5-Letter Words With Z as the Third Letter
There are 164 five-letter words with Z as the third letter, including 15 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern __Z__ (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With Z as the Third Letter
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- PIZZA An Italian flatbread topped with tomato sauce and cheese
- DOZEN A group of twelve items
- RAZOR A sharp-edged tool used for shaving
- FUZZY Indistinct, blurred, or unclear in outline or detail
- HAZEL A light yellowish-brown or greenish-brown color
- DIZZY Having or causing a whirling sensation liable to falling
- JAZZY Bright, colorful, and showy in appearance or style
- FIZZY Hissing and bubbling, as with carbonation
- BEZEL The sloped edge or rim that holds a gem or watch crystal in place
- GIZMO A device or gadget, especially one whose name is forgotten or not known
- MEZZO A female singing voice between soprano and contralto
- UNZIP Open the zipper of
More Common Puzzle Answers
- KAZOO
- TIZZY
- GAZER
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: M (14%), R (8%), B (7%)
- Most common last letter: S (26%), R (12%), D (10%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 60% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: E, A, I, O, S
- Most have 2 vowels (78%)
- 49% contain a repeated letter
- 15 of the 164 are common puzzle answers (9%)
Other Valid Words
149 additional dictionary words have Z as the third letter — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- SIZED
- SIZES
- DAZED
- RAZER
- GAZED
- OZZIE
- LAZAR
- RAZED
- MAZES
- OOZES
- GAZES
- BAZAR
- NAZIR
- NIZAM
- DOZED
- BUZZY
- DOZER
- OOZED
- NAZAR
- WAZIR
- FAZED
- MAZAR
- MAZEL
- BOZOS
- WAZOO
- HAZED
- MUZAK
- MUZZY
- IZZAT
- BIZZY
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- ZAZEN
- MAZER
- HAZAN
- SIZER
- MIZEN
- GAZOO
- FUZES
- DOZES
- MEZZE
- FAZES
- TAZZA
- GAZAL
- HAZES
- COZEN
- PIZER
- OUZEL
- ADZES
- RAZES
- MEZZA
- MOZES
- HAZLE
- MAZAK
- SOZIN
- LAZED
- MIZZY
- MAZAS
- MAZET
- VIZIR
- VIZOR
- SIZAR
- HAZER
- MAZEY
- FUZED
- RAZEE
- MEZES
- HIZEN
- MAZED
- ROZES
- LEZZY
- BAZOO
- KAZIS
- LAZZO
- LAZES
- PIZES
- PIZED
- MIZES
- BIZES
- COZES
- COZED
- SAZES
- WIZES
- TIZES
- BAZAS
- DAZES
- MOZED
- BEZES
- CUZES
- SEZES
- REZES
- TAZZE
- LEZES
- TOZES
- TOZED
- DAZER
- NAZES
- FEZES
- RIZAS
- RAZET
- WIZEN
- COZEY
- DIZEN
- LAZOS
- GAZAR
- POZZY
- COZIE
- SIZEL
- BEZZY
- GAZON
- LOZEN
- MOZOS
- ROZET
- ROZIT
- NAZZY
- MAZAC
- FEZZY
- PUZEL
- HUZZY
- FUZEE
- ZEZES
- BIZZO
- MAZUT
- TOZIE
- RAZOO
- BEZIL
- WIZZO
- AIZLE
- FUZIL
- LAZZI
- VEZIR
- LEZZA
- OUZOS
- ADZED
- HUZZA
- RAZAI
- LEZZO
- OOZIE
- ZIZIT
- CEZVE
- ZIZEL
- OOZLE
- ORZOS
- KUZUS
- PUZTA
- ENZYM
- OPZIT
- ULZIE
- ZUZIM
- YUZUS
- VOZHD
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