Words Starting With Z
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The open ENABLE word list has 532 words that start with Z, about 0.31% of the 172,434 words this site shows. Lengths range from 3 letters (ZAG, ZAP and ZAX) to 17 (ZOOGEOGRAPHICALLY). Using commonly used tile values, ZYZZYVAS (44 points) scores the most. Words with no repeated letter: 186. Games use their own dictionaries, so a word here isn't automatically playable everywhere.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 532 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.31% |
| Longest | ZOOGEOGRAPHICALLY (17 letters) |
| Shortest | ZAG, ZAP and ZAX and 9 more (3 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | ZYZZYVAS, 44 |
| No repeated letters | 186 |
Most common next letter after Z
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| O | 165 |
| I | 119 |
| E | 97 |
| A | 90 |
| Y | 47 |
Patterns in this list
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 41 still form a word when the leading
Zis removed, for exampleZAG,ZAMIA,ZAMIAS,ZANYandZARF→AG,AMIA,AMIAS,ANYandARF. - The most common endings here are
-ES(62),-AS(25),-ED(20). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 168 of these words.
- The average length is 7.4 letters.
- After Z, the letter
Ocomes next most often (165 words).
All Z- words
3 letters 12
zag zap zax zed zee zek zig zin zip zit zoa zoo
4 letters 31
zags zany zaps zarf zeal zebu zeds zees zein zeks zerk zero zest zeta zigs zill zinc zing zins zips ziti zits zoea zoic zone zonk zoom zoon zoos zori zyme
5 letters 51
zaire zamia zanza zappy zarfs zaxes zayin zazen zeals zebec zebra zebus zeins zerks zeros zests zesty zetas zibet zilch zills zincs zincy zineb zings zingy zinky zippy ziram zitis zizit zlote zloty zoeae zoeal zoeas zombi zonal zoned zoner zones zonks zooid zooks zooms zoons zooty zoril zoris zowie zymes
6 letters 84
zaddik zaffar zaffer zaffir zaffre zaftig zagged zaikai zaires zamias zanana zander zanier zanies zanily zanzas zapped zapper zareba zariba zayins zazens zealot zeatin zebeck zebecs zebras zechin zenana zenith zephyr zeroed zeroes zeroth zested zester zeugma zibeth zibets zigged zigzag zillah zinced zincic zincky zinebs zinged zinger zinnia zipped zipper zirams zircon zither zizith zizzle zlotys zoaria zodiac zoecia zoftig zombie zombis zonary zonate zoners zoning zonked zonula zonule zooids zoomed zoonal zorils zoster zouave zounds zoysia zydeco zygoid zygoma zygose zygote zymase
7 letters 125
zacaton zaddick zaffars zaffers zaffirs zaffres zagging zaikais zamarra zamarro zananas zanders zaniest zanyish zapateo zappers zappier zapping zaptiah zaptieh zarebas zareeba zaribas zealots zealous zeatins zebecks zebraic zebrass zebrine zebroid zecchin zechins zedoary zelkova zemstva zemstvo zenaida zenanas zeniths zeolite zephyrs zeroing zesters zestful zestier zesting zeugmas zibeths zigging zigzags zikurat zilches zillahs zillion zincate zincify zincing zincite zincked zincoid zincous zingani zingano zingara zingare zingari zingaro zingers zingier zinging zinkify zinnias zipless zippers zippier zipping zircons zithern zithers zizzled zizzles zloties zlotych zoarial zoarium zodiacs zoecium zoisite zombies zombify zonally zonated zonking zonulae zonular zonulas zonules zooecia zooglea zooidal zoology zooming zootier zootomy zorilla zorille zorillo zosters zouaves zoysias zydecos zygomas zygoses zygosis zygotes zygotic zymases zymogen zymosan zymoses zymosis zymotic zymurgy zyzzyva
8 letters 91
zabaione zabajone zacatons zaddikim zaibatsu zamarras zamarros zamindar zaniness zapateos zappiest zaptiahs zaptiehs zaratite zareebas zarzuela zastruga zastrugi zealotry zecchini zecchino zecchins zelkovas zemindar zemstvos zenaidas zenithal zeolites zeolitic zeppelin zestiest zestless zibeline ziggurat zikkurat zikurats zillions zincates zincites zincking zingiest zippered zippiest zirconia zirconic zitherns zizzling zodiacal zoisites zombiism zonation zoneless zonetime zoochore zooecium zoogenic zoogleae zoogleal zoogleas zoogloea zoolater zoolatry zoologic zoomania zoometry zoomorph zoonoses zoonosis zoonotic zoophile zoophily zoophobe zoophyte zoosperm zoospore zootiest zootomic zorillas zorilles zorillos zucchini zwieback zygomata zygosity zygotene zymogene zymogens zymogram zymology zymosans zyzzyvas
9 letters 65
zabaiones zabajones zamindari zamindars zapateado zaratites zarzuelas zealously zebrasses zebrawood zecchinos zedoaries zeitgeber zeitgeist zemindars zemindary zeppelins zestfully zibelines zibelline ziggurats zigzagged zikkurats zillionth zincified zincifies zinfandel zinkified zinkifies zippering zirconias zirconium zitherist zombified zombifies zombiisms zonations zonetimes zoochores zoogloeae zoogloeas zookeeper zoolaters zoologies zoologist zoomanias zoomorphs zoophiles zoophilic zoophobes zoophytes zoosperms zoospores zoosporic zoosterol zootomies zucchetto zucchinis zwiebacks zygomatic zygospore zygotenes zymogenes zymograms zymurgies
10 letters 34
zabaglione zamindaris zaninesses zapateados zealotries zebrawoods zeitgebers zeitgeists zibellines zidovudine zigzagging zincifying zinfandels zinkifying zirconiums zitherists zombielike zombifying zookeepers zoolatries zoological zoologists zoometries zoomorphic zoophilies zoophilous zoosterols zucchettos zwitterion zygodactyl zygomorphy zygosities zygospores zymologies
11 letters 12
zabagliones zealousness zemindaries zestfulness zidovudines zillionaire zoantharian zooplankter zooplankton zootechnics zwitterions zygomorphic
12 letters 13
zillionaires zoantharians zoogeography zoologically zooplankters zooplanktons zoosporangia zootechnical zooxanthella zwitterionic zygapophyses zygapophysis zygomorphies
13 letters 9
zealousnesses zestfulnesses zombification zoogeographer zoogeographic zooplanktonic zoosporangium zooxanthellae zygodactylous
14 letters 3
zombifications zoogeographers zoogeographies
15 letters 1
zoogeographical
17 letters 1
zoogeographically
Using these words
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