Words with Q and Z in them go from 4 letters up to 15. Both letters have to appear in the same word, which rules out most of the dictionary and leaves a set small enough to be worth reading.
Nothing here beats QUIZZICALITY at 44 points in Scrabble, 46 in Words With Friends. QUIZ is the shortest of them at 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends, which makes it the one to remember when there is barely any room left on the board.
Every word carries its Scrabble score and its Words With Friends score, so weighing one against another takes no arithmetic.
Top scoring words for their length
10 to 15 Letter Words With Q and Z
- QUIZZICALITY
- QUIZZICALITIES
- QUIZZICALLY
- VENTRILOQUIZING
- SQUEEZABILITY
- VENTRILOQUIZED
- SQUEEZABILITIES
- VENTRILOQUIZES
- VENTRILOQUIZE
- TRANQUILLIZING
- SOLILOQUIZING
- TRANQUILIZING
- TRANQUILLIZED
- TRANQUILLIZERS
- EQUALIZATIONS
- LIQUIDIZING
- QUANTIZATIONS
- QUIZMASTERS
- SOLILOQUIZED
- SOLILOQUIZERS
- TRANQUILIZED
- TRANQUILIZERS
- TRANQUILLIZER
- TRANQUILLIZES
- EQUALIZATION
- LIQUIDIZED
- QUANTIZATION
- QUARTZITIC
- QUIZMASTER
- SOLILOQUIZER
- SOLILOQUIZES
- SQUEEZABLE
- TRANQUILIZER
- TRANQUILIZES
- TRANQUILLIZE
- EQUALIZING
- LIQUIDIZES
- QUANTIZING
- SOLILOQUIZE
- TRANQUILIZE
- EQUALIZERS
- QUANTIZERS
- QUARTZITES
4, 6, 7 and Other Lengths Words With Q and Z
- QUIZZICAL
- QUIZZING
- QUIZZED
- QUIZZERS
- QUIZZER
- QUIZZES
- MEZQUITES
- BEZIQUES
- CAZIQUES
- EQUALIZED
- LIQUIDIZE
- MEZQUITE
- MEZQUITS
- QUANTIZED
- SQUEEZING
- BEZIQUE
- CAZIQUE
- EQUALIZER
- EQUALIZES
- MEZQUIT
- QUANTIZER
- QUANTIZES
- QUARTZITE
- QUARTZOSE
- QUATORZES
- QUEAZIEST
- QUEAZY
- QUETZALES
- SQUEEZED
- SQUEEZERS
- EQUALIZE
- QUANTIZE
- QUARTZES
- QUATORZE
- QUEAZIER
- QUETZALS
- QUEZALES
- SQUEEZER
- SQUEEZES
- QUETZAL
- QUEZALS
- SQUEEZE
- QUARTZ
- QUEZAL
- QUIZ
FAQs
1What is the highest scoring word with Q and Z in it?
The highest scorer is QUIZZICALITY, which is worth 44 points in Scrabble and 46 in Words With Friends. That is what it earns on its own, and any bonus square it lands on multiplies the total further.
2How many points are Q and Z worth together?
Together the two letters come to 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends. That is before the rest of the word is counted, so most words holding both finish on a much higher total.
3What is the longest word with Q and Z in it?
The longest is SQUEEZABILITIES, which runs to 15 letters and scores 35 points in Scrabble. A word that size needs a stretch of open board, so it comes up far less than the shorter ones.
4What is the shortest word with Q and Z in it?
The shortest is QUIZ, at 4 letters. Words this small matter more than they look, because they still fit once the board has filled up and nothing longer will go anywhere.