8 Letter Words Containing ZE
There are 342 8-letter English words that contain ZE, from ACTIVIZE to ZESTLESS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: BEZAZZES (37), PAZAZZES (37), PIZAZZES (37). Roughly 39% 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
- AGONIZED19 pts
- AGONIZES18 pts
- ALKALIZE21 pts
- AMAZEDLY23 pts
- AMORTIZE19 pts
- ANALYZED21 pts
- ANALYZER20 pts
- ANALYZES20 pts
- ANODIZED19 pts
- ANODIZES18 pts
- APHORIZE22 pts
- APPRIZED22 pts
- APPRIZER21 pts
- APPRIZES21 pts
- ARABIZED20 pts
- ARABIZES19 pts
- ARBORIZE19 pts
- ARCHAIZE22 pts
- ATOMIZED20 pts
- ATOMIZER19 pts
- ATOMIZES19 pts
- AUTOLYZE20 pts
- AVIANIZE20 pts
- AZOTIZED27 pts
- AZOTIZES26 pts
B
C
- CALORIZE19 pts
- CANALIZE19 pts
- CANONIZE19 pts
- CAPONIZE21 pts
- CAPSIZED22 pts
- CAPSIZES21 pts
- CATALYZE22 pts
- CHAZZENS31 pts
- CHINTZES22 pts
- CHROMIZE24 pts
- CITIZENS19 pts
- CIVILIZE22 pts
- COGNIZED21 pts
- COGNIZER20 pts
- COGNIZES20 pts
- COLONIZE19 pts
- COLORIZE19 pts
- COMPRIZE23 pts
- COZENAGE20 pts
- COZENERS19 pts
- COZENING20 pts
- CREOLIZE19 pts
- CRUZEIRO19 pts
- CURARIZE19 pts
- CUTINIZE19 pts
- CYCLIZED25 pts
- CYCLIZES24 pts
D
- DAMOZELS20 pts
- DEGLAZED20 pts
- DEGLAZES19 pts
- DEIONIZE18 pts
- DEMONIZE20 pts
- DENIZENS18 pts
- DEPUTIZE20 pts
- DIALYZED22 pts
- DIALYZER21 pts
- DIALYZES21 pts
- DIAZEPAM22 pts
- DIGITIZE19 pts
- DIMERIZE20 pts
- DISPRIZE20 pts
- DISSEIZE18 pts
- DIVINIZE21 pts
- DIZENING19 pts
- DOUZEPER20 pts
- DOWNSIZE21 pts
- DOZENING19 pts
- DOZENTHS21 pts
- DUALIZED19 pts
- DUALIZES18 pts
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
- PAGANIZE20 pts
- PARALYZE22 pts
- PATINIZE19 pts
- PAZAZZES37 pts
- PECTIZED22 pts
- PECTIZES21 pts
- PENALIZE19 pts
- PEPTIZED22 pts
- PEPTIZER21 pts
- PEPTIZES21 pts
- PETUNTZE19 pts
- PINTSIZE19 pts
- PIZAZZES37 pts
- PIZZERIA28 pts
- POETIZED20 pts
- POETIZER19 pts
- POETIZES19 pts
- POLARIZE19 pts
- POLEMIZE21 pts
- PREFROZE22 pts
- PRETZELS19 pts
- PYROLIZE22 pts
- PYROLYZE25 pts
Q
R
S
- SALINIZE17 pts
- SANITIZE17 pts
- SATIRIZE17 pts
- SCHMELZE24 pts
- SCHMOOZE24 pts
- SELTZERS17 pts
- SHMOOZED23 pts
- SHMOOZES22 pts
- SIEROZEM19 pts
- SIMONIZE19 pts
- SINICIZE19 pts
- SIZEABLE19 pts
- SIZEABLY22 pts
- SNEEZERS17 pts
- SNOOZERS17 pts
- SOBERIZE19 pts
- SODOMIZE20 pts
- SOLARIZE17 pts
- SOLECIZE19 pts
- SPELTZES19 pts
- SPRITZED20 pts
- SPRITZER19 pts
- SPRITZES19 pts
- SQUEEZED27 pts
- SQUEEZER26 pts
- SQUEEZES26 pts
- STARGAZE18 pts
- STYLIZED21 pts
- STYLIZER20 pts
- STYLIZES20 pts
- SUBERIZE19 pts
- SURPRIZE19 pts
- SUZERAIN17 pts
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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 | bezazzes | 37 | 38 |
| 2 | pazazzes | 37 | 38 |
| 3 | pizazzes | 37 | 38 |
| 4 | quizzers | 35 | 36 |
| 5 | whizzers | 32 | 31 |
| 6 | chazzens | 31 | 32 |
| 7 | frizzers | 29 | 29 |
| 8 | maximize | 28 | 30 |
| 9 | oxazepam | 28 | 30 |
| 10 | mozzetta | 28 | 29 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain ZE?
342 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters ZE 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).