5-Letter Word

PZAZZ

A 5 letter word: pzazz

P1
Z2
A3
Z4
Z5
Letter positions
Word
pzazz
Position 1
p
Position 2
z
Position 3
a
Position 4
z
Position 5
z
Structure
Vowel count
1
Consonant count
4
Unique letters
3
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
3
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
34

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 1 vowel (same as this word)3,73629.9%
Vowels at position 31,37511.0%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
P18216.6%
Z2280.2%
A31,2069.7%
Z41191.0%
Z5310.2%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: Z
Vowel count ≥ 2
No 1 vowel
No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
No contains: Z, Z, Z

Tier 4 — Late-game pool: 4,465 of 12,478 words (35.8%)

Scrabble Value

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
P139%
Z21029%
A313%
Z41029%
Z51029%
Total34Higher than 100% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is PZAZZ a good Wordle opening word?
PZAZZ has a repeated letter (Z), which reduces the number of distinct positions covered in a single guess. It belongs to the Tier 4 late-game pool of 4,465 words (35.8% of dataset). Most effective as a confirmation guess once the repeated letter is already located.
What does PZAZZ mean?
PZAZZ: A 5 letter word: pzazz.
What is the Scrabble score for PZAZZ?
34 points. Tile breakdown: P(3) + Z(10) + A(1) + Z(10) + Z(10). The highest-value tile is Z (10 points), contributing 29% of the total. This score is higher than 100% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
What percentage of 5-letter words have 1 vowel?
3,736 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 1 vowel (29.9%). Full vowel-count distribution: 0 vowels: 51 (0.4%), 1 vowel: 3,736 (29.9%), 2 vowels: 7,415 (59.4%), 3 vowels: 1,249 (10.0%), 4 vowels: 27 (0.2%).

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