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Words starting with Z

There are 532 words starting with Z in the standard word-game list. The most common are zero, zone, zoo, zombie, zip, zoom.

Most common, with meanings

Word	Meaning	Points
zero	indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration	13
zone	a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features	13
zoo	the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition	12
zombie	a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force	19
zip	a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail	14
zoom	a rapid rise	15
zipper	a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab	19
zap	a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact	14
zebra	any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines	16
zodiac	a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs…	18
zapping	The act or result of being zapped.	21
zeros	The decade of the 1800s, 1900s, 2000s, etc. The noughties. The 2000s.	14
zee	the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet	12
zed	the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet	13
zeta	the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet	13
zing	a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound	14
zeppelin	a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs	21
zucchini	marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small	24
zeal	a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)	13
zoning	dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and…	16
zest	vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment	13
zinc	a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used…	15
zit	a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne	12
zillion	very large indeterminate number	16
zeroes	Plural of zero	15
zilch	a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular;…	19
zephyr	a slight wind (usually refreshing)	23
zander	A European freshwater fish in the family Percidae, closely related to the perch, Sander lucioperca.	16
zig	an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions	13
zenith	the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which…	18
zooming	A sound or motion that zooms.	19
zipped	Addressed with a zip code.	20
zippy	quick and energetic	21
zigzag	having short sharp turns or angles	26
zealous	marked by active interest and enthusiasm	16
zoology	all the animal life in a particular region or period	20
zealot	a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans…	15
zaire	the basic unit of money in Zaire	14
zinger	a striking or amusing or caustic remark	16
zag	an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions	13
zloty	the basic unit of money in Poland	17
zany	ludicrous, foolish	16
zoological	concerning the study of animals and their classification and properties	22
zoologist	a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals	19
zabaglione	light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled	22
zaffre	A blue pigment obtained by roasting cobalt ore.	21
zaftig	(of a female body) healthily plump and vigorous	19
zaibatsu	A Japanese ‘money clique’ or conglomerate; (by extension) in the United States, any large corporation.	19
zamarra	Sheepskin	18
zamia	any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads	16
zamindar	An Indian landowner who collected local taxes and paid them to the British government.	20
zamindari	In British India, a system used to collect revenues from the ryots (cultivators of agricultural land)…	21
zanily	In a zany manner.	18
zaniness	The state or condition of being zany.	17
zanyish	Somewhat zany.	22
zanza	A kind of thumb piano from Africa.	23
zapateado	A dance of Mexican Indian origin characterized by a lively rhythm punctuated by the striking of the dancer's…	21
zapateo	A competitive stamping dance with percussive footwork, historically popular among the gauchos of South…	18
zapper	an electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents	19
zaptieh	A Turkish policeman	21

