10-Letter Words With Z
There are 890 ten-letter words containing Z in our dictionary; 372 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 890 words
- recognized23 points
- recognizes22 points
- organizing21 points
- sympathize29 points
- emphasized27 points
- emphasizes26 points
- publicized26 points
- civilizing25 points
- publicizes25 points
- criticized24 points
- optimizing24 points
- summarized24 points
- apologized23 points
- authorized23 points
- criticizes23 points
- finalizing23 points
- specialize23 points
- subsidized23 points
- summarizes23 points
- apologizes22 points
- authorizes22 points
- horizontal22 points
- patronized22 points
- subsidizes22 points
- patronizes21 points
- generalize20 points
- organizers20 points
- initialize19 points
- embezzling33 points
- zigzagging32 points
- maximizing31 points
- mezzanines30 points
- equalizing29 points
- grizzliest29 points
- jeopardize29 points
- chimpanzee28 points
- hypnotized28 points
- hypnotizes27 points
- mechanized27 points
- symbolized27 points
- victimized27 points
- bamboozled26 points
- mechanizes26 points
- symbolizes26 points
- victimizes26 points
- bamboozles25 points
- formalized25 points
- harmonized25 points
- homogenize25 points
- humanizing25 points
- immobilize25 points
- paralyzing25 points
- privatized25 points
- pulverized25 points
- synthesize25 points
- vaporizing25 points
- appetizing24 points
- customized24 points
- economized24 points
- formalizes24 points
- galvanized24 points
- harmonizes24 points
- immunizing24 points
- memorizing24 points
- minimizing24 points
- mobilizing24 points
- privatizes24 points
- pulverizes24 points
- vandalized24 points
- appetizers23 points
- bulldozing23 points
- capitalize23 points
- customizes23 points
- dramatized23 points
- economizes23 points
- fertilized23 points
- fossilized23 points
- galvanizes23 points
- glamorized23 points
- magnetized23 points
- modernized23 points
- monopolize23 points
- popularize23 points
- rendezvous23 points
- theorizing23 points
- tyrannized23 points
- vandalizes23 points
- visualized23 points
- antifreeze22 points
- bulldozers22 points
- categorize22 points
- colonizing22 points
- demoralize22 points
- deodorized22 points
- digitizing22 points
- dramatizes22 points
- fertilizer22 points
- fertilizes22 points
- fossilizes22 points
- fraternize22 points
- glamorizes22 points
- italicized22 points
- localizing22 points
- magnetizes22 points
- modernizes22 points
- motorizing22 points
- ostracized22 points
- penalizing22 points
- plagiarize22 points
- polarizing22 points
- scandalize22 points
- socialized22 points
- stabilized22 points
- trapezoids22 points
- tyrannizes22 points
- visualizes22 points
- zoological22 points
- centralize21 points
- deodorizes21 points
- eulogizing21 points
- idealizing21 points
- italicizes21 points
- legalizing21 points
- liberalize21 points
- ostracizes21 points
- pasteurize21 points
- scrutinize21 points
- socializes21 points
- stabilizes21 points
- tenderized21 points
- traumatize21 points
- antagonize20 points
- reorganize20 points
- satirizing20 points
- sterilized20 points
- tantalized20 points
- tenderizes20 points
- terrorized20 points
- unionizing20 points
- zoologists20 points
- naturalize19 points
- neutralize19 points
- sterilizes19 points
- tantalizes19 points
- terrorizes19 points
- embezzlers32 points
- empathized27 points
- schmoozing27 points
- empathizes26 points
- downsizing24 points
- emblazoned24 points
- epitomized24 points
- mesmerized24 points
- epitomizes23 points
- fantasized23 points
- mesmerizes23 points
- politicize23 points
- brutalized22 points
- burglarize22 points
- fantasizes22 points
- normalized22 points
- revitalize22 points
- stigmatize22 points
- trivialize22 points
- westernize22 points
- brutalizes21 points
- energizing21 points
- normalizes21 points
- pressurize21 points
- prioritize21 points
- sanitizing20 points
- bedazzling32 points
- mizzenmast32 points
- puzzlement32 points
- intermezzi30 points
- intermezzo30 points
- liquidized30 points
- mozzarella30 points
- hybridized29 points
- liquidizes29 points
- equalizers28 points
- hybridizes28 points
- prizefight28 points
- catechized27 points
- catechizes26 points
- frenziedly26 points
- bowdlerize25 points
- catalyzing25 points
- dehumanize25 points
- rhapsodize25 points
- verbalized25 points
- vocalizing25 points
- vulcanized25 points
- weatherize25 points
- womanizing25 points
- chintziest24 points
- cognizance24 points
- demobilize24 points
- humanizers24 points
- mercerized24 points
- pauperized24 points
- rubberized24 points
- schnauzers24 points
- temporized24 points
- vaporizers24 points
- verbalizes24 points
- vulcanizes24 points
- vulgarized24 points
- womanizers24 points
- deputizing23 points
- evangelize23 points
- mercerizes23 points
