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

The fixed pattern is _ _ Z _ _ _ S: Z occupies position three, while S closes every answer. The matches include familiar forms such as HAZARDS and WIZARDS, alongside less everyday entries like BEZANTS and VIZARDS. That mix matters at the rack: a recognizable ending does not make every candidate common, and just five matches qualify as common by English frequency.

At a glance: the Z-third, S-final pattern

• 107 tournament-dictionary words fit the pattern _ _ Z _ _ _ S.
• HAZARDS, ENZYMES, WIZARDS, PUZZLES and LIZARDS are recognizable examples.
• Only five matches qualify as common by our frequency measure.
• Collins includes 106 matches, compared with 64 in NWL2023 and 57 in ENABLE.
• JAZZBOS and ZIZZLES lead Scrabble scoring at 34 points apiece.

How many 7-letter words have Z third and S seventh?

There are 107 matches, but common vocabulary is thin: just five entries meet our common-word cutoff. HAZARDS, ENZYMES and WIZARDS are recognizable; BEZANTS and VIZARDS are less likely to come to mind under a timer.

The opening letters are uneven, too. M begins 15 matches, ahead of B with 11 and R with 10; G follows with eight. If you know only the two fixed slots, test M first, then B or R, rather than cycling through every starting letter.

A common trap is treating this clue as a general Z-and-S search. The Z must land third and the final S must stay in position seven, so PUZZLES qualifies while a near-match with Z shifted does not.

• Only five matches meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
• M starts 15 entries, ahead of B with 11 and R with 10.
• The pattern is _ _ Z _ _ _ S; a word with Z shifted does not fit.

Which matches score highest?

For Scrabble scoring, JAZZBOS and ZIZZLES top the list at 34 points each. JAZZERS follows at 32, with HUZZ AHS close behind at 31; repeated high-value letters make these stand out from ordinary-looking options such as HAZARDS.

A definition is available for 93 entries, but that does not guarantee every game accepts them. Collins has 106 matches, while NWL2023 has 64 and ENABLE has 57, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar form. 7-letter words with Z as the 3rd letter and S as the 7th letter are a clue list, not a promise of universal acceptance.

• JAZZBOS and ZIZZLES tie for the highest Scrabble score at 34 points.
• MUZJIKS scores 29; FIZZLES and FUZZLES each score 28.
• Definitions are available for 93 of the 107 matches.