7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and Z as the 5th letter

Only 12 tournament-dictionary words meet this fixed pattern, and just one, citizen, counts among common English entries. The contrast is stark beside the C-first, I-fifth pattern, which has 547 matches. These are mostly unusual forms, so use the letter positions to narrow a rack, then check your game's word list before committing.

The C–Z pattern at a glance

• There are 12 tournament-dictionary entries with C first and Z fifth.
• Only citizen qualifies as common; the other 11 fall outside the stated frequency threshold.
• The C-first, I-fifth pattern has 547 matches, making Z a restrictive fifth letter.
• chizzed leads the scoring list at 31; chazzan, chizzes, and chazzen each score 30.
• Collins counts 12 matches, NWL2023 counts 9, and ENABLE counts 7.

Which C-and-Z words score highest?

chizzed tops the list at 31 points, while chazzan, chizzes, and chazzen each reach 30. The leading scores cluster around words with repeated Zs, so the rare letter—not a long stretch of ordinary tiles—drives the standout results.

The next tier includes chutzpa at 23, coryzal and coryzas at 21, and cabezon and capizes at 20. For a more familiar entry, citizen scores 18. These are base word scores; board premiums change the total you actually earn.

7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and Z as the 5th letter

The endings split evenly between N and S: four matches finish with each letter. The remaining four endings occur once apiece: A, D, E, and L. That distribution gives you a quick way to narrow possibilities when the final tile is known.

Among the examples, citizen ends in N, while chizzes and coryzas end in S. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins has all 12 entries, compared with 9 in NWL2023 and 7 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar form.