5-letter words with Z as the 3rd letter and E as the 4th letter

The fixed middle gives you patterns such as DOZEN, HAZEL, and DAZED, but common choices are scarce: only five entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Endings narrow the search further. S is the clear leader, while D is the next most frequent, so checking the final letter can quickly separate candidates that share the same Z-E core.

5-letter words with Z third and E fourth

• The pattern has 70 words across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 67 matches; NWL2023 includes 50, and ENABLE includes 46.
• Only five matches are common by the top-25,000 frequency measure.
• The most frequent final letter is S, with 28 words; D follows with 16.
• ZAZEN, ZEZES, and ZIZEL share the top score of 23.

Which endings are most common in this pattern?

S finishes 28 of these words, more than any other ending; D finishes 16. N appears 8 times, and R appears 7 times, so an S or D at the end gives you the strongest first check when those tiles are still open.

The examples show how the endings group familiar-looking forms: SIZED and RAZED finish with D, while SIZES and MAZES finish with S. DOZEN ends in N, and DOZER ends in R. Keep the middle fixed, then use your known final tile to focus the search.

Which words score highest, and how many are Wordle answers?

ZAZEN, ZEZES, and ZIZEL each score 23 on the listed letter values. MAZEY and COZEY score 19 apiece, ahead of FAZED, HAZED, and FUZED at 18. The unusual top scorers are better for a score check than for a quick everyday guess.

All 70 matches are allowed Wordle guesses, but only 4 also appear in the answer list. That gap matters: a word that fits the pattern and passes as a guess is not automatically a likely solution. Check your game's dictionary before relying on less familiar entries.