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6 Letter Words With Z

This verified list contains 176 CORE words with Z, plus 104 entries in the broader extended tier.

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176CORE words
104extended words
280verified matches
19.2average CORE score

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12 deterministic CORE selections

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Vowels per word

  1. 1 vowel15 words
  2. 2 vowels107 words
  3. 3 vowels50 words
  4. 4 vowels4 words

Repeated letters

51%

90 of 176 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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6 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

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6 Letter Words With adjacent AZ55 CORE · 29 extendedablaze, amazed, amazes, azalea6 Letter Words With adjacent CZ1 CORE · 0 extendedeczema6 Letter Words With adjacent DZ1 CORE · 0 extendedkudzus6 Letter Words With adjacent EZ13 CORE · 6 extendedbreeze, breezy, fezzes, freeze6 Letter Words With adjacent GZ1 CORE · 0 extendedzigzag6 Letter Words With adjacent IZ22 CORE · 19 extendedfizzed, fizzes, fizzle, frizzy6 Letter Words With adjacent LZ0 CORE · 1 extended6 Letter Words With adjacent MZ0 CORE · 1 extended6 Letter Words With adjacent NZ7 CORE · 9 extendedbronze, enzyme, frenzy, stanza6 Letter Words With adjacent OZ20 CORE · 9 extendedcozier, cozies, cozily, dozens6 Letter Words With adjacent RZ1 CORE · 1 extendedborzoi6 Letter Words With adjacent SZ0 CORE · 2 extended6 Letter Words With adjacent TZ13 CORE · 1 extendedchintz, quartz, glitzy, klutzy6 Letter Words With adjacent UZ12 CORE · 5 extendedbuzzed, buzzer, buzzes, fuzzed6 Letter Words With adjacent VZ0 CORE · 1 extended6 Letter Words With adjacent WZ2 CORE · 1 extendedblowzy, frowzy6 Letter Words With adjacent YZ0 CORE · 2 extended6 Letter Words With adjacent ZA17 CORE · 28 extendedazalea, bazaar, hazard, lizard6 Letter Words With adjacent ZE73 CORE · 31 extendedablaze, amazed, amazes, blazed6 Letter Words With adjacent ZG0 CORE · 1 extended6 Letter Words With adjacent ZH0 CORE · 1 extended6 Letter Words With adjacent ZI32 CORE · 13 extendedcozier, cozies, cozily, dazing6 Letter Words With adjacent ZL9 CORE · 4 extendeddazzle, fizzle, guzzle, muzzle6 Letter Words With adjacent ZM2 CORE · 0 extendedgizmos, hazmat6 Letter Words With adjacent ZO17 CORE · 16 extendedrazors, zodiac, zombie, zoning6 Letter Words With adjacent ZU3 CORE · 4 extendedazures, kudzus, gazump6 Letter Words With adjacent ZY16 CORE · 5 extendedbreezy, enzyme, frenzy, frizzy6 Letter Words With adjacent ZZ28 CORE · 7 extendedbuzzed, buzzer, buzzes, dazzle

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How to use 6-letter words with Z

The CORE list contains 176 6-letter words with Z in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 104 extended entries.

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How many 6-letter words contain Z?

This verified set contains 176 CORE words and 104 extended words, for 280 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this Z group?

The 176 CORE words average 19.2 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these Z words often repeat letters?

90 of 176 CORE words repeat at least one letter.