5-Letter Words Ending With Z
There are 40 five-letter words ending with Z, including 4 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Ending With 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.
- BLITZ A sudden, intense attack or effort to accomplish something quickly
- WALTZ A ballroom dance in triple time with accent on the first beat
- TOPAZ A mineral that occurs in crystals of various colors and is used as a gemstone
- GLITZ Showy, flashy, or superficial glamour
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: S (18%), B (10%), W (10%)
- Most common additional vowel: I, in 38% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: T, I, A, R, O
- Most have 1 vowel (58%)
- 45% contain a repeated letter
- 4 of the 40 are common puzzle answers (10%)
Other Valid Words
36 additional dictionary words end with Z — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- FRITZ
- HERTZ
- SOYUZ
- HAFIZ
- SPITZ
- WHIZZ
- FRIZZ
- ABUZZ
- SWIZZ
- KRANZ
- KLUTZ
- ARROZ
- GROSZ
- WAREZ
- BANTZ
- CAPIZ
- NAMAZ
- STEEZ
- PLOTZ
- SCUZZ
- BORTZ
- ASSEZ
- WOOTZ
- SQUIZ
- KAREZ
- SKEEZ
- CHIZZ
- PHIZZ
- TROOZ
- TOMOZ
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- AFIZZ
- NERTZ
- MILTZ
- BIRZZ
- NURTZ
- PZAZZ
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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.