5-Letter Words Containing L and Z
There are 55 five-letter words containing L and Z, including 8 common puzzle answers. These are the words with the letters L and Z anywhere in the word, in any order. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Containing L and Z
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- PLAZA A public square or open area in a city or town
- BLAZE A bright, strong flame
- BLITZ A sudden, intense attack or effort to accomplish something quickly
- HAZEL A light yellowish-brown or greenish-brown color
- WALTZ A ballroom dance in triple time with accent on the first beat
- GLAZE A thin shiny coating applied to food or ceramics
- BEZEL The sloped edge or rim that holds a gem or watch crystal in place
- GLITZ Showy, flashy, or superficial glamour
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: Z (25%), L (24%), G (9%)
- Most common last letter: L (25%), E (24%), S (13%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 55% of these words
- L is most often the fifth letter (25%)
- Z is most often the third letter (45%)
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, A, O, I, T
- Most have 2 vowels (64%)
- 33% contain a repeated letter
- 8 of the 55 are common puzzle answers (15%)
Other Valid Words
47 additional dictionary words contain both L and Z — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- LAZAR
- ZONAL
- ZILCH
- ZULUS
- ZILLA
- MAZEL
- KLUTZ
- ZLOTY
- PLOTZ
- GAZAL
- CLOZE
- OUZEL
- HAZLE
- AZOLE
- LAZED
- LEEZE
- COLZA
- LEZZY
- LAZZO
- LAZES
- LEZES
- LEAZE
- ZILAS
- ZEALS
- LAZOS
- SIZEL
- GLAZY
- ZILLS
- ZOLLE
- LOZEN
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- AZLON
- GLOZE
- PUZEL
- ZORIL
- BEZIL
- AIZLE
- ZLOTE
- FUZIL
- LAZZI
- LEZZA
- LEZZO
- ZIZEL
- OOZLE
- MILTZ
- ZOEAL
- ZYGAL
- ULZIE
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.