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5-letter words with M as the 1st letter and Z as the 3rd letter

5-letter words with M as the 1st letter and Z as the 3rd letter number 15, and MUZZY and MIZZY top the scores at 28 points each.

15 wordsTop pick MAZESHighest score MUZZY 28
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With M in 1st place, R is the most common 3rd letter (88 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 15 · most-used first

  • MAZES16
  • MEZZO25
  • MUZAK20
  • MUZZY28
  • MAZER16
  • MIZEN16
  • MEZZE25
  • MOZES16
  • MIZZY28
  • MAZEY19
  • MEZES16
  • MAZED17
  • MAZUT16
  • MOZED17
  • MOZOS16
All valid words 15

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • MAZED17
  • MAZER16
  • MAZES16
  • MAZEY19
  • MAZUT16
  • MEZES16
  • MEZZE25
  • MEZZO25
  • MIZEN16
  • MIZZY28
  • MOZED17
  • MOZES16
  • MOZOS16
  • MUZAK20
  • MUZZY28
Letters by positionIn 53% of these words the 4th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. A33%
  2. E20%
  3. O20%
4th letter
  1. E53%
  2. Z27%
  3. O7%
5th letter
  1. S27%
  2. Y20%
  3. D13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
MUZZY2829All three
MIZZY2828Collins only
MEZZO2526All three
MEZZE2526Collins only
MUZAK2022NWL only
MAZEY1919Collins only
MAZED1718All three
MOZED1718Collins only
MAZES1617All three
MAZER1617All three
MIZEN1618All three
MOZES1617Collins only

Z in the third slot makes this the highest-scoring M pattern at five letters, averaging 19.4 points a word. MAZED, MAZER, MAZES and MAZEY share the MAZ- opening, while MEZZO, MEZZE, MUZZY and MIZZY double the Z. None of the 15 is a common word, and none is a Wordle answer.

M?Z?? at a glance

  • Fifteen matches put M first and Z third.
  • The list averages 19.4 points a word.
  • MUZZY and MIZZY tie at 28 points.
  • Eight matches place E in the fourth slot.
  • No match is a Wordle answer or a common word.

Where all the points come from

MUZZY and MIZZY both hit 28 because they stack two Z tiles after the M. MEZZO and MEZZE follow on 25, again on a doubled Z, and MUZAK reaches 20 from a single Z. Even the floor of the list is high, since nothing scores below 16.

MAZEY, MAZED and MOZED sit at 19 and 17, and the rest of the MAZ- group holds 16. A fixed M-Z frame rarely disappoints on points, which is why these words matter more for a Scrabble turn than for a Wordle grind. That single letter pair does nearly all the heavy lifting in this list, which is rare.

The M-Z-E skeleton and the doubled Z

Eight of the 15 matches put E in the fourth slot, so MAZED, MAZER, MAZES, MAZEY, MIZEN, MOZED, MOZES and MEZES share one M-Z-E skeleton. Four more double the Z in MEZZO, MEZZE, MUZZY and MIZZY. Only MAZUT, MOZOS and MUZAK break both shapes.

Where the dictionaries part ways

Note

Collins lists 14 of the 15 matches, while NWL2023 has nine and ENABLE eight. MUZAK is the one word missing from Collins, and six others, MAZEY, MAZUT, MEZZE, MIZZY, MOZED and MOZES, appear in Collins alone.

Questions people ask

How many 5-letter words have M first and Z third?
Fifteen matches fit the frame, and every one carries a Z for points. MUZZY and MIZZY lead at 28, while the list average sits at 19.4 points.
Which M?Z?? words score the most?
MUZZY and MIZZY tie on 28 from their doubled Z, and MEZZO and MEZZE follow at 25. MUZAK is next on 20, and nothing in the list scores below 16.
Are any M?Z?? words Wordle answers?
None of the 15 appears on the Wordle answer list, and none counts as common English either. The pattern works as a scoring tool rather than a source of everyday words.

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