7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and Z as the 4th letter

The pattern is _O_Z___: O stays in slot two, Z in slot four, and five letters remain open. None of the 39 matches is classified as common, so expect specialist forms rather than everyday guesses. The fixed letters narrow the search, but the open slots still allow several different word endings, so check the crossing letters before settling on a candidate.

At a glance: scores, sources, and endings

• Collins contains all 39 seven-letter matches with O second and Z fourth.
• ENABLE lists 22 matches; NWL2023 also lists 22.
• MOZZIES, POZZIES, and MOZZLES tie at 27 Scrabble points.
• Twenty-two entries finish in S, the leading final letter.
• NOZZLES scores 25 and is one of the top examples.

Which letters start and end these words?

T is the most frequent first letter, with 8 words; B and F follow at 5 each. That makes T the strongest starting-letter filter when your first tile is known, but it still leaves 8 candidates to check against the rest of the pattern.

At the far end, S closes 22 words, while R closes 5 and G closes 4. The 17 remaining words end in R, G, D, O, Y, or I. Try S first when the final slot is open, then test other endings against your crossing letters.

The examples show how much the open slots can vary: NOZZLES, BOOZERS, and DOOZIES end in S, while WOOZILY, FORZATO, and BORZOIS do not. Keep O and Z fixed, then use known letters to narrow the remaining positions.

Scrabble value and dictionary fit

7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and Z as the 4th letter are a rack puzzle more than a common-vocabulary list: the common count is zero. MOZZIES, POZZIES, and MOZZLES each score 27 on an unmodified Scrabble board; SOZZLED and GOZZANS follow at 26.

The score list gives Z-heavy plays a clear edge, but dictionary coverage is the catch: Collins has 39 matches, compared with 22 in both ENABLE and NWL2023. A Collins entry may be absent from a North American game, so check the active lexicon before committing a high-value tile.

Definitions are available for 33 of the 39 matches, yet none is classified as common. Names such as MOZZIES and NOZZLES may stand out, while other entries are specialist forms; familiarity alone is not a safe guide to acceptance.