6-letter words with Z as the 3rd letter and Y as the 6th letter

This is a narrow pattern: Z is fixed in the third slot, and Y closes every match. The group includes familiar-looking choices such as LAZILY and HAZILY alongside SYZYGY and less common spellings. M starts more entries than any other letter, while every word shares the same final letter. That makes the position clue unusually restrictive.

At a glance: the Z–Y pattern

• 11 tournament-dictionary words have Z third and Y sixth.
• All 11 end in Y; none has a different final letter.
• M starts three matches, while S starts two.
• MIZZLY tops the scoring list at 29 points.
• Five matches have definitions; none is classed as common.

How many 6-letter words have Z third and Y sixth?

There are 11 matches. LAZILY, HAZILY, COZILY, DOZILY, MAZILY, and OOZILY are among the recognizable forms; SYZYGY stands out for repeating the rare Z. The remaining entries include MIZZLY, MUZAKY, NAZIFY, and SOZZLY, so a familiar-looking ending does not guarantee a familiar word.

The first-letter spread is lopsided but not dominated by one initial. M contributes MIZZLY, MAZILY, and MUZAKY; S contributes SYZYGY and SOZZLY. C, D, H, L, N, and O each start one match. For solving a fixed-position clue, test M and S before spending guesses on those single-entry initials.

Which matching words score highest?

MIZZLY scores 29, followed by SOZZLY at 27 and SYZYGY at 25. MUZAKY reaches 24, while HAZILY and NAZIFY each score 21. The average score is 22, reflecting the value of Z and the repeated high-value letters in several spellings.

The 11-word total matches Collins; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 9. Five words have definitions, and none falls into the common-word group. Treat this as a pattern-solving list, not a promise that every entry will be familiar or accepted in every game. Check your game's word list before playing an obscure match.