strategy?

Use the top of the score-sorted list to find quick high-value placements on premium tiles. For bigger plays, scan for longer words that match your full rack composition. Because Z is a high-value tile, a short Z-containing word on a premium square routinely scores 20-40 points.