6-letter words with Z as the 4th letter and D as the 6th letter

That narrow letter pattern produces a lopsided list: SEIZED and AMAZED look familiar, but just 5 matches rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words. Every entry ends in D by construction, and the set is much smaller in North American tournament play than in Collins. The top scorer is an unusual double-Z form, not one of the common examples.

How many 6-letter words have Z fourth and D last?

• The pattern has 41 tournament-dictionary matches, and every one ends in D.
• Collins includes 40 matches, NWL2023 includes 24, and ENABLE includes 22.
• Only 5 entries rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words.
• The group averages 20.5 points; ZIZZED leads with 34.
• F begins the most entries, with 7; B follows with 6.

Which familiar words fit the pattern?

SEIZED, AMAZED, GLAZED, PRIZED, CRAZED and BUZZED are recognizable matches. Each puts Z in the fourth slot and D at the end, but this is not simply a list of everyday past-tense forms: only 5 entries meet the frequency cutoff. Start with familiar spellings, then check less familiar ones only when your game accepts them.

The dictionary totals overlap rather than add up: Collins has 40 of the 41 matches, compared with 24 in NWL2023 and 22 in ENABLE. That makes the set a poor place to assume every word works in every tournament version. Check a borderline entry against your game's word list, especially outside Collins.

6-letter words with Z 4th and D 6th: top scores

ZIZZED scores 34 points, ahead of JAZZED at 32. FUZZED, FIZZED, FEZZED and HIZZED each score 28, while BUZZED and BAZZED score 27. Repeated Zs explain why several less familiar entries outrank the recognizable words.

For a pattern clue, fix the ending as _ _ _ Z _ D, then test the first three slots. F leads with 7 matches, B has 6, and A, P and T have 4 apiece. The 6-letter words with Z as the 4th letter and D as the 6th letter share a fixed final letter, so checking possible starts narrows the search faster than testing endings.