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

Ten 7-letter words have U as the 3rd letter and Z as the 5th letter, and the average word scores 20.1 points in Scrabble.

10 wordsTop pick DEUTZIAHighest score SCUZZES 27
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With U in 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (303 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • DEUTZIA17
  • KLUTZES20
  • CHUTZPA23
  • SNUZZLE25
  • AGUIZED18
  • AGUIZES17
  • BRULZIE18
  • CRUIZIE18
  • SCUZZES27
  • SPULZIE18
All valid words 10

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

  • AGUIZED18
  • AGUIZES17
  • BRULZIE18
  • CHUTZPA23
  • CRUIZIE18
  • DEUTZIA17
  • KLUTZES20
  • SCUZZES27
  • SNUZZLE25
  • SPULZIE18

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SCUZZES2729Collins · NWL
SNUZZLE2528Collins only
CHUTZPA2325All three
KLUTZES2022All three
BRULZIE1821All three
AGUIZED1820Collins only
CRUIZIE1820Collins only
SPULZIE1821Collins only
DEUTZIA1718All three
AGUIZES1719Collins only

Z in fifth place brings back SCUZZES and SNUZZLE from the U-and-Z-fourth list and adds the Yiddish loans CHUTZPA and KLUTZES. The endings help: three words close with -ZIE and three with -ZES, so six of the ten end in one of two tails.

All ten words, with their scores

  • SCUZZES 27, SNUZZLE 25, CHUTZPA 23 and KLUTZES 20 lead the list.
  • BRULZIE, AGUIZED, CRUIZIE and SPULZIE tie at 18; DEUTZIA and AGUIZES tie at 17.
  • Dictionaries: Collins accepts all 10, NWL2023 accepts 5 and ENABLE accepts 4.
  • No word is common, and E ends 4 of them, S ends 3 and A ends 2.

Which endings repeat in this pattern?

-ZIE closes BRULZIE, SPULZIE and CRUIZIE, three Scottish-style spellings that only Collins players are likely to meet. -ZES closes SCUZZES, KLUTZES and AGUIZES. The -ZED and -ZES pair belongs to AGUIZED and AGUIZES, a verb that shows up in both forms.

CHUTZPA and DEUTZIA both end in A, and SNUZZLE is the only word ending in -ZLE. Once you know Z sits in fifth place, the last two letters nearly name the word.

Rack clues narrow the field fast. An A and a P point to CHUTZPA, an E and an S to KLUTZES or SCUZZES, and an I and an E to the -ZIE trio.

How much is a Z in fifth place worth?

A single Z adds 10 points, and every word here has at least one. SCUZZES and SNUZZLE have two, which is why they score 27 and 25.

CHUTZPA reaches 23 with the Z, the H and the P doing the work. The 50-point bingo bonus applies whenever you use all seven tiles.

Premium squares add more than usual here. Put the Z of CHUTZPA on a double-letter square and the word makes 33 instead of 23.

What to watch for with these ten

Note

Only 4 of the 10 are in ENABLE and 5 in NWL2023, so confirm your game's list before banking on CHUTZPA, BRULZIE or any other entry.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have U third and Z fifth?
Ten words fit: SCUZZES, SNUZZLE, CHUTZPA, KLUTZES, BRULZIE, AGUIZED, CRUIZIE, SPULZIE, DEUTZIA and AGUIZES. Collins accepts all ten, NWL2023 accepts 5 and ENABLE accepts 4.
What is the highest-scoring word with U third and Z fifth?
SCUZZES scores 27 points in Scrabble, helped by two 10-point Zs. SNUZZLE follows at 25 and CHUTZPA at 23. KLUTZES is fourth at 20, and four more words tie at 18.
Are SCUZZES and SNUZZLE on both U-and-Z lists?
Yes. Each has Z in both fourth and fifth place, so it appears under the Z-fourth page and the Z-fifth page alike. No other word sits on both lists, which is why this page has ten entries.

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