7-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and Z as the 4th letter

The fixed middle letters leave a compact, unusual set: none of these 21 entries falls among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Sixteen have definitions, while dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 20, NWL2023 includes 16, and ENABLE includes 15. That makes the letter pattern precise, but not a guarantee that every game accepts every match.

How many 7-letter words have O third and Z fourth?

• There are 21 tournament-dictionary entries with O in position three and Z in position four.
• No match ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• BOOZING and DOOZIES are recognizable examples among less familiar entries such as APOZEMS.
• Eight words end in S; four end in R, while E and G each finish three.
• SWOZZLE leads the score list at 28 points, ahead of SCOZZAS at 27.

What patterns stand out in these O-Z words?

The opening letters are scattered rather than evenly spread. B leads with four matches, followed by F with three; C, D, G, S, and W each begin two. That makes a known first letter a useful filter, but an S ending is the stronger clue: eight entries finish there.

Several examples share the BOOZ- opening, including BOOZING, BOOZERS, and BOOZIER. The set also includes dooz- forms such as DOOZIES and DOOZERS, plus the scientific-looking ISOZYME and ECOZONE. These clusters narrow a search more sharply than the rare middle pair alone.

Which O-Z words score highest?

SWOZZLE tops the scores with 28, followed by SCOZZAS at 27 and ZOOZOOS at 25. WOOZILY scores 22; ISOZYME and BOOZILY each score 21. Those are standout options if your game rewards tile value, though an unfamiliar entry still needs to fit your rack and board.

The rare vocabulary is the main limitation: zero entries meet the common-word cutoff, and five lack a definition in the available count. Check your game's word list before relying on an obscure play. For a nearby comparison, the same O-Z positions across six letters have 18 matches.