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6-letter words with Z as the 5th letter and A as the 6th letter

6-letter words with Z as the 5th letter and A as the 6th letter: 10 tournament-dictionary matches, including piazza and stanza.

10 wordsTop pick PIAZZAHighest score PIAZZA 26

1 of 10 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

  • 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 5th place, E is the most common 6th letter (35 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 10 · most-used first

  • PIAZZA26
  • YAKUZA22
  • STANZA15
  • NYANZA18
  • KWANZA22
  • BARAZA17
  • CORYZA20
  • MEZUZA26
  • ALTEZA15
  • SCOZZA26
All valid words 10

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

  • ALTEZA15
  • BARAZA17
  • CORYZA20
  • KWANZA22
  • MEZUZA26
  • NYANZA18
  • PIAZZA26
  • SCOZZA26
  • STANZA15
  • YAKUZA22

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PIAZZA2627All three
MEZUZA2628All three
SCOZZA2627Collins only
YAKUZA2222Collins · NWL
KWANZA2223All three
CORYZA2020All three
NYANZA1819Collins only
BARAZA1718Collins only
STANZA1516All three
ALTEZA1516Collins only

That narrow pattern has a striking split: every match ends in A, but only one qualifies as a common word. The familiar stanza stands apart from entries such as nyanza and scozza. For a quick puzzle check, the final two tiles are fixed as ZA; the first four letters do all the sorting.

What stands out in this Z-and-A pattern?

  • Exactly 10 tournament-dictionary words match Z in position five and A at the end.
  • All 10 finish in A, and S is the only opening letter represented twice.
  • Only one match meets our common-word cutoff: stanza.
  • Collins lists all 10; NWL2023 includes 6 and ENABLE includes 5.

Which Z-and-A words score the most?

Piazza, mezuza and scozza each score 26 points in Scrabble, tying for the top score among these matches. Their two Z tiles drive the total, so keep them in mind when a premium letter square is open.

Yakuza and kwanza follow at 22 points, while coryza scores 20. The familiar stanza lands at 15, showing why recognition and tile value do not always line up.

The opening letters are scattered: S appears twice, while A, B, C, K, M, N and P each appear once. That makes the first letter a useful filter, but the pattern offers few common choices beyond stanza.

How should you use 6-letter words with Z fifth and A sixth?

Treat ZA as a fixed ending, then test the first four spaces against your rack. Stanza is the everyday option; piazza and yakuza are easier to recognize than several of the remaining entries.

The size of this group is unusually small beside nearby patterns: Z in the fifth position with A last has 10 matches, compared with 111 when the fifth letter is I and 90 when it is N. If your clue allows another letter, broadening that slot gives you far more candidates.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have Z as the fifth letter and A last?
There are 10 tournament-dictionary matches for this pattern. Stanza is the sole common word among them; the others include piazza, yakuza, nyanza and baraza. Every match ends in A, so the first four letters determine which entry fits your rack.
Which word in this pattern has the highest Scrabble score?
Piazza, mezuza and scozza tie at 26 Scrabble points each. Their two Z tiles account for much of that value. Yakuza and kwanza are the next scorers at 22 points, while stanza scores 15.
Are all these Z-and-A words valid in every word game?
No. Collins includes all 10 matches, but ENABLE includes 5 and NWL2023 includes 6. That difference matters in tournament-style play: a word accepted in one list may be rejected in another. Check the dictionary used by your game before trying a less familiar word such as scozza.

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