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4-Letter Words Starting with Z

There are 59 four-letter words that start with Z on Word.ws, from zack to zzzs. The most common are zone, zero, zoom, zinc and zack.

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All 59 four-letter words that start with Z

ZA

  • zack19n. Sixpence.
  • zail13n. An administrative unit of two to forty villages during the British Raj...
  • zaim15n. An influential figure or leader in Lebanon.
  • zain13n. A horse of a dark colour with no lighter spots.
  • zale13n. Any of the genus Zale of erebid moths.
  • zama15n. Synonym of zama-zama.
  • zami15n. A lesbian.
  • zany16adj. Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish.
  • zarb15n. Synonym of tombak (“a type of goblet drum used heavily in Persian...
  • zari13n. A fine gold or silver thread used in traditional Indian, Pakistani and...
  • zark17interj. Fuck.
  • zati13n. Macaca radiata, a macaque native to India and Sri Lanka with a...
  • zayn16n. The letter ز in the Arabic script.
  • zaza22n. Exotic marijuana.
  • zazz31n. Energetic charisma; zest; vitality.

ZE

  • zeal13n. The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and...
  • zebu15n. A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump...
  • zeid14n. Any fish in the family Zeidae.
  • zein13n. A protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications.
  • zemi15n. Any of various local deities, human or animal and represented by small...
  • zeon13n. The hot water added to the chalice by the priest during the Byzantine...
  • zerg14v. To attack an opponent with a large swarm of low-level units before they...
  • zerk17n. Any of a class of types of grease nipples, or an instance thereof...
  • zero13n. The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.
  • zest13n. The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
  • zeta13n. The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by...
  • zeze22n. A stringed instrument of sub-Saharan Africa.

ZH

  • zhou16n. Synonym of congee, a thick rice porridge.
  • zhun16adj. Exact, precise, spot-on.

ZI

  • ziff19n. A beard.
  • zika17n. The disease caused by the Zika virus.
  • zill13n. One of a set of small finger cymbals used in belly dancing and similar...
  • zina13n. Adultery, fornication.
  • zinc15n. A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a...
  • zine13n. A low-circulation, noncommercial publication of original or...
  • zing14n. A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or...
  • zink17n. A type of cornett.
  • zino13n. The superpartner of the Z-boson.
  • zion13n. Zayin, Hebrew letter ז.
  • ziti13n. A type of macaroni pasta in the form of long smooth hollow tubes.

ZO

  • zoar13n. A place of refuge; a sanctuary.
  • zoic15adj. Having the form of an animal; animal-like, zoomorphic.
  • zoid14n. A reproductive cell that possesses one or more flagella, and is capable...
  • zona13n. A zone or band; a layer.
  • zone13n. Any given region or area of the world.
  • zonk17n. An unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as...
  • zook17v. To vomit.
  • zoom15n. A humming noise from something moving very fast.
  • zoon13n. A distinct organism.
  • zoop15interj. Sound effect suggesting rapid motion.
  • zoot13n. A zoot suit.
  • zope15n. A fish of species Ballerus ballerus (syn. Abramis ballerus) native to...
  • zorb15n. A large, transparent, inflatable ball, inside which a person may be...
  • zori13n. A Japanese sandal made from rice straw or lacquered wood, worn with a...
  • zotz22v. To murder, knock off.
  • zouk17n. A style of dance music originating in the French Antilles, combining...

ZU

  • zuke17n. Zucchini.

ZY

  • zyme18n. A ferment.

ZZ

27 rare four-letter words that start with Z

Questions about these words

How many four-letter words that start with Z are there?
Word.ws lists 59 four-letter words that start with Z, plus 27 rare ones.
What are common four-letter words that start with Z?
zone, zero, zoom, zinc, zack, zion, zhou and zeal.
Which of the four-letter words that start with Z has the highest letter score?
zzzs scores 31 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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