5-Letter Words With I and Z
There are 68 five-letter words containing both I and Z in our dictionary; 23 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 68 words
- sizes14 points
- fizzy29 points
- pizza25 points
- maize16 points
- prize16 points
- sized15 points
- dizzy27 points
- blitz16 points
- zincs16 points
- seize14 points
- sizer14 points
- frizz26 points
- tizzy26 points
- gizmo17 points
- ritzy17 points
- unzip16 points
- glitz15 points
- zippy21 points
- zilch19 points
- baize16 points
- zings15 points
- zingy18 points
- fritz17 points
- hafiz20 points
- ghazi18 points
- winze17 points
- wizen17 points
- zayin17 points
- azoic16 points
- baiza16 points
- mirza16 points
- spitz16 points
- zamia16 points
- zibet16 points
- azide15 points
- diazo15 points
- dizen15 points
- zooid15 points
- azine14 points
- sizar14 points
- zaire14 points
- zitis14 points
- zoril14 points
- whizz29 points
- zizit23 points
- zinky21 points
- zincy19 points
- ditzy18 points
- zombi18 points
- fuzil17 points
- vizir17 points
- vizor17 points
- wizes17 points
- zowie17 points
- bezil16 points
- bizes16 points
- cozie16 points
- mizen16 points
- nizam16 points
- zineb16 points
- ziram16 points
- azido15 points
- izars14 points
- nazis14 points
- sozin14 points
- zeins14 points
- zills14 points
- zoris14 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 68
- By usage: 11 very common, 12 common, 45 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- fizzy 29
- whizz 29
- dizzy 27
- frizz 26
- tizzy 26
- pizza 25
- zizit 23
- zinky 21
- zippy 21
- hafiz 20
Most common
- sizes
- fizzy
- pizza
- maize
- prize
- sized
- dizzy
- blitz
- zincs
- seize
Definitions
- fizzy (adjective)
- Hissing and bubbling.
- pizza (noun)
- Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese.
- maize (noun)
- Tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times.
- prize (adjective)
- Of superior grade.
Words that contain both I and Z come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 68 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. FIZZY is the top scorer here, worth 29 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
Tips
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words containing both I and Z once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
Which five-letter words containing both I and Z are the most common?
SIZES, FIZZY and PIZZA are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.
Can I search this list with my own letters?
Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the five-letter words containing both I and Z you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.