Short words with Z
The ENABLE word list has 103 three- and four-letter words with a Z, such as ADZ, BIZ, FEZ, COZY and FIZZ.
ENABLE has no two-letter Z words, so three-letter ones like ADZ, BIZ, COZ and FEZ are the shortest plays. The official Scrabble dictionary adds ZA (and Collins also ZO).
Highest-scoring in Scrabble
- jazz29
- fizz25
- fuzz25
- buzz24
- quiz22
- razz22
- jeez20
- fozy19
- hazy19
- whiz19
3 letters (20)
adz azo biz coz fez fiz lez wiz zag zap zax zed zee zek zig zin zip zit zoa zoo
4 letters (83)
adze azan azon bize bozo buzz chez cozy czar daze ditz doze dozy faze fizz fozy friz futz fuze fuzz gaze geez haze hazy izar jazz jeez laze lazy lutz maze mazy meze mozo nazi ooze oozy orzo ouzo oyez phiz prez putz quiz raze razz ritz size sizy spaz tzar whiz zags zany zaps zarf zeal zebu zeds zees zein zeks zerk zero zest zeta zigs zill zinc zing zins zips ziti zits zoea zoic zone zonk zoom zoon zoos zori zyme
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FAQ
How many short words with z are there?
103 in the public-domain ENABLE word list. The official Scrabble dictionaries differ slightly, so a few words may be added or missing there.
Which one scores the most?
JAZZ, worth 29 points in Scrabble before bonus squares.