5 Letter Words Ending in Z
Need five-letter words that end in Z? There are 29 valid 5 letter words ending in Z, and 3 of them are common everyday words. The most used is blitz. Use the finder for your Wordle clues, or browse the lists below. To search all words at once, use the 5 letter word finder.
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5 letter words ending in Z at a glance
- Valid words
- 29
- Common words
- 3
- Most common
- blitz
- Top Scrabble score (common)
- waltz 17 pts
- Top Scrabble score (all)
- pzazz 34 pts
- Best Wordle guess in this set
- blitz
Common 5 letter words ending in Z (3)
The words with 5 letters ending in Z you're most likely to know, most used first.
- blitz16
- waltz17
- hertz17
How to find a five-letter word that ends in a Z
Looking for 5 letter words that end with Z to solve a Wordle? The finder above already has Z in the last green box; add your other clues.
A real example from our word list: the answer is GLITZ, and all you know is that it ends in Z, which leaves 21 everyday words. Open with FRITZ, the guess that splits this set most evenly.
Guess 1: FRITZ I, T and Z are green, and the rest are grey. That leaves 3 possible answers: blitz, glitz and spitz.
Guess 2: BLITZ L, I, T and Z are green, and the rest are grey. That leaves 1 possible answer.
Guess 3: GLITZ All five letters are green. Solved in 3.
What comes before the final Z?
The most common endings are -TZ (43%), -ZZ (24%) and -IZ (10%). If you know the last letter is Z, these pairs are the best place to start for the fourth letter.
| Ends in | Number of everyday words | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| -TZ | 9 | blitz, fritz, waltz, hertz |
| -ZZ | 5 | whizz, frizz, abuzz, swizz |
| -IZ | 2 | hafiz, capiz |
| -UZ | 1 | soyuz |
| -AZ | 1 | topaz |
| -NZ | 1 | kranz |
What the most common ones mean
- blitz
- noun(American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
- waltz
- nounan assured victory (especially in an election)
- hertz
- nounthe unit of frequency
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
About 5 letter words ending in Z
Very few common words end in Z. Most of those have T before it, as in waltz and blitz. Z is worth 10 points in Scrabble, so a Z ending is valuable when you can play it.
Z is one of the least common last letters for 5 letter words, ranking 23 out of 26.
Common endings with Z
Only a few common words end in Z: blitz and hertz. All three end in -TZ, so if Z is green last, T is almost certainly fourth. Z is worth 10 points in Scrabble, which makes these words valuable when you can place them. For Z anywhere in the word, see 5 letter words with Z.
Vowels in 5 letter words ending in Z
I is the most common vowel here, appearing in 43% of the everyday words, followed by A (33%) and O (24%). The least common is E (10%).
71% have just one vowel, like blitz, fritz, waltz and hertz.
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
By main meaning (WordNet), there are 10 nouns and 1 adjective.
Nouns include blitz, waltz and hertz. Adjectives include abuzz.
Best Wordle guesses that end in Z
Top guesses, with the average number of the 21 everyday words each leaves: FRITZ (2.1), SPITZ (2.3), BLITZ (2.5), GLITZ (2.6) and BORTZ (2.6).
24% repeat a letter, and 5 have a double letter, like whizz, frizz, abuzz and swizz.
Highest-scoring 5 letter words ending in Z in Scrabble
Top everyday words: whizz (29), frizz (26) and swizz (26). All valid words: pzazz (34), whizz (29) and chizz (28). 26 words reach 15 points or more.
All 29 valid 5 letter words ending in Z26 rarer words accepted in Scrabble and Wordle, not shown above. Plurals are marked.
- fritz17
- soyuz17
- topaz16
- hafiz20
- glitz15
- spitz16
- whizz29
- frizz26
- abuzz25
- swizz26
- kranz18
- klutz18
- grosz15
- warez17
- capiz18
- plotz16
- scuzz25
- bortz16
- assez14
- wootz17
- squiz23
- chizz28
- miltz16
- nertz14
- pzazz34
- trooz14
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words ending in Z are there?
29 valid words; 3 of them are common everyday words.
What is a five-letter word that ends in a Z?
The most common is blitz. Other everyday examples are waltz and hertz.
What is the best Wordle guess that ends in Z?
blitz, leaving about 1.0 possible answers on average.
Which 5 letter word ending in Z scores the most in Scrabble?
Among common words, waltz scores 17 points. Among all valid words, pzazz scores 34.
What 5 letter words start with S and end in Z?
S is the most common first letter for these words (4 of the everyday words). Examples: soyuz, spitz, swizz and scuzz.
Do more 5 letter words end with Z or start with Z?
29 valid 5 letter words end with Z, compared with 99 that start with it. See 5 letter words starting with Z.
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