Words Containing ZI

Q: How many words contain "ZI"?

1,324 valid English words contain the sequence ZI.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing ZI?

HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing ZI?

OVERINTELLECTUALIZING — 21 letters.

There are 1,324 English words that contain the sequence ZI. Range: ABSOLUTIZING to ZIZZLING. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 points; the longest is OVERINTELLECTUALIZING (21 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The longest entry here is OVERINTELLECTUALIZING at 21 letters.

By length — 1,324 words containing ZI

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14-letter(69)
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Showing the first 600 of 1,324 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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	hypophysectomizing	48	50
2	hydrochlorothiazides	45	43
3	quizzicality	44	46
4	hydrochlorothiazide	44	42
5	quizzicalities	43	46
6	quizzically	43	46
7	dimethylhydrazines	43	42
8	dimethylhydrazine	42	41
9	diethylcarbamazines	41	44
10	overcommercializing	40	48

What these words mean

hypophysectomizing: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
hydrochlorothiazides: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
quizzicality: Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
hydrochlorothiazide: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
quizzicalities: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
quizzically: Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.
dimethylhydrazines: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
dimethylhydrazine: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
diethylcarbamazines: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
overcommercializing: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "ZI"?

1,324 valid English words contain ZI.

Best Scrabble word containing ZI?

HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 pts.

Longest word containing ZI?

OVERINTELLECTUALIZING (21 letters).