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

With Z fixed at the opening and E in position six, five letters remain to solve. Seventeen of the 33 matches end in S, and ZIZZLED tops the score list. The pattern is rare beside its S-first counterpart, which has 1,401 matches; only one entry here meets the common-word frequency cutoff.

The pattern at a glance

• Exactly 33 tournament-dictionary words start with Z and have E in position six.
• Only 1 of the 33 matches meets the common-word frequency cutoff.
• Twenty-six matches have definitions.
• Seventeen entries end in S, while 7 end in R.
• ZIZZLED scores 35 points, ahead of ZIZZLES at 34.

How many 7-letter words have Z first and E sixth?

There are 33 matches across the tournament dictionaries. Collins includes 31, NWL2023 includes 25, and ENABLE includes 23, so no single dictionary contains the full set.

The S-first version of this same position pattern has 1,401 matches, compared with 33 for Z. That sharp contrast makes the opening letter the main constraint; the E in sixth place narrows an already small group. Check the word list used by your game before playing a less familiar entry.

• Collins includes 31 matches.
• NWL2023 includes 25 matches.
• ENABLE includes 23 matches.

Which matches score highest?

ZIZZLED leads at 35 points, followed by ZIZZLES at 34. ZINCKED and ZYMOMES each score 23, while ZYMOGEN and ZAFFRES each score 22. The average score across the matches is 20, making the top two notable outliers.

The endings also narrow a rack search: 17 words finish in S and 7 in R. The other endings are D (3), H (2), and A, N, O, or T (1 each). Only one entry is common by frequency, so treat this as a constrained word-game pattern, not an everyday vocabulary list.

• ZIZZLED scores 35 points.
• ZIZZLES scores 34 points.
• ZINCKED scores 23 points.