5-letter words containing Z

There are 228 5-letter words that contain Z in the Scrabble dictionary, about 3% of all 8,909 5-letter words. Every one is valid in US Scrabble play.

The highest scoring is Zappy, Zaxes and Zinky, worth 21 points without any bonuses (1 more tie). Z is most often the third letter, in 87 of the words. 22 of them use Z more than once. Words like Bezel, Furzy, Matzo, Trooz and Zloty are on the list.

If Wordle has shown you a yellow or green Z, 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.