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

Only 13 tournament-dictionary words match these fixed positions, and none falls in the common-word group. Recognizable options include WALTZES and WHIZZED; less familiar entries include WHAIZLE and WOOTZES. Their dictionary coverage varies, so the same spelling may be accepted in one game and rejected in another.

How many 7-letter words have W first and Z fifth?

• 13 matches begin with W and put Z in position five.
• WHIZZED leads the Scrabble scores at 32 points.
• WHIZZES and WHIZZER each score 31 points.
• Five matches end in S; D and R endings each appear three times.

Which W-Z words score the most?

WHIZZED tops the scoring list at 32 Scrabble points, with WHIZZES and WHIZZER close behind at 31 each. Their repeated Zs carry much of the total, making this spelling family stand out among the 13 matches.

The more familiar WALTZ family scores less: WALTZED is worth 20 points, while WALTZES scores 19. Both keep the Z in the required fifth position, but their endings change the score and the word form.

WHEEZED scores 23, just above WHEEZES and WHEEZER at 22 each. That small difference is a reminder to check the final letters, not just the shared W-H-E-E-Z opening, when matching a rack or crossing clues.

What patterns help narrow the choices?

Five matches end in S, compared with three ending in D, three in R and two in E. WALTZES, WHIZZES and WHEEZES are recognizable S-ending candidates; a crossing letter can separate those spellings quickly.

The Z constraint makes this W pattern unusually narrow: 13 words have Z fifth, compared with 235 seven-letter W words with I fifth and 173 with E fifth. None of the 13 is common, so crossing letters are more dependable than everyday vocabulary.