5-Letter Words With Z as the Third Letter
There are 87 five-letter words with Z as the third letter. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like SIZES, PIZZA, SIZED appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Wordle, Scrabble, and Words With Friends, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
Most common
- sizes14
- pizza25
- sized15
- dozen15
- fuzzy29
- razor14
- hazel17
- nazis14
- bezel16
- dizzy27
- unzip16
- jazzy33
- gizmo17
- gazed16
- dazed16
- mezzo25
- bazar16
- razer14
- mazes16
- lazar14
All 87 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- dozer 15
- sizer 14
- razed 15
- fizzy 29
- gazes 15
- kazoo 18
- oozes 14
- gazer 15
- fazed 18
- mazer 16
- muzzy 28
- wazoo 17
- dozed 16
- zazen 23
- oozed 15
- tizzy 26
- hazes 17
- nizam 16
- hazan 17
- bozos 16
- cozen 16
- tazza 23
- hazed 18
- hazer 17
- mizen 16
- dozes 15
- ouzel 14
- fuzes 17
- lazed 15
- lezzy 26
- cozey 19
- adzed 16
- adzes 15
- bazoo 16
- bezil 16
- bizes 16
- cozes 16
- cozie 16
- dazes 15
- dizen 15
- enzym 19
- fazes 17
- fezes 17
- fezzy 29
- fuzed 18
- fuzee 17
- fuzil 17
- gazar 15
- gazoo 15
- huzza 26
- lazes 14
- mazed 17
- mezes 16
- mozos 16
- orzos 14
- ouzos 14
- razee 14
- razes 14
- sizar 14
- sozin 14
- tazze 23
- vizir 17
- vizor 17
- wizen 17
- wizes 17
- zizit 23
- zuzim 25
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with Z as the third letter?
There are 87 five-letter words with Z as the third letter in the tournament word lists. The most common are SIZES, PIZZA, SIZED.
What are common five-letter words with Z as the third letter?
SIZES, PIZZA, SIZED, DOZEN, FUZZY are the most frequently used. The full list of 87 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.