532 words

Words starting with Z

532 words begin with Z, which is 0.3% of the dictionary. 44 of them are everyday words. The longest is ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL at 15 letters, and the highest scoring is ZYZZYVAS at 44 points.

532
Words starting with Z
44
Everyday words among them
15
Letters in the longest, ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL
10 / 10
Z is worth this in Scrabble / Words With Friends

Highest scoring words starting with Z

Playing off a Z on the board

If there is a Z already played and a free square in front of it, these are your options. Worth checking the two and three letter entries first: a short word that also forms a second word across usually beats a long one that does not.

The list

15 letter words

1

14 letter words

3

13 letter words

9

12 letter words

13

11 letter words

12

10 letter words

34

9 letter words

65

8 letter words

91

Showing 80 of 91, most familiar first.

7 letter words

125

Showing 80 of 125, most familiar first.

6 letter words

84

Showing 80 of 84, most familiar first.

5 letter words

51

4 letter words

31

3 letter words

12

2 letter words

1

Every other letter

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