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5-letter words with Z as the first letter

There are 99 five-letter words with Z as the first letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is ZUZIM at 25 points. O is the most common second letter among them (31), and the average score is 16.9 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green Z in the first position leaves these 99 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with Z in slot 1, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include ZUZIM, ZANZA, ZANZE, ZAZEN and ZEZES. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a Z in slot 1 further.

For Wordle, ZAIRE is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 99 words.

5-letter words with Z as the first letter in numbers

Words
99
Highest scoring
ZUZIM 25 pts
Average score
16.9 pts
With a definition
31 (31%)
Words by second letter
  1. A18
  2. E14
  3. H1
  4. I24
  5. L2
  6. O31
  7. U5
  8. Y4

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with z as the first letter

WordScoreLength
zuzim255
zanza235
zanze235
zazen235
zezes235
zizel235
zizit235
zanja215
zappy215
zaxes215

5-letter words with Z as the first letter (99)

All 99 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.

zuzim25zanza23zanze23zazen23zezes23zizel23zizit23zippy21zanja21zappy21zaxes21zexes21zinky21zymic21zacks20ziffs20zilch19zhomo19zincy19zymes19zippo18zakat18zombi18zambo18zebec18zebub18zerks18zimbi18zimbs18zingy18zinke18zocco18zonks18zooks18zoppa18zoppo18zouks18zygal18zygon18zloty17zayin17zesty17zarfs17zooey17zooty17zowie17zurfs17zaman16zebra16zamia16zulus14zeros14zooms16zoned15zooid15zaire14zonal14zones14zoril14zlote14zupan16zupas16zebus16zeals14zests14zetas14zerda15zincs16zeins14zings15zabra16zills14zante14zitis14zaris14zibet16zoner14zatis14zinco16zoris14zineb16zobos16ziram16zobus16zigan15zoism16zilas14zonda15zilla14zoaea14zines14zoeae14zoeal14zoeas14zoist14zonae14zooea14zoons14zorro14

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words have Z as the first letter?

Unscrambly's list has 99 five-letter words with Z in the first position, 0.8% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your first tile turned green as Z, these 99 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as ZAIRE.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with Z as the first letter?

ZUZIM scores 25 points in Scrabble. Next come ZANZA (23), ZANZE (23) and ZAZEN (23). The average is 16.9 points.

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