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7-letter words with Z as the 2nd letter and E as the 7th letter

7-letter words with Z as the 2nd letter and E as the 7th letter number just 10, with AZOTIZE and OZONIZE leading at 25 points.

10 wordsTop pick AZURITEHighest score AZOTIZE 25
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With Z in 2nd place, S is the most common 7th letter (20 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

  • AZURITE16
  • TZIGANE17
  • AZOTISE16
  • AZOTIZE25
  • AZURINE16
  • AZYMITE21
  • OZONATE16
  • OZONIDE17
  • OZONISE16
  • OZONIZE25
All valid words 10

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

  • AZOTISE16
  • AZOTIZE25
  • AZURINE16
  • AZURITE16
  • AZYMITE21
  • OZONATE16
  • OZONIDE17
  • OZONISE16
  • OZONIZE25
  • TZIGANE17

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
AZOTIZE2525All three
OZONIZE2526All three
AZYMITE2121Collins only
TZIGANE1719All three
OZONIDE1718All three
AZURITE1617All three
AZOTISE1616All three
OZONATE1617All three
OZONISE1617All three
AZURINE1618Collins only

This pattern leaves a compact set of choices: every match ends in E, and only three different letters appear at the start. AZURITE and OZONATE are easier to recognize than several rarer entries, but the full group is tilted toward specialist vocabulary. For a game clue, check the first letter and your dictionary before settling on a candidate.

The pattern at a glance

  • Only 10 seven-letter matches put Z second and E seventh.
  • Five begin with A, four with O, and one with T.
  • AZOTIZE and OZONIZE lead at 25 points apiece.
  • None qualifies as common; the mean tile score is 18.5.

Which letters start 7-letter words with Z second and E seventh?

A-starting words account for half the matches, while O contributes four and T just one. Since all 10 already share the final E, the first letter does more work when narrowing a clue.

The matches are AZURITE, TZIGANE, AZOTISE, AZOTIZE, AZURINE, AZYMITE, OZONATE, OZONIDE, OZONISE, and OZONIZE. A and O starters make up nine entries, so check those before testing the lone T-starting word.

  • AZURITE, AZOTISE, AZOTIZE, AZURINE, and AZYMITE begin with A.
  • OZONATE, OZONIDE, OZONISE, and OZONIZE begin with O.
  • TZIGANE is the only T-starting match; every entry ends in E.

How do the strongest matches score?

AZOTIZE and OZONIZE each score 25, ahead of AZYMITE at 21. TZIGANE and OZONIDE score 17 apiece, while the other five entries score 16. That close cluster pulls the group’s average to 18.5.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins includes all 10 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 include 8 each. None appears among common words, so these are better treated as tournament or crossword candidates than everyday vocabulary.

  • AZOTIZE and OZONIZE tie for the top tile score at 25 points.
  • AZYMITE scores 21, while TZIGANE and OZONIDE each score 17.
  • Collins accepts all 10 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 accept 8 each.

Questions people ask

Are all 10 Z-second, E-last words accepted in NWL2023?
No. NWL2023 includes 8 of the 10 matches, while Collins includes all 10 and ENABLE includes 8. If you are playing under a specific tournament list, verify the word there before using a less familiar choice such as TZIGANE or AZYMITE.
Which starting letter appears most often in this pattern?
A is the most frequent starting letter, with 5 matches. O follows with 4, and T appears once. AZURITE, AZOTIZE, and OZONATE show how the A- and O-starting groups account for nine of the 10 choices.
Are any of these Z-and-E words common?
No match meets our common-word cutoff. AZURITE and OZONATE are among the more recognizable entries, but the group also includes uncommon forms such as AZOTISE and OZONISE. Every match has Z second and E seventh.

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