7-letter words with L as the 1st letter and Z as the 3rd letter

This is a narrow corner of seven-letter vocabulary: every entry begins with L and puts Z in the third slot. Recognizable options include LIZARDS, LAZIEST, and LOZENGE, but only one word in the group is classed as common. The scoring leaders are less familiar, so a strong rack may produce a less obvious answer.

At a glance: the L-and-Z pattern

• 13 words match L in position one and Z in position three.
• Collins contains all 13; NWL2023 has 7 and ENABLE has 8.
• Six entries end in S, while G and T each end 2.
• The average score is 18.7 points.

7-letter words with L first and Z third: top scores

LIZZIES and LEZZIES tie at 25 points. LAZYISH follows at 22, while LAZYING and LOZENGY each score 20. LIZARDS, LOZENGE, and LAZOING score 17 apiece, so the familiar-looking LOZENGE trails the top pair by 8 points.

Recognition and rack value do not line up neatly here: the Z-heavy forms lead the score table, not the most familiar vocabulary. LAZIEST and LAZARET score 16, and the group averages 18.7. If a premium letter square is open, check your game's placement rules before building around Z.

Which dictionaries include these words?

Only 13 tournament-dictionary entries satisfy both fixed positions. Coverage changes by lexicon: Collins has 13, compared with 8 in ENABLE and 7 in NWL2023. A word accepted in Collins is not automatically playable in a North American NWL game, so check your game's word list before committing.

The endings are uneven too: S accounts for 6 words, while G and T have 2 each; E, H, and Y appear once apiece. If the final letter is still open, S is the first ending to test. For 7-letter words with L first and Z third, the related L-Z pattern has 18 six-letter matches and 10 five-letter matches, but those shorter lists are separate searches.