- metabolize23 points
- pauperizes23 points
- randomized23 points
- temporizes23 points
- vitalizing23 points
- vulgarizes23 points
- winterized23 points
- actualized22 points
- aggrandize22 points
- amortizing22 points
- bastardize22 points
- canonizing22 points
- cauterized22 points
- decolonize22 points
- legitimize22 points
- monetizing22 points
- moralizing22 points
- pluralized22 points
- randomizes22 points
- recognizer22 points
- sermonized22 points
- solemnized22 points
- supersized22 points
- urbanizing22 points
- winterizes22 points
- actualizes21 points
- brazenness21 points
- breeziness21 points
- cauterizes21 points
- colonizers21 points
- deodorizer21 points
- militarize21 points
- moisturize21 points
- pluralizes21 points
- protozoans21 points
- realizable21 points
- secularize21 points
- sermonizes21 points
- signalized21 points
- solemnizes21 points
- stabilizer21 points
- undersized21 points
- energizers20 points
- gazetteers20 points
- nasalizing20 points
- notarizing20 points
- regularize20 points
- routinized20 points
- sensitized20 points
- serialized20 points
- signalizes20 points
- slenderize20 points
- stargazers20 points
- tenderizer20 points
- unrealized20 points
- ionization19 points
- routinizes19 points
- sensitizes19 points
- serializes19 points
- sleaziness19 points
- sterilizer19 points
- razzmatazz48 points
- dazzlingly33 points
- blitzkrieg26 points
- schematize26 points
- factorized25 points
- feminizing25 points
- wheeziness25 points
- zookeepers25 points
- carbonized24 points
- factorizes24 points
- ghettoized24 points
- schnitzels24 points
- anglicized23 points
- caramelize23 points
- carbonizes23 points
- demonizing23 points
- ghettoizes23 points
- globalized23 points
- sodomizing23 points
- anglicizes22 points
- canalizing22 points
- colorizing22 points
- globalizes22 points
- radicalize22 points
- sleazebags22 points
- subsidizer22 points
- suzerainty22 points
- sleazeball21 points
- stargazing21 points
- utilizable21 points
- annualized20 points
- ritualized20 points
- whizzbangs37 points
- schnozzles33 points
- hydrolyzed30 points
- squeezable30 points
- hydrolyzes29 points
- breezeways27 points
- razorbacks27 points
- macadamize26 points
- polymerize26 points
- alkalizing24 points
- analyzable24 points
- barbarized24 points
- capsulized24 points
- channelize24 points
- cognizable24 points
- harmonizer24 points
- marbleized24 points
- metricized24 points
- overgrazed24 points
- unbaptized24 points
- barbarizes23 points
- bedizening23 points
- capsulizes23 points
- concertize23 points
- criticizer23 points
- devitalize23 points
- economizer23 points
- euthanized23 points
- federalize23 points
- gormandize23 points
- klutziness23 points
- lobotomize23 points
- marbleizes23 points
- mesmerizer23 points
- metricizes23 points
- novelizing23 points
- overgrazes23 points
- plasticize23 points
- reanalyzed23 points
- refreezing23 points
- temporizer23 points
- unfreezing23 points
- vulgarizer23 points
- anatomized22 points
- demonetize22 points
- depolarize22 points
- euthanizes22 points
- modernizer22 points
- narcotized22 points
- reanalyzes22 points
- robotizing22 points
- simonizing22 points
- visualizer22 points
- volatilize22 points
- analogized21 points
- anatomizes21 points
- apostatize21 points
- automatize21 points
- moralizers21 points
- narcotizes21 points
- palatalize21 points
- recolonize21 points
- analogizes20 points
- desalinize20 points
- eulogizers20 points
- zeitgeists20 points
- tantalizer19 points
- puzzlingly34 points
- kibbutznik31 points
- mezzotints30 points
- quizmaster30 points
- czarevitch29 points
- deoxidized29 points
- mycorrhiza29 points
- oxidizable29 points
- scyphozoan29 points
- zygodactyl29 points
- crazyweeds28 points
- deoxidizes28 points
- enzymology28 points
- homozygote28 points
- homozygous28 points
- hybridizer28 points
- quartzites28 points
- schizogony28 points
- zoomorphic28 points
- alchemized27 points
- euphemized27 points
- holoenzyme27 points
- lyophilize27 points
- synonymize27 points
- viziership27 points
- zombielike27 points
- alchemizes26 points
- apoenzymes26 points
- catechizer26 points
- communized26 points
- emblazonry26 points
- euphemizes26 points
- hydrazines26 points
- hydrozoans26 points
- journalize26 points
- mechanizer26 points
- mycetozoan26 points
- symmetrize26 points
- victimizer26 points
- vowelizing26 points
- aphorizing25 points
- archaizing25 points
- communizes25 points
- endoenzyme25 points
- graphitize25 points
- heathenize25 points
- homologize25 points
- martyrized25 points
- polemicize25 points
- scherzando25 points
- systemized25 points
- zebrawoods25 points
- altazimuth24 points
- benzofuran24 points
- caponizing24 points
- carburized24 points
- cicatrized24 points
- cocainized24 points
- coleorhiza24 points
