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5 Letter Words With E and Z

Looking for five-letter words with E and Z? There are 111 of them. Start with the familiar ones: prize, dozen, seize, blaze. Those 16 common words are also the only possible answers in our daily 5-letter puzzle.

Tip: test the vowels first, starting with A. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: zebra.

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Common 5-letter words with E and Z (16)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

E and Z sit side by side in 92 of these words (83%), most often as ZE. On average a word here has 2.2 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is A (in 49 words). 23% repeat a letter, like seize. The most common first letter is Z (25 words).

All 5-letter words with E and Z (111)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

adoze adzes agaze amaze azide azine azole azote azure baize bezel bezil bizes blaze bonze booze braze cloze cozed cozen cozes cozey cozie craze croze dazed dazes dizen dozed dozen dozer dozes enzym fazed fazes feaze feeze fezes frize froze furze fuzed fuzee fuzes gauze gazed gazer gazes glaze gloze graze hazed hazel hazer hazes heeze hertz lazed lazes lezzy maize mazed mazer mazes mezes mezzo mizen nertz oozed oozes ouzel ozone prize razed razee razer razes seize sized sizer sizes smaze tazze winze wizen wizes zaire zaxes zazen zeals zebec zebra zebus zeins zerks zeros zests zesty zetas zibet zineb zines zlote zoeae zoeal zoeas zoned zoner zones zowie zymes

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Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words have both E and Z?

Our dictionary has 111, which is 1.2% of all five-letter words. 16 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try zebra. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 23% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

How often do E and Z sit side by side?

E and Z sit side by side in 92 of these words (83%), most often as ZE.

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