5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and Z as the 3rd letter

The pattern is _AZ__, so the two middle letters stay fixed while the first and final letters vary. Only 4 of these 48 words are common in English frequency rankings; many entries are less familiar. Endings offer a useful clue: final S and R together account for 23 matches, nearly half the set.

At a glance: the _AZ__ pattern

• The _AZ__ pattern has 48 tournament-dictionary matches.
• Collins includes 48 matches, compared with 34 in NWL2023 and 32 in ENABLE.
• G is the most common first letter, with 7 words; L and R have 6 each.
• Final S appears 12 times, just ahead of final R at 11.

Which endings and first letters appear most?

Twelve matches end in S, with R close behind at 11. D and O are the next most frequent endings, appearing 7 and 6 times. MAZES and GAZES show the S ending; RAZOR and GAZER show the R ending.

G leads the first-letter count with 7 words, while L and R each contribute 6. H and M each have 5. The examples include GAZED, GAZES, LAZZO, RAZOR, and RAZED, giving you several distinct starts to test.

The Z in the third position is a tight constraint: keeping A second but changing the third letter to R yields 297 matches. For broader pattern searches, compare the A-second, R-third list.

5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and Z as the 3rd letter

JAZZY tops the Scrabble scoring list at 33 points. ZAZEN, TAZZA, LAZZO, LAZZI, and TAZZE each score 23; KAZOO, FAZED, and HAZED each reach 18. JAZZY is the standout, but several less familiar forms also score strongly.

Dictionary coverage differs across games: Collins has all 48 matches, while NWL2023 has 34 and ENABLE has 32. Only 42 matches carry a dictionary definition, so some playable entries may be unfamiliar. Check your game's word list before relying on an obscure word such as ZAZEN.