- decimalize24 points
- denazified24 points
- dogmatized24 points
- fanaticize24 points
- martyrizes24 points
- syllogized24 points
- syncretize24 points
- systemizes24 points
- trichinize24 points
- verbalizer24 points
- vulcanizer24 points
- zidovudine24 points
- zoophilous24 points
- alkalinize23 points
- benzocaine23 points
- bituminize23 points
- carburizes23 points
- cicatrizes23 points
- cinematize23 points
- classicize23 points
- cocainizes23 points
- concretize23 points
- denazifies23 points
- diabolized23 points
- dogmatizes23 points
- eczematous23 points
- emblazoner23 points
- etherizing23 points
- galvanizer23 points
- keratinize23 points
- melodizing23 points
- memorizers23 points
- optimizers23 points
- prologized23 points
- sforzandos23 points
- sovietized23 points
- summarizer23 points
- syllogizes23 points
- theologize23 points
- aluminized22 points
- animalized22 points
- anthozoans22 points
- aromatized22 points
- botanizing22 points
- decolorize22 points
- delocalize22 points
- diabolizes22 points
- diazoniums22 points
- fantasizer22 points
- geometrize22 points
- glamorizer22 points
- heliozoans22 points
- imidazoles22 points
- labialized22 points
- magnetizer22 points
- metallized22 points
- mongrelize22 points
- prologizes22 points
- prologuize22 points
- relativize22 points
- sovietizes22 points
- subtilized22 points
- tyrannizer22 points
- zabaglione22 points
- absolutize21 points
- aluminizes21 points
- animalizes21 points
- aromatizes21 points
- autotomize21 points
- bestialize21 points
- bizarrerie21 points
- blazonries21 points
- breezeless21 points
- digitalize21 points
- digitizers21 points
- labializes21 points
- manzanitas21 points
- merozoites21 points
- mineralize21 points
- noncitizen21 points
- normalizer21 points
- parasitize21 points
- razorbills21 points
- remonetize21 points
- sermonizer21 points
- socializer21 points
- solubilize21 points
- sporozoite21 points
- subtilizes21 points
- underglaze21 points
- allegorize20 points
- eternizing20 points
- gelatinize20 points
- illegalize20 points
- linearized20 points
- reenergize20 points
- totalizing20 points
- unutilized20 points
- eternalize19 points
- lazarettos19 points
- literalize19 points
- ritualizes19 points
- sensualize19 points
- totalizers19 points
- zoolatries19 points
- dizzyingly36 points
- showbizzes36 points
- blizzardly34 points
- kolkhoznik34 points
- bemuzzling33 points
- schizziest33 points
- zygomorphy33 points
- podzolized32 points
- pozzolanic32 points
- exoenzymes31 points
- frizziness31 points
- frizzliest31 points
- podzolizes31 points
- rhythmized31 points
- unmuzzling31 points
- unpuzzling31 points
- diazotized30 points
- epoxidized30 points
- jarovizing30 points
- maximizers30 points
- mythicized30 points
- outdazzled30 points
- pozzolanas30 points
- quartzitic30 points
- rhythmizes30 points
- zinkifying30 points
- zombifying30 points
- diazotizes29 points
- drizzliest29 points
- epoxidizes29 points
- exorcizing29 points
- expertized29 points
- japanizing29 points
- mythicizer29 points
- mythicizes29 points
- outdazzles29 points
- quantizing29 points
- axiomatize28 points
- deoxidizer28 points
- expertizes28 points
- gadzookery28 points
- haphazards28 points
- hemizygous28 points
- hemolyzing28 points
- jargonized28 points
- kibbitzing28 points
- lexicalize28 points
- photolyzed28 points
- pyrolyzing28 points
- quantizers28 points
- reoxidized28 points
- schizocarp28 points
- tetrazzini28 points
- zincifying28 points
- bolshevize27 points
- chromizing27 points
- cognizably27 points
- dezincking27 points
- hydrazides27 points
- hylozoisms27 points
- jargonizes27 points
- kazatskies27 points
- kibbitzers27 points
- photolyzes27 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 890
- By usage: 145 very common, 227 common, 518 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- razzmatazz 48
- whizzbangs 37
- dizzyingly 36
- showbizzes 36
- blizzardly 34
- kolkhoznik 34
- puzzlingly 34
- bemuzzling 33
- dazzlingly 33
- embezzling 33
Most common
- recognized
- recognizes
- organizing
- sympathize
- emphasized
- emphasizes
- publicized
- civilizing
- publicizes
- criticized
Definitions
- recognized (adjective)
- Generally approved or compelling recognition.
- sympathize (verb)
- Share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of.
- emphasized (adjective)
- Spoken with emphasis.
- publicized (adjective)
- Made known; especially made widely known.
There are 890 ten-letter words containing Z, and 372 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is RAZZMATAZZ at 48 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the ten-letter words containing Z?
RAZZMATAZZ scores 48 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
518 of the 890 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.