5-Letter Words With Y and Z
There are 29 five-letter words containing both Y and Z in our dictionary; 16 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 29 words
- crazy19 points
- fizzy29 points
- fuzzy29 points
- dizzy27 points
- jazzy33 points
- tizzy26 points
- woozy20 points
- ritzy17 points
- zippy21 points
- boozy19 points
- gauzy18 points
- muzzy28 points
- zappy21 points
- zingy18 points
- zesty17 points
- zloty17 points
- furzy20 points
- doozy18 points
- zayin17 points
- lezzy26 points
- zinky21 points
- cozey19 points
- enzym19 points
- zincy19 points
- zymes19 points
- ditzy18 points
- glazy18 points
- soyuz17 points
- zooty17 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 29
- By usage: 4 very common, 12 common, 13 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jazzy 33
- fizzy 29
- fuzzy 29
- muzzy 28
- dizzy 27
- lezzy 26
- tizzy 26
- zappy 21
- zinky 21
- zippy 21
Most common
- crazy
- fizzy
- fuzzy
- dizzy
- jazzy
- tizzy
- woozy
- ritzy
- zippy
- boozy
Definitions
- crazy (adjective)
- Affected with madness or insanity.
- fizzy (adjective)
- Hissing and bubbling.
- fuzzy (adjective)
- Covering with fine light hairs.
- dizzy (adjective)
- Having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling.
Words that contain both Y and Z come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 29 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. JAZZY is the top scorer here, worth 33 points before any board multiplier.
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 word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words containing both Y 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 Y and Z are the most common?
CRAZY, FIZZY and FUZZY 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 Y and Z you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.