Words ending in Z are rare but high-scoring in Scrabble. Examples include BUZZ, FIZZ, FUZZ, JAZZ, RAZZ, RITZ, TOPAZ, and WALTZ. The Z tile is worth 10 points, making Z-ending words among the most powerful plays available.
JAZZ (29 pts), FIZZ (25 pts), and BUZZ (16 pts) are three of the highest-scoring 4-letter Scrabble plays ending in Z. TOPAZ (17 pts) and RITZ (13 pts) are strong 5-letter Z-ending words.
Our dictionary contains 157 words ending with the letter Z, drawn from a database of 270,000+ real English words valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and crossword puzzles.
Words ending in Z are especially useful for hooking onto tiles already on the board. Open the Word Finder with the "ends with Z" filter pre-set using the button above, then sort by score to surface the highest-value plays for your rack.
Set the Word Finder length to 5 and the "ends with" filter to Z. Combine it with any letters you have already confirmed to narrow the remaining possibilities down to a short, solvable list.