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7-letter words with Z as the 3rd letter and O as the 4th letter

7-letter words with Z as the 3rd letter and O as the 4th letter number 21; bazooka and bazouki lead the Scrabble scores at 22 points.

21 wordsTop pick BAZOOKAHighest score BAZOOKA 22
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With Z in 3rd place, Z is the most common 4th letter (103 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 21 · most-used first

  • BAZOOKA22
  • REZONED17
  • BEZOARS18
  • RAZORED17
  • BAZOOMS20
  • EVZONES19
  • VIZORED20
  • GAZOOKA21
  • POZOLES18
  • UNZONED17
  • GAZOONS17
  • BAZOUKI22
  • BIZONAL18
  • BIZONES18
  • ENZONED17
  • ENZONES16
  • HUZOORS19
  • LAZOING17
  • MAZOUTS18
  • ODZOOKS21
  • REZONES16
All valid words 21

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

  • BAZOOKA22
  • BAZOOMS20
  • BAZOUKI22
  • BEZOARS18
  • BIZONAL18
  • BIZONES18
  • ENZONED17
  • ENZONES16
  • EVZONES19
  • GAZOOKA21
  • GAZOONS17
  • HUZOORS19
  • LAZOING17
  • MAZOUTS18
  • ODZOOKS21
  • POZOLES18
  • RAZORED17
  • REZONED17
  • REZONES16
  • UNZONED17
  • VIZORED20
Letters by positionIn 52% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. B29%
  2. E14%
  3. R14%
2nd letter
  1. A38%
  2. E14%
  3. I14%
5th letter
  1. N38%
  2. O29%
  3. R10%
6th letter
  1. E48%
  2. K19%
  3. R10%
7th letter
  1. S52%
  2. D24%
  3. A10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 17 in Scrabble; BAZOOKA tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1616 points: 2 words
  2. 17 points: 6 words
  3. 1818 points: 5 words
  4. 19 points: 2 words
  5. 2020 points: 2 words
  6. 21 points: 2 words
  7. 2222 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BAZOOKA2223All three
BAZOUKI2224Collins only
GAZOOKA2122Collins only
ODZOOKS2121Collins only
BAZOOMS2022All three
VIZORED2021All three
EVZONES1921All three
HUZOORS1919Collins only
BEZOARS1819All three
POZOLES1820Collins · NWL
BIZONAL1821All three
BIZONES1820All three

That fixed ZO sequence makes this a narrow pattern: just 21 tournament-dictionary words fit, and none rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. The set ranges from familiar bazooka to rarer entries such as evzones and huzoors. Collins includes all 21, while ENABLE includes 11 and NWL2023 includes 12, so game dictionary matters.

At a glance: the ZO pattern

  • There are 21 seven-letter matches with Z third and O fourth.
  • Bazooka and bazouki top the Scrabble scores at 22 points each.
  • Eleven words end in S; five end in D.
  • B is the most common first letter, starting 6 of the 21 entries.

How many words have Z third and O fourth?

Only 21 words fit this exact position pattern. The first letters are concentrated: B starts six entries, while E and R start three each. Examples include bazooka, rezoned, bezoars, and razored; each keeps Z and O together in the middle.

The endings cluster just as strongly. Eleven matches finish in S, including bazooms, evzones, and bezoars; five finish in D, such as rezoned and vizored. If your crossing letters leave the final tile open, S is the most likely ending in this group.

  • B begins 6 matches; E and R begin 3 each.
  • S ends 11 matches, compared with 5 ending in D.
  • Bazooka, rezoned, bezoars, and razored all keep ZO in the middle.

Which ZO words score highest?

Bazooka and bazouki share the top score at 22 points. Gazooka and odzooks follow at 21, while bazooms and vizored score 20. These scores make the Z-heavy pattern more striking than its small word count suggests.

Treat the list as a pattern-solving aid, not a bank of everyday vocabulary: zero entries meet the common-word cutoff, and 19 have definitions. The broader seven-letter pattern with R in third place has 267 matches, far more than this Z group. For a tournament play, check your game's word list once before committing to an unfamiliar entry.

  • Bazooka and bazouki lead at 22 points each; gazooka and odzooks score 21.
  • Zero matches meet the common-word cutoff, though 19 have definitions.
  • Collins has 21 matches, compared with 11 in ENABLE and 12 in NWL2023.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have Z third and O fourth?
There are 21 seven-letter words with Z in third place and O in fourth. Collins includes all 21, while ENABLE includes 11 and NWL2023 includes 12. That difference matters when a game accepts only one tournament dictionary.
What are the highest-scoring words in this pattern?
Bazooka and bazouki are tied for the highest score at 22 points each. Gazooka and odzooks score 21, followed by bazooms and vizored at 20. Unfamiliar words can be dictionary-dependent, so check your game's accepted list before playing one.
Are any of these words common?
None of the 21 matches meet the common-word cutoff. Bazooka is the most recognizable example, while evzones, huzoors, and pozoles are much less familiar. The set is narrow enough that crossing letters, rather than familiarity, will do most of the work.

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