5-Letter Words With Z as the Third Letter
There are 82 five-letter words with Z as the third letter in our dictionary; 41 of them are common words.
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All 82 words
- dozen15 points
- sizes14 points
- fizzy29 points
- fuzzy29 points
- pizza25 points
- sized15 points
- razor14 points
- dizzy27 points
- fazed18 points
- hazed18 points
- fazes17 points
- hazel17 points
- hazes17 points
- dazed16 points
- dozed16 points
- gazed16 points
- mazes16 points
- dazes15 points
- dozes15 points
- gazes15 points
- oozed15 points
- razed15 points
- oozes14 points
- razes14 points
- sizer14 points
- jazzy33 points
- tizzy26 points
- gizmo17 points
- bozos16 points
- unzip16 points
- kazoo18 points
- cozen16 points
- adzes15 points
- gazer15 points
- lazed15 points
- lazes14 points
- muzzy28 points
- mezzo25 points
- ouzos14 points
- hazer17 points
- bezel16 points
- tazza23 points
- zazen23 points
- hazan17 points
- wizen17 points
- bazar16 points
- mazer16 points
- dizen15 points
- dozer15 points
- lazar14 points
- ouzel14 points
- razee14 points
- sizar14 points
- huzza26 points
- lezzy26 points
- tazze23 points
- zizit23 points
- cozey19 points
- enzym19 points
- fuzed18 points
- fezes17 points
- fuzee17 points
- fuzes17 points
- fuzil17 points
- mazed17 points
- vizir17 points
- vizor17 points
- wizes17 points
- bazoo16 points
- bezil16 points
- bizes16 points
- cozes16 points
- cozie16 points
- mezes16 points
- mizen16 points
- mozos16 points
- nizam16 points
- gazar15 points
- nazis14 points
- orzos14 points
- razer14 points
- sozin14 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 82
- By usage: 25 very common, 16 common, 41 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jazzy 33
- fizzy 29
- fuzzy 29
- muzzy 28
- dizzy 27
- huzza 26
- lezzy 26
- tizzy 26
- mezzo 25
- pizza 25
Most common
- dozen
- sizes
- fizzy
- fuzzy
- pizza
- sized
- razor
- dizzy
- fazed
- hazed
Definitions
- dozen (adjective)
- Being one more than eleven.
- fizzy (adjective)
- Hissing and bubbling.
- fuzzy (adjective)
- Covering with fine light hairs.
- pizza (noun)
- Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese.
Words that have Z in the third position come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 82 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
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
If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.
Questions
Which five-letter words with Z as the third letter are the most common?
DOZEN, SIZES and FIZZY 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 with Z as the third letter you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.