7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and Z as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is C _ _ Z _ _ _, so the fourth tile is known before you inspect the rest. The familiar CRAZIER and CALZONE sit beside less everyday forms such as CROZIER and CANZONE. Every entry appears in at least one of Collins, NWL2023 or ENABLE, but none ranks among the common top-frequency words.

7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and Z as the 4th letter

• The pattern has 20 tournament-dictionary matches.
• Collins includes all 20; NWL2023 has 15 and ENABLE has 14.
• CRAZIER is a familiar example; CHIZZED leads the score ranking at 31.
• Six words end in S, while only one ends in A and one in D.

Which words fit this C-and-Z pattern?

CRAZIER, CRAZIES, CRAZILY and CRAZING make a conspicuous cluster: the first three letters stay C-R-A, while the fourth remains Z. That family gives you several ways to use a familiar opening, but these words will not fit a crossing that requires a different fourth tile.

CALZONE and CANZONE show a different split: one is a familiar food word, while the other is a less familiar musical term. CROZIER is another recognizable form, but many entries, including CHAZZEN and CEAZING, are niche. With zero words in the common-frequency band, expect tournament vocabulary rather than everyday choices.

The bottleneck is specifically the Z in position four: changing only that slot to T yields 247 seven-letter C-pattern matches, compared with 20 for Z. That makes the Z clue unusually restrictive; changing the target letter is a better escape than shuffling final letters.

How do the scores and dictionary coverage compare?

CHIZZED leads the tile-score ranking at 31, followed by CHAZZAN and CHIZZES at 30. CHAZZEN also scores 30, while CRAZILY and CHAZANS score 21. Those unusual spellings bring more high-value tiles than familiar choices such as CRAZIER.

The set averages 20.9 points, and several top scorers repeat Z. CHIZZED has two Zs; CHAZZAN and CHIZZES do too. Collins accepts all 20 entries, while NWL2023 includes 15 and ENABLE includes 14, so check your game's word list before playing across formats.