5-letter words ending with Z

There are 21 5-letter words that end with Z in the Scrabble dictionary, less than 1% of all 8,909 5-letter words. Every one is valid in US Scrabble play.

The highest scoring is Hafiz, worth 20 points without any bonuses. The commonest letter before the final Z is T: 10 of these words end TZ. Words like Bortz, Glitz, Klutz, Soyuz and Trooz are on the list.

If Wordle has shown you a green Z in the last box, this is the list to scan. The Scrabble dictionary is bigger than Wordle's own word lists, so not every word here will be a Wordle answer; our Wordle Cheat narrows the list down with the other clues you have.