5-Letter Words With O and Z
There are 70 five-letter words containing both O and Z in our dictionary; 25 of them are common words.
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All 70 words
- dozen15 points
- froze17 points
- ozone14 points
- razor14 points
- zeros14 points
- zones14 points
- booze16 points
- dozed16 points
- topaz16 points
- zooms16 points
- dozes15 points
- oozed15 points
- zoned15 points
- oozes14 points
- woozy20 points
- gizmo17 points
- bozos16 points
- boozy19 points
- kazoo18 points
- cozen16 points
- matzo16 points
- zonal14 points
- mezzo25 points
- ouzos14 points
- zloty17 points
- doozy18 points
- azoth17 points
- azoic16 points
- bonze16 points
- colza16 points
- croze16 points
- diazo15 points
- dozer15 points
- gloze15 points
- gonzo15 points
- grosz15 points
- zooid15 points
- azole14 points
- azote14 points
- ouzel14 points
- zoril14 points
- cozey19 points
- zombi18 points
- zonks18 points
- zooks18 points
- soyuz17 points
- vizor17 points
- zooty17 points
- zowie17 points
- bazoo16 points
- bortz16 points
- cloze16 points
- cozes16 points
- cozie16 points
- mozos16 points
- plotz16 points
- adoze15 points
- azido15 points
- azlon14 points
- azons14 points
- orzos14 points
- sozin14 points
- trooz14 points
- zlote14 points
- zoeae14 points
- zoeal14 points
- zoeas14 points
- zoner14 points
- zoons14 points
- zoris14 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 70
- By usage: 14 very common, 11 common, 45 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- mezzo 25
- woozy 20
- boozy 19
- cozey 19
- doozy 18
- kazoo 18
- zombi 18
- zonks 18
- zooks 18
- azoth 17
Most common
- dozen
- froze
- ozone
- razor
- zeros
- zones
- booze
- dozed
- topaz
- zooms
Definitions
- dozen (adjective)
- Being one more than eleven.
- ozone (noun)
- A colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation).
- razor (noun)
- Edge tool used in shaving.
- booze (noun)
- An alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented.
The five-letter words that contain both O and Z number 70 in our dictionary. About 25 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is MEZZO, at 25 points.
How to use this page
The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other letters and lengths.
Tips
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both O and Z?
MEZZO scores 25 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?
45 of the 70 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.