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5 Letter Words With Z as the Third Letter
Five-letter words with Z as the third letter make up 1% of the 9,032 five-letter words in our dictionary: 87 words. 11% of them are common words, such as pizza, dozen, razor, fuzzy.
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Common 5-letter words with Z as the third letter (10)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- pizza
- dozen
- razor
- fuzzy
- hazel
- dizzy
- jazzy
- fizzy
- gizmo
- unzip
The letter before the Z is most often A (34 words), and the one after it E (47 words). On average a word here has 2.0 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is E (in 53 words). 45% repeat a letter, like pizza. The most common first letter is F (9 words).
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All 5-letter words with Z as the third letter (87)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
adzes bazar bazoo bezel bezil bizes bozos buzzy cozed cozen cozes cozey cozie dazed dazes dizen dizzy dozed dozen dozer dozes enzym fazed fazes fezes fizzy fuzed fuzee fuzes fuzil fuzzy gazar gazed gazer gazes gizmo hazan hazed hazel hazer hazes huzza jazzy kazoo lazar lazed lazes lezzy mazed mazer mazes mezes mezzo mizen mozos muzak muzzy nazis nizam oozed oozes orzos ouzel ouzos pizza razed razee razer razes razor sizar sized sizer sizes sozin tazza tazze tizzy unzip vizir vizor wazir wazoo wizen wizes zazen zizit
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words have Z as the third letter?
Our dictionary has 87, which is 1% of all five-letter words. 10 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is the most common five-letter word with Z as the third letter?
Going by how often words appear in everyday English, pizza, followed by dozen and sized.
Which letters most often sit next to the Z?
The letter before the Z is most often A (34 words), and the one after it E (47 words).