3-Letter Words With Z in Them
There are 24 three-letter words with Z in them. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like ZIP, BIZ, ZOO appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Scrabble, Words With Friends, and other word games, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
24 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- zip 14
- biz 14
- zoo 12
- wiz 15
- coz 14
- zee 12
- zap 14
- zig 13
- zed 13
- zas 12
- zzz 30
- zag 13
- fez 15
- zin 12
- lez 12
- azo 12
- zep 14
- fiz 15
- zit 12
- zek 16
- adz 13
- zoa 12
- zax 19
- zuz 21
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many three-letter words are there with Z in them?
There are 24 three-letter words with Z in them in the tournament word lists. The most common are ZIP, BIZ, ZOO.
What are common three-letter words with Z in them?
ZIP, BIZ, ZOO, WIZ, COZ are the most frequently used. The full list of 24 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Why are the words in this order?
Words are ranked by how often they appear in a trillion-word corpus of written English, most common first. That surfaces likely puzzle answers instead of hiding them mid-alphabet. Use the sort control to switch to alphabetical or points order.