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5-letter words with Z as the fourth letter

There are 118 five-letter words with Z as the fourth letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is PZAZZ at 34 points. B is the most common first letter among them (15), and the average score is 19.2 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green Z in the fourth position leaves these 118 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with Z in slot 4, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include PZAZZ, JAZZY, FUZZY, FIZZY and WHIZZ. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a Z in slot 4 further.

For Wordle, BAIZE is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 118 words.

5-letter words with Z as the fourth letter in numbers

Words
118
Highest scoring
PZAZZ 34 pts
Average score
19.2 pts
With a definition
40 (34%)
Words by first letter
  1. A6
  2. B15
  3. C9
  4. D6
  5. F12
  6. G11
  7. H4
  8. J1
  9. K4
  10. L6
  11. M9
  12. N2
  13. P9
  14. R1
  15. S7
  16. T9
  17. W5
  18. Z2

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with z as the fourth letter

WordScoreLength
pzazz345
jazzy335
fezzy295
fizzy295
fuzzy295
huzzy295
whizz295
bizzy285
buzzy285
chizz285

5-letter words with Z as the fourth letter (118)

All 118 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.

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

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words have Z as the fourth letter?

Unscrambly's list has 118 five-letter words with Z in the fourth position, 0.9% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fourth tile turned green as Z, these 118 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as BAIZE.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with Z as the fourth letter?

PZAZZ scores 34 points in Scrabble. Next come JAZZY (33), FEZZY (29) and FIZZY (29). The average is 19.2 points.

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