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8-letter words starting with Z
There are 91 8-letter words starting with Z in the standard word-game list. The most common are zeppelin, zucchini, zaibatsu, zamindar, zaniness, zaratite.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| zeppelin | a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs | 21 |
| zucchini | marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small | 24 |
| zaibatsu | A Japanese ‘money clique’ or conglomerate; (by extension) in the United States, any large corporation. | 19 |
| zamindar | An Indian landowner who collected local taxes and paid them to the British government. | 20 |
| zaniness | The state or condition of being zany. | 17 |
| zaratite | A hydrous basic nickel carbonate occurring in emerald-green incrustations or compact masses | 17 |
| zarzuela | A form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue and usually a comic subject. | 26 |
| zastruga | Any of a series of long, wavelike ridges or grooves formed on a snow surface by the wind, especially in… | 18 |
| zealotry | excessive intolerance of opposing views | 20 |
| zecchino | An old gold coin of Italy; a sequin. | 24 |
| zenithal | relating to or located at or near the zenith | 20 |
| zeolitic | Of, pertaining to, containing, or produced using a zeolite. | 19 |
| zestless | Lacking zest; passionless, unenthusiastic. | 17 |
| zibeline | A thick, soft woolen fabric with a long nap. | 19 |
| ziggurat | a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians | 19 |
| zikkurat | a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians | 25 |
| zippered | Fitted with a zipper. | 22 |
| zirconia | a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes | 19 |
| zirconic | Pertaining to, or composed of zirconium or zircons | 21 |
| zodiacal | relating to or included in the zodiac | 20 |
| zombiism | The condition of being a zombie. | 23 |
| zonation | An arrangement or distribution of things into zones. | 17 |
| zoneless | Without zones; unzoned. | 17 |
| zonetime | The time in a particular time zone, based on a meridian, as opposed to standard time. | 19 |
| zoochore | A plant whose seeds, spores, or fruit are dispersed by animals. | 22 |
| zooecium | One of the cells or tubes which enclose the feeding zooids of Bryozoa. | 21 |
| zoogenic | Originating in, or produced by, animals rather than plants | 20 |
| zoogloea | A colony or mass of bacteria embedded in a viscous gelatinous substance, characteristic of a transitory… | 18 |
| zoolater | A worshipper of animals | 17 |
| zoolatry | the worship of animals | 20 |
| zoologic | Zoological | 20 |
| zoomania | An excessive or abnormal love of animals | 19 |
| zoometry | Measurement of the bodies of animals | 22 |
| zoomorph | A figure in ancient art resembling an animal. | 24 |
| zoonosis | an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans | 17 |
| zoonotic | of or relating to or constituting zoonosis | 19 |
| zoophile | A person sexually attracted to non-human animals. | 22 |
| zoophily | Pollination by animals | 25 |
| zoophobe | A zoophobic person. | 24 |
| zoophyte | any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge | 25 |
| zoosperm | One of the spermatic particles; spermatozoid, spermatozoon. | 21 |
| zoospore | an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella | 19 |
| zootomic | Relating to zootomy. | 21 |
| zwieback | slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp | 28 |
| zygosity | The quality or characteristics of a zygote | 24 |
| zygotene | the second stage of the prophase of meiosis | 21 |
| zymogene | One of a physiological group of globular bacteria that produce fermentations of diverse nature; —… | 23 |
| zymogram | A strip of electrophoretic material on which enzymes are visibly separated through histochemical methods… | 25 |
| zymology | the branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling) | 26 |
All 91 words
- zeppelin
- zucchini
- 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
- 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
- zwieback
- zygomata
- zygosity
- zygotene
- zymogene
- zymogens
- zymogram
- zymology
- zymosans
- zyzzyvas