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

32 7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and Z as the 5th letter match this pattern, including SNEEZES, STANZAS, and SWIZZLE.

32 wordsTop pick SNEEZESHighest score SWIZZED 29

With S in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (648 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 32 · most-used first

  • SNEEZES16
  • STANZAS16
  • SELTZER16
  • SNEEZED17
  • SWIZZLE28
  • SNOOZED17
  • SNOOZER16
  • SNOOZES16
  • SNEEZER16
  • SLEAZES16
  • SWAZZLE28
  • SLEAZED17
  • SPITZES18
  • SPATZLE18
  • SLEAZOS16
  • SNOOZLE16
  • SNUZZLE25
  • SCOZZAS27
  • SCRUZED19
  • SCRUZES18
  • SCUZZES27
  • SOYUZES19
  • SPULZIE18
  • STANZES16
  • STANZOS16
  • SWIZZED29
  • SWIZZES28
  • SWOZZLE28

Showing the top 28 of 32 words. See every valid word

All valid words 32

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • SCHIZOS21
  • SCHIZZY33
  • SCOZZAS27
  • SCRUZED19
  • SCRUZES18
  • SCUZZES27
  • SELTZER16
  • SLEAZED17
  • SLEAZES16
  • SLEAZOS16
  • SNEEZED17
  • SNEEZER16
  • SNEEZES16
  • SNOOZED17
  • SNOOZER16
  • SNOOZES16
  • SNOOZLE16
  • SNUZZLE25
  • SOYUZES19
  • SPATZLE18
  • SPAZZED28
  • SPAZZES27
  • SPITZES18
  • SPULZIE18
  • STANZAS16
  • STANZES16
  • STANZOS16
  • SWAZZLE28
  • SWIZZED29
  • SWIZZES28
  • SWIZZLE28
  • SWOZZLE28
Letters by positionIn 59% of these words the 6th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. N25%
  2. C19%
  3. P16%
3rd letter
  1. A22%
  2. E19%
  3. O19%
4th letter
  1. Z31%
  2. O13%
  3. T9%
6th letter
  1. E59%
  2. L19%
  3. O9%
7th letter
  1. S47%
  2. E22%
  3. D19%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 16 in Scrabble; SWIZZED tops the list with 29. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1616 points: 11 words
  2. 17 points: 3 words
  3. 1818 points: 4 words
  4. 19 points: 2 words
  5. 2020 points: 0 words
  6. 21 points: 1 words
  7. 2222 points: 0 words
  8. 23 points: 0 words
  9. 2424 points: 0 words
  10. 25 points: 1 words
  11. 2626 points: 0 words
  12. 27 points: 3 words
  13. 2828 points: 5 words
  14. 29 points: 1 words
  15. 3030 points: 0 words
  16. 31 points: 0 words
  17. 3232 points: 0 words
  18. 33 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SWIZZED2929Collins only
SWIZZLE2829All three
SWAZZLE2829Collins only
SWIZZES2828Collins only
SWOZZLE2829Collins only
SCOZZAS2728Collins only
SCUZZES2729Collins · NWL
SNUZZLE2528Collins only
SOYUZES1919All three
SCRUZED1921Collins only
SPITZES1819All three
SPATZLE1820All three

Only 32 tournament-dictionary entries fit this exact pattern, and none falls into the common-word group. Collins has 30 matches, NWL2023 has 21, and ENABLE has 17, with overlap between those lists. Familiar spellings such as SNEEZES and STANZAS sit beside unusual forms, so a known-looking shape does not guarantee a word will be accepted in your game.

The pattern at a glance

  • Exactly 32 entries match S in position one and Z in position five.
  • Collins lists 30, NWL2023 lists 21, and ENABLE lists 17; dictionary totals overlap.
  • None qualifies as common by the frequency measure, making this a specialist pattern.
  • 15 end in S; 7 end in E, 6 in D, 3 in R, and 1 in Y.

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

Among seven-letter words beginning with S, putting Z in slot five is an unusually narrow filter: 32 words match. For comparison, S with I in the fifth position yields 648, S with E yields 449, and S with T yields 317. That contrast makes the Z placement the real constraint, not the initial S.

Several entries cluster around recognizable stems. SNEEZES, SNEEZED, and SNEEZER keep the SNEEZ- sequence; SNOOZED, SNOOZES, and SNOOZER do the same with SNOOZ-. STANZAS and SELTZER offer different patterns, while SWIZZLE puts Z in both the fourth and fifth slots.

The small pool rewards checking every remaining slot rather than guessing a familiar ending.

Scores, endings, and a dictionary limit

SWIZZLE and SWAZZLE score 28 points apiece; SWIZZED scores 29. The mean score across the set is 20.8. With Z fixed in slot five, check whether another Z sits in slot four: SWIZZLE does, and its double-Z sequence scores 28.

One limitation matters: only 24 entries have a definition, and none qualifies as common. The exact phrase 7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and Z as the 5th letter describes a tournament-list pattern, not an everyday vocabulary list. Check your game's dictionary before committing; Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE do not contain identical sets.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with S and have Z fifth?
There are 32 seven-letter entries with S first and Z fifth. The tournament-dictionary totals overlap: Collins contains 30, NWL2023 has 21, and ENABLE has 17, so adding those figures would count some words more than once.
Which endings appear most often in this word pattern?
Final S is the most frequent ending, appearing on 15 matches. E follows with 7 and D with 6; only 3 end in R, and 1 ends in Y. That makes an S-ending candidate worth checking first when the last tile is known.
Does SNEEZES fit the S-first, Z-fifth pattern?
Yes. SNEEZES has S in its first position and Z in its fifth: S-N-E-E-Z-E-S. It is one of the recognizable entries, alongside SNEEZED and SNEEZER, which share the same opening sequence. Confirm dictionary acceptance for your game.

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