Share of dataset
0.8%
98 of 12,478 verified words
98 words
5-Letter Words Starting With Z
All verified five-letter words that start with Z. This slice covers 0.8% of the 12,478-word dataset, and the most common endings here are S (35), A (11), and Y (9). Use Word Finder to apply more filters.
All 98 Words
ZABRAZACKSZAIREZAKATZAMANZAMBOZAMIAZANJAZANTEZANZAZANZEZAPPYZARFSZATISZAXESZAYINZAZENZEALSZEBECZEBRAZEBUBZEBUSZEINSZERDAZERKSZEROSZESTSZESTYZETASZEXESZEZESZHOMOZIBETZIFFSZIGANZILASZILCHZILLAZILLSZIMBIZIMBSZINCOZINCSZINCYZINEBZINESZINGSZINGYZINKEZINKYZIPPOZIPPYZIRAMZITISZIZELZIZITZLOTEZLOTYZOAEAZOBOSZOBUSZOCCOZOEAEZOEALZOEASZOISMZOISTZOMBIZONAEZONALZONDAZONEDZONERZONESZONKSZOOEAZOOEYZOOIDZOOKSZOOMSZOONSZOOTYZOPPAZOPPOZORILZORISZORROZOUKSZOWIEZULUSZUPANZUPASZURFSZUZIMZYGALZYGONZYMESZYMIC
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Five unique letters
59.2%
58 words without repeats
Average vowel count
1.9
Most common bucket: 2 vowels
Average Scrabble score
16.9
Calculated from standard English tile values
How To Use Starting-With Z Lists
Starting-letter pages matter once the first slot is confirmed. For Z-opening words, the most common endings are S (35), A (11), and Y (9), which is a faster way to evaluate patterns than scanning a raw dictionary dump.
If you know one more green tile, move from this page into the position filters. If you only know banned letters, this page still gives you a clean candidate pool with 59.2% five-unique-letter words.
Example Words From This List
ZAKAT
the fourth pillar of islam is almsgiving as an act of worship
ZEBRA
any of several fleet black-and-white striped african equines
ZILLS
one of a pair of small metallic cymbals worn on the thumb and middle finger
ZOMBI
(voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
ZONES
a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
ZOOID
one of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan