Words that start with Z

532 words, 3 to 17 letters. Highest score ZYZZYVAS (39 points).

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zyzzyvas₃₉
zoogeographically₃₈
zyzzyva₃₈
zygapophyses₃₃
zygapophysis₃₃
zigzagging₃₂
zizzling₃₂
zoogeographical₃₂
zygodactylous₃₂
zooxanthellae₃₁
zygomorphy₃₁
zigzagged₃₀

Words by length

312
431
551
684
7125
891
965
1034
1112
1213
139
143
151
16+1

3 letters 12

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

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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

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What is in this list

This list holds 532 words, 0.3% of the 172,634 words this site keeps from the ENABLE word list. They run from 3 to 17 letters, and the most common length is 7 letters with 125 words (23.5% of the list). The shortest are ZAG, ZAP, ZAX, ZED, ZEE and ZEK; the longest is ZOOGEOGRAPHICALLY. Of the 13 lists in this group it is the 12th largest: “words that start with S” leads with 18,959 and “words that start with X” has the fewest, 136.

Points and vowels

Using this site's letter values, the average word here scores 18.5 points (median 18); words of the same lengths across the whole list average 13, so this list runs 5.5 points richer. The top scorers are ZYZZYVAS (39), ZOOGEOGRAPHICALLY (38), ZYZZYVA (38), ZYGAPOPHYSES (33). Point for point, ZAX earns the most per letter: 17 points over 3 letters, 5.7 each. Z itself is worth 8 points here, which is why so many of these words outscore their length.

Vowels (A, E, I, O, U) make up 39.5% of the letters, against 38% across the whole list. 46 words are more than half vowels. Compared with the whole dictionary, the letter most over-represented here is O: 10.7% of the letters, against 6.6% overall.

How the words are built

After the opening Z, the next letter is O in 31% of words, then I (22.4%) and E (18.2%). 190 words have a doubled letter (35.7%); the most common doubles are OO (91), LL (23), PP (18). The most common endings are -IES (19, as in ZANIES), -ING (19, as in ZAGGING), -ERS (14, as in ZAFFERS). 37.8% end in a single S — mostly plurals and verb forms of shorter words.

Word play in this list

The biggest anagram family here is ZAFFERS and ZAFFRES — 2 words from the same 7 letters. Altogether 3 sets of anagrams sit inside this list, covering 6 words. The longest word with no letter repeated is ZEMINDARS (9 different letters). ZINCIFYING is the longest word here that uses only one kind of vowel, ahead of ZINKIFYING.

30.6% of these words take an S on the end and stay a word (ZABAGLIONE, ZABAIONE and ZABAJONE among them); after S, the most useful end letter is E, which extends 7 words. At the front, O turns 6 words into new ones (ZONATE → OZONATE); A turns 3 words into new ones (ZOIC → AZOIC); T turns 2 words into new ones (ZADDIK → TZADDIK).

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