8 Letter Words Containing IZ
There are 294 8-letter English words that contain IZ, from ACTIVIZE to ZIZZLING. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: PIZAZZES (37), QUIZZING (36), ZIZZLING (36). Roughly 40% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
A
- ACTIVIZE22 pts
- AGATIZED19 pts
- AGATIZES18 pts
- AGENIZED19 pts
- AGENIZES18 pts
- AGNIZING19 pts
- AGONIZED19 pts
- AGONIZES18 pts
- ALBIZIAS19 pts
- ALBIZZIA28 pts
- ALIZARIN17 pts
- ALKALIZE21 pts
- AMORTIZE19 pts
- ANODIZED19 pts
- ANODIZES18 pts
- APHORIZE22 pts
- APPRIZED22 pts
- APPRIZER21 pts
- APPRIZES21 pts
- ARABIZED20 pts
- ARABIZES19 pts
- ARBORIZE19 pts
- ARCHAIZE22 pts
- ARRHIZAL20 pts
- ATOMIZED20 pts
- ATOMIZER19 pts
- ATOMIZES19 pts
- AVIANIZE20 pts
- AZOTIZED27 pts
- AZOTIZES26 pts
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
- SALINIZE17 pts
- SAMIZDAT20 pts
- SANITIZE17 pts
- SATIRIZE17 pts
- SCHIZIER22 pts
- SCHIZOID23 pts
- SCHIZONT22 pts
- SEIZABLE19 pts
- SEIZINGS18 pts
- SEIZURES17 pts
- SIMONIZE19 pts
- SINICIZE19 pts
- SIZEABLE19 pts
- SIZEABLY22 pts
- SIZINESS17 pts
- SIZZLERS26 pts
- SIZZLING27 pts
- SOBERIZE19 pts
- SODOMIZE20 pts
- SOLARIZE17 pts
- SOLECIZE19 pts
- STYLIZED21 pts
- STYLIZER20 pts
- STYLIZES20 pts
- SUBERIZE19 pts
- SURPRIZE19 pts
- SWIZZLED30 pts
- SWIZZLER29 pts
- SWIZZLES29 pts
T
U
V
W
Z
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pizazzes | 37 | 38 |
| 2 | quizzing | 36 | 39 |
| 3 | zizzling | 36 | 39 |
| 4 | quizzers | 35 | 36 |
| 5 | whizzing | 33 | 34 |
| 6 | frizzily | 32 | 32 |
| 7 | whizzers | 32 | 31 |
| 8 | dizzying | 31 | 32 |
| 9 | fizzling | 30 | 33 |
| 10 | frizzing | 30 | 32 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain IZ?
294 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters IZ in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).