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5 Letter Words Containing Z

Found 371 5-letter words containing Z. Skim the list below, or stack on more filters to narrow things down further.

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How many 5-letter words containing Z are there?

There are 371 5-letter words containing Z in our list right now.

What's the highest-scoring 5-letter word containing Z?

"pzazz" tops the list containing Z at 34 points in Scrabble.

Will these words hold up in Scrabble or Words With Friends?

They're drawn from a broad English word list, not a single tournament dictionary. If you're playing competitively, double-check against your game's official list (TWL or SOWPODS) before you commit to a play.

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Want 5-letter words containing Z? There are 371 words here, pulled from a broad English word list and run through every filter on this page. Five-letter words carry extra weight thanks to Wordle — one puzzle, six guesses — so this list moonlights as a solver whenever you're stuck. Top of the scoreboard: "pzazz", worth 34 points in Scrabble and Words With Friends.

Most words containing Z sit outside everyday vocabulary, which is exactly what makes this list worth digging into once the obvious plays are gone.

Z, E, A, O, I show up most often in this group — worth remembering when you're deciding which tiles to hang onto. J, X, Q turn up far less, and they're usually what pushes a word's score higher when they do.