6-Letter Words Ending in Z
There are 15 six-letter words ending in Z in our dictionary; 7 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 6-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 15 words
- quartz24 points
- chintz20 points
- kibitz21 points
- blintz17 points
- spritz17 points
- ersatz15 points
- schnoz20 points
- kuvasz22 points
- halutz18 points
- bezazz35 points
- pazazz35 points
- pizazz35 points
- kolkoz23 points
- kolhoz22 points
- speltz17 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 15
- By usage: 2 very common, 5 common, 8 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- bezazz 35
- pazazz 35
- pizazz 35
- quartz 24
- kolkoz 23
- kolhoz 22
- kuvasz 22
- kibitz 21
- chintz 20
- schnoz 20
Most common
- quartz
- chintz
- kibitz
- blintz
- spritz
- ersatz
- schnoz
- kuvasz
- halutz
- bezazz
Definitions
- quartz (noun)
- Colorless glass made of almost pure silica.
- chintz (noun)
- A brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric.
- kibitz (verb)
- Make unwanted and intrusive comments.
- blintz (noun)
- (Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked.
Words that end in Z come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 15 of the six-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. BEZAZZ is the top scorer here, worth 35 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that end in Z, common ones first, or search it by typing your own letters, with question marks for blanks, to see only the words you can make. Every word shows its classic tile score, and linked words open a page with all their sub-words.
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 six-letter words ending in Z?
BEZAZZ scores 35 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?
8 of the 15 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.