All 532 words

zero
zone
zoo
zombie
zip
zoom
zipper
zap
zebra
zodiac
zapping
zeros
zee
zed
zeta
zing
zeppelin
zucchini
zeal
zoning
zest
zinc
zit
zillion
zeroes
zilch
zephyr
zander
zig
zenith
zooming
zipped
zippy
zigzag
zealous
zoology
zealot
zaire
zinger
zag
zloty
zany
zoological
zoologist
zabaglione
zabagliones
zabaione
zabaiones
zabajone
zabajones
zacaton
zacatons
zaddick
zaddik
zaddikim
zaffar
zaffars
zaffer
zaffers
zaffir
zaffirs
zaffre
zaffres
zaftig
zagged
zagging
zags
zaibatsu
zaikai
zaikais
zaires
zamarra
zamarras
zamarro
zamarros
zamia
zamias
zamindar
zamindari
zamindaris
zamindars
zanana
zananas
zanders
zanier
zanies
zaniest
zanily
zaniness
zaninesses
zanyish
zanza
zanzas
zapateado
zapateados
zapateo
zapateos
zapped
zapper
zappers
zappier
zappiest
zappy
zaps
zaptiah
zaptiahs
zaptieh
zaptiehs
zaratite
zaratites
zareba
zarebas
zareeba
zareebas
zarf
zarfs
zariba
zaribas
zarzuela
zarzuelas
zastruga
zastrugi
zax
zaxes
zayin
zayins
zazen
zazens
zealotries
zealotry
zealots
zealously
zealousness
zealousnesses
zeals
zeatin
zeatins
zebec
zebeck
zebecks
zebecs
zebraic
zebras
zebrass
zebrasses
zebrawood
zebrawoods
zebrine
zebroid
zebu
zebus
zecchin
zecchini
zecchino
zecchinos
zecchins
zechin
zechins
zedoaries
zedoary
zeds
zees
zein
zeins
zeitgeber
zeitgebers
zeitgeist
zeitgeists
zek
zeks
zelkova
zelkovas
zemindar
zemindaries
zemindars
zemindary
zemstva
zemstvo
zemstvos
zenaida
zenaidas
zenana
zenanas
zenithal
zeniths
zeolite
zeolites
zeolitic
zephyrs
zeppelins
zerk
zerks
zeroed
zeroing
zeroth
zested
zester
zesters
zestful
zestfully
zestfulness
zestfulnesses
zestier
zestiest
zesting
zestless
zests
zesty
zetas
zeugma
zeugmas
zibeline
zibelines
zibelline
zibellines
zibet
zibeth
zibeths
zibets
zidovudine
zidovudines
zigged
zigging
ziggurat
ziggurats
zigs
zigzagged
zigzagging
zigzags
zikkurat
zikkurats
zikurat
zikurats
zilches
zill
zillah
zillahs
zillionaire
zillionaires
zillions
zillionth
zills
zin
zincate
zincates
zinced
zincic
zincified
zincifies
zincify
zincifying
zincing
zincite
zincites
zincked
zincking
zincky
zincoid
zincous
zincs
zincy
zineb
zinebs
zinfandel
zinfandels
zingani
zingano
zingara
zingare
zingari
zingaro
zinged
zingers
zingier
zingiest
zinging
zings
zingy
zinkified
zinkifies
zinkify
zinkifying
zinky
zinnia
zinnias
zins
zipless
zippered
zippering
zippers
zippier
zippiest
zipping
zips
ziram
zirams
zircon
zirconia
zirconias
zirconic
zirconium
zirconiums
zircons
zither
zitherist
zitherists
zithern
zitherns
zithers
ziti
zitis
zits
zizit
zizith
zizzle
zizzled
zizzles
zizzling
zlote
zloties
zlotych
zlotys
zoa
zoantharian
zoantharians
zoaria
zoarial
zoarium
zodiacal
zodiacs
zoea
zoeae
zoeal
zoeas
zoecia
zoecium
zoftig
zoic
zoisite
zoisites
zombi
zombielike
zombies
zombification
zombifications
zombified
zombifies
zombify
zombifying
zombiism
zombiisms
zombis
zonal
zonally
zonary
zonate
zonated
zonation
zonations
zoned
zoneless
zoner
zoners
zones
zonetime
zonetimes
zonk
zonked
zonking
zonks
zonula
zonulae
zonular
zonulas
zonule
zonules
zoochore
zoochores
zooecia
zooecium
zoogenic
zoogeographer
zoogeographers
zoogeographic
zoogeographical
zoogeographically
zoogeographies
zoogeography
zooglea
zoogleae
zoogleal
zoogleas
zoogloea
zoogloeae
zoogloeas
zooid
zooidal
zooids
zookeeper
zookeepers
zooks
zoolater
zoolaters
zoolatries
zoolatry
zoologic
zoologically
zoologies
zoologists
zoomania
zoomanias
zoomed
zoometries
zoometry
zoomorph
zoomorphic
zoomorphs
zooms
zoon
zoonal
zoonoses
zoonosis
zoonotic
zoons
zoophile
zoophiles
zoophilic
zoophilies
zoophilous
zoophily
zoophobe
zoophobes
zoophyte
zoophytes
zooplankter
zooplankters
zooplankton
zooplanktonic
zooplanktons
zoos
zoosperm
zoosperms
zoosporangia
zoosporangium
zoospore
zoospores
zoosporic
zoosterol
zoosterols
zootechnical
zootechnics
zootier
zootiest
zootomic
zootomies
zootomy
zooty
zooxanthella
zooxanthellae
zori
zoril
zorilla
zorillas
zorille
zorilles
zorillo
zorillos
zorils
zoris
zoster
zosters
zouave
zouaves
zounds
zowie
zoysia
zoysias
zucchetto
zucchettos
zucchinis
zwieback
zwiebacks
zwitterion
zwitterionic
zwitterions
zydeco
zydecos
zygapophyses
zygapophysis
zygodactyl
zygodactylous
zygoid
zygoma
zygomas
zygomata
zygomatic
zygomorphic
zygomorphies
zygomorphy
zygose
zygoses
zygosis
zygosities
zygosity
zygospore
zygospores
zygote
zygotene
zygotenes
zygotes
zygotic
zymase
zymases
zyme
zymes
zymogen
zymogene
zymogenes
zymogens
zymogram
zymograms
zymologies
zymology
zymosan
zymosans
zymoses
zymosis
zymotic
zymurgies
zymurgy
zyzzyva
zyzzyvas