6-letter words with Z as the 2nd letter and S as the 6th letter
There are 16 6-letter words with Z as the 2nd letter and S as the 6th letter, led by OZZIES and IZZATS at 24 points apiece.
- 6th letter
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
With Z in 2nd place, S is the most common 6th letter (16 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
- Length
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
Best words to play first
- AZIDES16
- AZYGOS19
- AZOLES15
- OZZIES24
- OZONES15
- AZOTES15
- AZINES15
- AZLONS15
- AZOTHS18
- AZUKIS19
- AZURES15
- AZYMES20
- IZARDS16
- IZZATS24
- OZEKIS19
- TZURIS15
All valid words 16
- AZIDES16
- AZINES15
- AZLONS15
- AZOLES15
- AZOTES15
- AZOTHS18
- AZUKIS19
- AZURES15
- AZYGOS19
- AZYMES20
- IZARDS16
- IZZATS24
- OZEKIS19
- OZONES15
- OZZIES24
- TZURIS15
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| OZZIES | 24 | 24 | Collins only |
| IZZATS | 24 | 24 | Collins only |
| AZYMES | 20 | 20 | Collins only |
| AZYGOS | 19 | 19 | All three |
| OZEKIS | 19 | 19 | Collins only |
| AZUKIS | 19 | 20 | Collins · NWL |
| AZOTHS | 18 | 17 | All three |
| AZIDES | 16 | 16 | All three |
| IZARDS | 16 | 16 | Collins · NWL |
| AZOLES | 15 | 16 | All three |
| OZONES | 15 | 16 | All three |
| AZOTES | 15 | 15 | All three |
The fixed pattern is _Z___S: Z sits in position two, and S closes every match. The 16 entries include AZIDES, AZYGOS, AZOLES and OZONES, but none ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. This is a tournament-dictionary search, not a bank of familiar everyday guesses.
6-letter words with Z as the 2nd letter and S as the 6th letter
- All 16 matches have S as the final letter; Z is fixed in the second slot.
- Ten entries begin with A, three with O, two with I, and one with T.
- OZZIES and IZZATS tie for the top score at 24 points each.
- None of these entries falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
Why is this pattern so narrow?
Starting letters narrow the field sharply: ten matches begin with A, three with O, two with I, and one with T. AZIDES, AZYMES and AZUKIS show the A cluster; OZONES and OZZIES represent two of the O entries. No other starting letter appears.
Collins lists all 16, while NWL2023 accepts 12 and ENABLE accepts 10. Twelve entries have definitions, yet none is common by frequency. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.
The Y-second sibling pattern has 133 matches, more than eight times this set's 16. That contrast shows how sharply a rare Z narrows the same six-letter, final-S shape.
Which matches score most?
OZZIES and IZZATS each score 24 points, the highest totals. AZYMES follows at 20; AZYGOS, OZEKIS and AZUKIS are tied at 19. Several less familiar spellings outscore the recognizable AZURES, so check the letters rather than judging a word by how familiar it looks.
The doubled Z in OZZIES and IZZATS is the scoring clue: both outrank the other examples in the set. On a Scrabble rack, compare the tile values first, then account for any board premium; those totals are not a promise of a particular board score.
Use the fixed letters as a filter
For 6-letter words with Z as the 2nd letter and S as the 6th letter, lock in _Z___S before testing vowels. The A-start group supplies ten of the 16 matches, making A a strong first check.
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