7-letter words with Z as the 2nd letter and A as the 3rd letter
7-letter words with Z as the 2nd letter and A as the 3rd letter number 16, led by PZAZZES at 36 points.
- 3rd letter
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
With Z in 2nd place, A is the most common 3rd letter (16 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
- Length
- 3
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- 6
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- 15
Best words to play first
- AZALEAS16
- CZARIST18
- CZARINA18
- TZADDIK22
- CZARDAS19
- TZARINA16
- CZARDOM21
- TZARIST16
- CZAPKAS24
- CZARISM20
- OZAENAS16
- OZALIDS17
- PZAZZES36
- TZADDIQ27
- TZARDOM19
- TZARISM18
All valid words 16
- AZALEAS16
- CZAPKAS24
- CZARDAS19
- CZARDOM21
- CZARINA18
- CZARISM20
- CZARIST18
- OZAENAS16
- OZALIDS17
- PZAZZES36
- TZADDIK22
- TZADDIQ27
- TZARDOM19
- TZARINA16
- TZARISM18
- TZARIST16
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| PZAZZES | 36 | 37 | Collins · NWL |
| TZADDIQ | 27 | 27 | Collins only |
| CZAPKAS | 24 | 26 | Collins only |
| TZADDIK | 22 | 22 | All three |
| CZARDOM | 21 | 23 | All three |
| CZARISM | 20 | 22 | All three |
| CZARDAS | 19 | 20 | All three |
| TZARDOM | 19 | 20 | All three |
| CZARIST | 18 | 19 | All three |
| CZARINA | 18 | 20 | All three |
| TZARISM | 18 | 19 | All three |
| OZALIDS | 17 | 18 | Collins · NWL |
Nine of the 16 words in ?ZA???? come from the czar and tzar family, spelled both ways. The other seven are oddities: AZALEAS, OZALIDS, OZAENAS, CZAPKAS, TZADDIK, TZADDIQ and PZAZZES. With a Z already fixed, the average score is 20.2.
The ?ZA???? list at a glance
- Collins lists all 16, NWL2023 lists 13 and ENABLE lists 11.
- C and T each open six words; O opens two, and A and P open one each.
- S ends six words, M ends four, and A and T end two each.
- PZAZZES scores 36, TZADDIQ 27 and CZAPKAS 24.
- None is a common word, and 14 of the 16 have definitions.
How do the CZAR and TZAR spellings compare?
Four pairs differ only in the first letter: CZARDOM and TZARDOM, CZARISM and TZARISM, CZARINA and TZARINA, CZARIST and TZARIST. CZARDAS, a dance name, makes the ninth.
The C version always scores two points more, because C is worth 3 and T is worth 1: CZARDOM 21 against TZARDOM 19, and CZARISM 20 against TZARISM 18.
Which words give the big totals?
PZAZZES reaches 36 with three Zs, TZADDIQ reaches 27 on a Q worth 10, and CZAPKAS gets 24 from a K worth 5. TZADDIK scores 22 and is valid in all three dictionaries.
PZAZZES is accepted in Collins and NWL2023 but not ENABLE, and TZADDIQ, CZAPKAS and OZAENAS are Collins-only. A set holds one Z, so PZAZZES needs blanks, and a real board play scores much less than 36.
Check your game's word list before using any of the four. The safe eleven include AZALEAS, TZADDIK and every CZAR or TZAR word.
What is the bigger picture?
R second with A third has 525 matches, more than 32 times this list. Z second is the rare case, and E second with A third has 458.
Questions people ask
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