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Words With Z
236 English words contain the letter Z somewhere inside them, ranging from 2 to 16 letters. Browse them grouped by length.
Key facts about this word list
- Words in this list
- 236
- Word lengths
- 2–16 letters
- Most common length
- 6 letters (33)
- Shortest
- za, biz, viz
- Longest
- characterization
- Share of the dictionary
- 1%
6-letter words are the largest group here — 33 words, 14% of the list.
The longest entry is “characterization” (16 letters); the shortest are “za”, “biz”, “viz”.
The most frequently used are “size”, “magazine”, “organization”, “zip”, “amazon”.
Z appears somewhere in 1% of our dictionary — anywhere in the word, not only at the start or end.
This list is built from this site’s own word list of about 16,750 words drawn from common written English. It includes some names and abbreviations that most word games reject, and it leaves out rare and technical words, so check anything you plan to play against the rules of your game. More about the word list.
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2-letter words (1)
- za
3-letter words (4)
- biz
- viz
- zip
- zoo
4-letter words (20)
- buzz
- cozy
- ezra
- gaze
- haze
- jazz
- lazy
- maze
- nazi
- quiz
- ritz
- size
- zach
- zero
- zeta
- ziff
- zinc
- zion
- zone
- zoom
5-letter words (29)
- bezel
- blaze
- blitz
- crazy
- czech
- dozen
- eliza
- franz
- fritz
- fuzzy
- hazel
- heinz
- hertz
- maize
- mazda
- nazis
- ozone
- pizza
- plaza
- prize
- razor
- seize
- sized
- sizes
- topaz
- waltz
- zaire
- zebra
- zones
6-letter words (33)
- amazed
- amazon
- bazaar
- blazer
- brazil
- breeze
- bronze
- dozens
- enzyme
- freeze
- frenzy
- frozen
- glazed
- hazard
- lizard
- mozart
- nozzle
- piazza
- prizes
- puzzle
- quartz
- resize
- seized
- sizing
- suzuki
- wizard
- zambia
- zenith
- zipper
- zodiac
- zombie
- zoning
- zurich
7-letter words (27)
- amazing
- analyze
- arizona
- bizarre
- citizen
- enzymes
- ezekiel
- freezer
- gazette
- glazing
- grazing
- grizzly
- hazards
- horizon
- leipzig
- lorenzo
- puzzles
- quizzes
- realize
- schultz
- seizure
- squeeze
- suzanne
- utilize
- wizards
- zealand
- zoology
8-letter words (23)
- analyzed
- analyzer
- analyzes
- blizzard
- citizens
- diazepam
- freezers
- freezing
- horizons
- magazine
- martinez
- maximize
- minimize
- optimize
- organize
- realized
- seizures
- tanzania
- utilized
- utilizes
- zeppelin
- zimbabwe
- zirconia
9-letter words (27)
- alzheimer
- amazingly
- analyzing
- apologize
- authorize
- brazilian
- customize
- elizabeth
- emphasize
- hazardous
- influenza
- localized
- magazines
- motorized
- optimized
- organized
- organizer
- oversized
- polarized
- realizing
- recognize
- rodriguez
- summarize
- swaziland
- utilizing
- venezuela
- zoophilia
10-letter words (24)
- appetizers
- authorized
- authorizes
- criticized
- customized
- emphasized
- emphasizes
- fertilizer
- horizontal
- initialize
- italicized
- maximizing
- minimizing
- mozambique
- normalized
- optimizing
- organizers
- organizing
- randomized
- recognized
- recognizes
- specialize
- summarized
- summarizes
11-letter words (13)
- authorizing
- categorized
- centralized
- citizenship
- customizing
- generalized
- personalize
- realization
- recognizing
- specialized
- specializes
- switzerland
- utilization
12-letter words (16)
- amortization
- characterize
- civilization
- computerized
- customizable
- immunization
- localization
- mobilization
- optimization
- organization
- personalized
- polarization
- specializing
- standardized
- synchronized
- unauthorized
13-letter words (12)
- authorization
- characterized
- customization
- globalization
- modernization
- optimizations
- organizations
- privatization
- schizophrenia
- stabilization
- uncategorized
- visualization
14-letter words (4)
- initialization
- organizational
- reorganization
- specialization
15-letter words (2)
- standardization
- synchronization
16-letter words (1)
- characterization
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Frequently asked questions
How many words contain the letter Z?
236 words — about 1% of our dictionary — contain Z in any position.
What is the shortest word with Z in it?
“za”, “biz”, “viz” — 2 letters. The longest here is “characterization”.
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