Words that start with Z
There are 1,123 words that start with Z in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is ZYZZYVAS at 44 points. They run from 2 to 15 letters, 7-letter words are the biggest group with 198, and the average one scores 21.5 points.
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Z is the flashiest ten-point tile, and even a two-letter z word can swing a game on the right square. Z starts 0.4% of the 269,870 words in the dictionary, the 24th largest share of the 26 letters. The longest run to 15 letters (11 words), ZINJANTHROPUSES among them. Two-letter words starting with Z: ZA and ZO.
Words that start with Z in numbers
- Words
- 1,123
- Highest scoring
- ZYZZYVAS 44 pts
- Average score
- 21.5 pts
- Longest
- ZINJANTHROPUSES 15 letters
- 22
- 323
- 456
- 599
- 6145
- 7198
- 8172
- 9154
- 10115
- 1165
- 1241
- 1327
- 1415
- 1511
Highest-scoring words that start with z
| Word | Score | Length |
|---|---|---|
| zyzzyvas | 44 | 8 |
| zyzzyva | 43 | 7 |
| zwischenzugs | 39 | 12 |
| zwischenzug | 38 | 11 |
| zygophyllaceous | 38 | 15 |
| zigzaggednesses | 37 | 15 |
| zanthoxylums | 36 | 12 |
| zinjanthropuses | 36 | 15 |
| zinziberaceous | 36 | 14 |
| zizyphuses | 36 | 10 |
Words that start with Z (1,123)
These 300 of the 1,123 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every length (2 to 15 letters); within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the full list is in the free JSON API.
15-letter words 11
14-letter words 15
13-letter words 22
12-letter words 23
11-letter words 23
10-letter words 23
9-letter words 23
8-letter words 23
7-letter words 28
6-letter words 38
5-letter words 23
4-letter words 23
3-letter words 23
Frequently asked questions
How many words start with Z?
1,123 words in Unscrambly's list start with Z. 99 of them have five letters, 198 have seven and 2 have two.
What is the best Z word for Scrabble?
ZYZZYVAS scores 44 points before bonus squares. Next come ZYZZYVA (43), ZWISCHENZUGS (39) and ZWISCHENZUG (38). Across all 1,123, the average is 21.5 points.
What two-letter words start with Z?
ZA and ZO: 2 in total. Two-letter words are the easiest way to score on a crowded board.
How many 5 letter words start with Z?
99. Five letters is the Wordle length, and every one of them is on the 5 letter words starting with Z list, where ZUZIM scores highest at 25 points.