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

Only 12 7-letter words have U as the 3rd letter and Z as the 4th letter, and SCUZZES scores 27 points, the most of any of them.

12 wordsTop pick CRUZADOHighest score SCUZZES 27

With U in 3rd place, N is the most common 4th letter (170 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 12 · most-used first

  • CRUZADO19
  • COUZINS18
  • SNUZZLE25
  • CRUZIES18
  • GAUZIER17
  • GAUZILY20
  • MAUZIER18
  • SCUZZES27
  • TOUZIER16
  • TOUZING17
  • TOUZLED17
  • TOUZLES16
All valid words 12

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

  • COUZINS18
  • CRUZADO19
  • CRUZIES18
  • GAUZIER17
  • GAUZILY20
  • MAUZIER18
  • SCUZZES27
  • SNUZZLE25
  • TOUZIER16
  • TOUZING17
  • TOUZLED17
  • TOUZLES16
Letters by positionIn 58% of these words the 5th letter is I.
1st letter
  1. T33%
  2. C25%
  3. G17%
2nd letter
  1. O42%
  2. A25%
  3. R17%
5th letter
  1. I58%
  2. L17%
  3. Z17%
6th letter
  1. E58%
  2. L17%
  3. N17%
7th letter
  1. S33%
  2. R25%
  3. O8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SCUZZES2729Collins · NWL
SNUZZLE2528Collins only
GAUZILY2022All three
CRUZADO1921All three
COUZINS1821Collins only
CRUZIES1820Collins only
MAUZIER1820NWL only
GAUZIER1719All three
TOUZLED1719All three
TOUZING1720Collins only
TOUZLES1618All three
TOUZIER1617Collins only

Z is worth 10 points, so even a tiny list like this one averages 19 per word. Two entries, SCUZZES and SNUZZLE, carry a double Z. Most of the rest fall into two small families: four TOUZ- words and three -IER forms.

Every word with U and Z in these places

  • The full list has 12 entries: SCUZZES, SNUZZLE, GAUZILY, CRUZADO, COUZINS, CRUZIES, MAUZIER, GAUZIER, TOUZLED, TOUZING, TOUZLES and TOUZIER.
  • Collins takes 11 of them, NWL2023 takes 7 and ENABLE takes 5.
  • None is a common English word; all are dictionary-only plays.
  • S ends 4 words and R ends 3.

Which of these words belong together?

TOUZLED, TOUZING and TOUZLES come from the same verb, and TOUZIER joins them as a fourth TOU- word. GAUZIER, MAUZIER and TOUZIER all end in -IER, which makes three comparatives.

GAUZILY stands apart as the lone adverb, and at 20 points it is the third-best word on the list. CRUZADO and CRUZIES share the CRUZ- start.

COUZINS and CRUZADO complete the list, ending in -INS and -ADO. Those two are the only words here that do not fit one of the families above.

What do the scores look like?

SCUZZES leads on 27 because both Zs are worth 10 each. SNUZZLE follows on 25 with the same double Z, then GAUZILY on 20 and CRUZADO on 19.

COUZINS, CRUZIES and MAUZIER share 18, and GAUZIER, TOUZLED and TOUZING share 17. Even the two lowest, TOUZLES and TOUZIER, make 16.

Board squares matter more than usual. Put one Z of SCUZZES on a double-letter square and the word makes 37 instead of 27, since that Z counts 20.

Playing them in practice

Tip

If your rack holds a Z and a U, COUZINS is the cleanest 18-point play. All seven tiles also earn the 50-point bonus. Check the dictionary first, since only 5 of the 12 are in ENABLE.

Questions people ask

What 7-letter words have U as the third letter and Z as the fourth?
Twelve words fit: SCUZZES, SNUZZLE, GAUZILY, CRUZADO, COUZINS, CRUZIES, MAUZIER, GAUZIER, TOUZLED, TOUZING, TOUZLES and TOUZIER. Collins accepts 11 of them, while NWL2023 accepts 7.
Which of these words has two Zs?
SCUZZES and SNUZZLE both do, with Z in fourth and fifth place. They are also the two highest scorers on the list, at 27 and 25 points, because each Z is worth 10.
Is there a common word with U third and Z fourth?
No. None of the 12 ranks in the top 25,000 English words. GAUZIER and GAUZILY come closest to ordinary vocabulary, since they derive from the familiar word gauze, but both are still rare.

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