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5-letter words with Z as the third letter

There are 137 five-letter words with Z as the third letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is JAZZY at 33 points. M is the most common first letter among them (14), and the average score is 17.9 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green Z in the third position leaves these 137 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with Z in slot 3, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include JAZZY, FUZZY, FIZZY, FEZZY and HUZZY. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a Z in slot 3 further.

For Wordle, SIZED 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 137 words.

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

Words
137
Highest scoring
JAZZY 33 pts
Average score
17.9 pts
With a definition
64 (47%)
Words by first letter
  1. A3
  2. B10
  3. C6
  4. D9
  5. E1
  6. F10
  7. G8
  8. H8
  9. I1
  10. J1
  11. K3
  12. L10
  13. M14
  14. N4
  15. O6
  16. P5
  17. R9
  18. S7
  19. T6
  20. U2
  21. V4
  22. W4
  23. Y1
  24. Z5

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

WordScoreLength
jazzy335
fezzy295
fizzy295
fuzzy295
huzzy295
bizzy285
buzzy285
mizzy285
muzzy285
pozzy285

5-letter words with Z as the third letter (137)

All 137 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.

jazzy33fuzzy29fizzy29fezzy29huzzy29muzzy28bizzy28buzzy28mizzy28pozzy28dizzy27tizzy26huzza26lezzy26mezzo25pizza25bizzo25mezze25zuzim25izzat23lazzi23lazzo23lezza23ozzie23tazza23tazze23zazen23zezes23zizel23zizit23vozhd21cezve19cozey19enzym19mazey19fazed18kazoo18fuzed18hazed18kazis18kuzus18gizmo17hazan17hazel17wizen17fuzee17fuzes17mazed17vizor17fazes17nazis14razed15sized15unzip16dazed16gazed16oozed15razor14sizer14cozen16dozen15gazes15oozes14sizes14bazar16dozed16ouzel14bezel16dizen15lazar14bozos16dozer15dozes15mazer16mizen16mazes16adzed16yuzus17adzes15nazes14ulzie14wizes17aizle14nizam16pized17razer14vezir17wazir17cozed17gazer15nazir14pizes16razes14sazes14tozed15vizir17wazoo17cozes16gazal15orzos14puzel16razee14sizar14tozes14cozie16gazar15hazer17lazed15ouzos14razoo14sizel14tozie14bizes16gazon15hazes17lazes14rizas14sozin14bazoo16dazer15gazoo15hizen17lazos14rozet14bezes16dazes15fezes17lezes14rozit14bezil16fuzil17lozen14mozed17mazut16mezes16mozes16mozos16

Frequently asked questions

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

Unscrambly's list has 137 five-letter words with Z in the third position, 1.1% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your third tile turned green as Z, these 137 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 SIZED.

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

JAZZY scores 33 points in Scrabble. Next come FEZZY (29), FIZZY (29) and FUZZY (29). The average is 17.9 points.

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