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7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and Z as the 6th letter

15 wordsTop pick SQUEEZEHighest score SCHNOZZ 30

1 of 15 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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With S in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (1,401 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 15 · most-used first

  • SQUEEZE25
  • SCHERZO21
  • SQUEEZY28
  • STYLIZE19
  • SCHNOZZ30
  • SIAMEZE18
  • SHMOOZE21
  • SPRITZY21
  • SHIATZU19
  • SCHANZE21
  • SPREEZE18
  • SCHERZI21
  • SHMOOZY24
  • SPREAZE18

Showing the top 14 of 15 words. See every valid word

All valid words 15

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

  • SCHANZE21
  • SCHERZI21
  • SCHERZO21
  • SCHIZZY33
  • SCHNOZZ30
  • SHIATZU19
  • SHMOOZE21
  • SHMOOZY24
  • SIAMEZE18
  • SPREAZE18
  • SPREEZE18
  • SPRITZY21
  • SQUEEZE25
  • SQUEEZY28
  • STYLIZE19
Letters by positionIn 47% of these words the 7th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. C33%
  2. H20%
  3. P20%
3rd letter
  1. H33%
  2. R20%
  3. M13%
4th letter
  1. E40%
  2. I13%
  3. A13%
5th letter
  1. E27%
  2. O20%
  3. R13%
7th letter
  1. E47%
  2. Y27%
  3. I7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SCHNOZZ3031All three
SQUEEZY2828Collins only
SQUEEZE2526All three
SHMOOZY2423NWL only
SCHERZO2121All three
SHMOOZE2121All three
SPRITZY2121NWL only
SCHANZE2122Collins only
SCHERZI2121All three
STYLIZE1919All three
SHIATZU1919All three
SIAMEZE1819Collins only

This is a tight letter pattern, not a common starter list: only 15 words qualify, and just one ranks among the most frequent English words. The words vary sharply by dictionary, so the pattern is easier to recognize than every entry is to remember.

At a glance: the S-and-Z pattern

  • All 15 entries begin with S and place Z in the sixth position.
  • Collins includes 13 matches, compared with 10 in NWL2023.
  • ENABLE includes 8 of these words; dictionary coverage overlaps.

Which matching words score highest in Scrabble?

SQUEEZE follows at 25, while SHMOOZY scores 24. Those five are the clearest choices when a rack clue also calls for a strong tile-value total.

That makes the double-Z spellings top the table, even though SQUEEZE is much more familiar in everyday writing.

How do 7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and Z as the 6th letter vary?

Seven of the 15 end in E, including SQUEEZE, SHMOOZE, and SCHANZE; four end in Y, including SQUEEZY and SPRITZY. The remaining words finish with I, O, U, or Z: SCHERZI, SCHERZO, SHIATZU, and SCHNOZZ show how unusual the final letter can be.

Definitions are available for 9 entries, but only 1 is common by frequency. For a broader pool, compare the S-first lists or loosen the sixth-letter constraint.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with S and have Z in the sixth position?
There are 15 matches in the tournament-dictionary lists. The total counts words accepted by at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE, not words found only in a general word list.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
SCHNOZZ comes next at 30, followed by SQUEEZY at 28. These are tile-value totals before any board-square premiums, so a premium square can raise a play's actual turn score.
Are all 15 words accepted in every Scrabble dictionary?
No, dictionary coverage differs. Collins includes 13 of the words, NWL2023 includes 10, and ENABLE includes 8, with overlap between those groups. Uncommon spellings such as SCHANZE and SPREAZE are worth checking against the word list used in your game.

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