5 Letter Words Ends with Z

Letters in the open positions

Looking at the fourth letter, “T” (16, 28.1%), “Z” (11, 19.3%), “A” (7, 12.3%), “E” (7, 12.3%) appear most often. This measures the character immediately before the final letter, rather than the word's first internal letter. Percentages use all 57 matching words as the denominator.

Words ending in Z are rare and punchy: BLITZ, WALTZ, TOPAZ and GLITZ stand out, and many finish in TZ or ZZ. Use the patterns below to guess faster in Wordle, Scrabble and other word games.

Endings Worth Knowing

A handful of endings do most of the work. The TZ ending gives BLITZ, WALTZ and GLITZ; the ZZ ending gives FRIZZ and WHIZZ; the AZ ending gives TOPAZ. Learning them lets you jump from the last letter to a short list of likely words.

Useful five-letter words

BLITZ, WALTZ, TOPAZ, GLITZ and FRIZZ are among the most familiar words on the page, so they make sensible first guesses. WHIZZ, HERTZ and ABUZZ are worth keeping in reserve.

• BLITZ
• WALTZ
• TOPAZ
• GLITZ
• FRIZZ

How to Narrow Down Words Ending in Z

T and Z are the two most likely letters in the fourth box, so a final Z is often paired with TZ or ZZ. Test one of them and the list shrinks quickly. After that, the opening letters decide which of the likely words fits.

Z in Scrabble and Other Word Games

In Scrabble, Z is worth ten points, so it is the most valuable tile in the set, and any word that uses it is worth knowing. Knowing words like BLITZ, WALTZ and TOPAZ makes it easier to use the tile when it turns up late in a game.

Common starting letters in words ending in Z

The most frequent starting letter is S, appearing in 10 words (17.5%). This shows how the words sharing the Z ending are distributed across different beginnings.