7-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and Z as the 5th letter

The fixed frame is __R_Z__, with 21 words meeting it across tournament dictionaries. The set is lopsided at both ends: six entries begin with A, while 12 finish in S. Horizon stands apart from the mostly obscure vocabulary, and coryzal, coryzas, and agryzed share the top score of 21 points.

How many seven-letter words fit R third and Z fifth?

• Every entry places R third and Z fifth in the seven-letter frame.
• Six words begin with A, the largest opening-letter group; B and C contribute three apiece.
• Twelve finish in S; the other nine end in D, N, A, or L.
• Horizon is the sole common word among 21 matches.
• Collins covers 19 entries, NWL2023 10, and ENABLE six; these dictionary sets overlap.

Which matching words are common or high-scoring?

Horizon is the clear outlier: it is the only common word in this set. The remaining examples lean toward specialist terms and inflected forms, including hertzes, agrized, and dorizes. Twelve entries have definitions, leaving nine without one in our definition coverage.

On a score sheet, coryzal, coryzas, and agryzed each reach 21 points, while horizon and hertzes score 19. That contrast is the trap: horizon is easiest to recognize, but it does not top the rack-value list. Treat these as base word scores; board bonuses change the result.

7-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and Z as the 5th letter

Use the pattern as a filter, not a guess: hold R in slot three and Z in slot five, then test the remaining letters against the entries. Since 12 of 21 end in S, checking an S ending first cuts the search to the biggest single subgroup. It still leaves nine words with other endings.

Starting letter narrows it further: A accounts for six candidates, while B and C have three apiece. If your rack or clue excludes A, don't mistake the smaller groups for a lack of matches; D and H each contribute two, and P and U one each.

Dictionary coverage is not uniform: Collins has 19 matches, NWL2023 has 10, and ENABLE has six. Most are not common English vocabulary, and only 12 have definitions here, so verify a rare form in the word list used by your game before committing.