Words Ending With ZE

100 words

Words ending in ZE pack serious punch in word games, combining the high-scoring Z with a versatile ending that creates everything from simple verbs like FAZE to medical monstrosities like HYPOPHYSECTOMIZE. This suffix transforms nouns and adjectives into action words, giving you hundreds of options to deploy that valuable tile.

4-letter words

10

5-letter words

11

6-letter words

8

7-letter words

9

8-letter words

15

9-letter words

23

10-letter words

13

11-letter words

8

12-letter words

2

13-letter words

1

Pattern Guide

Insights and recommendations for these words.

The ZE ending sits at a linguistic crossroads where French elegance meets English practicality, creating a pattern that rewards both vocabulary depth and strategic timing.

Vocabulary & Language

Linguistic patterns and usage statistics

The -IZE suffix is English's favorite tool for turning things into verbs. Take any noun or adjective, add -IZE, and you've created an action: computer becomes COMPUTERIZE, channel becomes CHANNELIZE. This productivity explains why 94% of ZE words are verbs. The pattern traces back to Greek -izo, which passed through Latin and French before becoming one of English's most reliable word-building machines.

Total Words

872

0.3% of dictionary

Avg Length

9.7 letters

3.5 syllables

Top Scrabble

HYPOPHYSECTOMIZE

45 points

Longest Word

OVERINTELLECTUALIZE

19 letters

Parts of Speech

Nouns
5%
Verbs
94%
Adjectives
1%

This pattern skews heavily toward verbs at 94%, far above typical dictionary distribution. The average length of 9.7 letters reflects how the -IZE suffix often attaches to already substantial base words, creating the technical and scientific vocabulary that dominates this category.

French dominates this pattern's origins, which makes sense given that French transmitted the Latin -izare suffix to English. Many ZE words show clear Romance language lineage—BRONZE traveled from French through Italian to Latin, while QUATORZE came straight from French card-game terminology. The strong Middle English presence reveals how deeply this suffix embedded itself during the Norman period.

Word Games

High-value words for board games

Short (2-4)

FAZE

disturb the composure of

16 pts
FUZE

any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

16 pts
HAZE

confusion characterized by lack of clarity

16 pts

Medium (5-7)

PIAZZE
26 pts
AZOTIZE
25 pts
OZONIZE

convert (oxygen) into ozone

25 pts

Long (8+)

HYPOPHYSECTOMIZE

remove the pituitary glands

45 pts
ANTHROPOMORPHIZE

ascribe human features to something

37 pts
OVERCOMMERCIALIZE
37 pts
EXPERIMENTALIZE
35 pts

The Z tile scores identically in Scrabble and WWF at 10 points, so your strategy depends on board position rather than game choice. PIAZZE hits 26 points in Scrabble and 27 in WWF, making it consistently valuable. For shorter plays, FUZE edges out FAZE in WWF (17 vs 16 points) due to the U's higher value. The real leverage comes from premium square placement—even humble FAZE becomes formidable when that Z lands on a triple letter.

Wordle

5-letter words for daily puzzles

Good Starters (E, A, R, S, T)

CRAZEStarter

state of violent mental agitation

GRAZEStarter

scrape gently

BRAZEStarter

solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point

SMAZEStarter

Common Words (likely answers)

PRIZECommon

goods or money obtained illegally

BOOZECommon

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

SEIZECommon

take possession of by force, as after an invasion

FROZECommon

CRAZE and GRAZE make solid Wordle openers, each testing the common A and E vowels alongside frequent consonants R and C or G. BRAZE offers similar coverage with a different consonant blend if your first guess strikes out.

Length Extremes

Longest and shortest valid words

Longest

OVERINTELLECTUALIZE19 letters
CONSTITUTIONALIZE17 letters
OVERCOMMERCIALIZE17 letters
OVERINDUSTRIALIZE17 letters

No ZE words exist below four letters because the suffix needs something to attach to. The longest entries like OVERINTELLECTUALIZE stack multiple prefixes and stems, showing how English builds complexity through agglutination rather than creating new roots.

Hidden Gems

Rare but valid words to surprise opponents

BAIZE

a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables

BURGLARIZE

commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling

CHANNELIZE

cause to form a channel

"channelize a stream"

COMPUTERIZE

provide with computers

"Our office is fully computerized now"

BAIZE deserves a spot in your arsenal. This bright green fabric used to cover gaming tables scores 16 points in Scrabble and fits neatly into tight board spaces. It's also thematically perfect—a word about game tables, played in word games.

Popular crossword answers

Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.

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