6-Letter Words Starting with Z
There are 43 six-letter words that start with Z on Word.ws, from zaatar to zygote. The most common are zombie, zoning, zodiac, zipper and zenith.
Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.
All 43 six-letter words that start with Z
ZA
- zaatar15n. A particular herb, similar in flavor to thyme or oregano, used in...
- zaftig19adj. Having a plump and sexually attractive figure; voluptuous...
- zambra19n. A flamenco dance associated with Andalusia.
- zander16n. A European freshwater fish in the family Percidae, closely related to...
- zapper19n. A remote control for a television.
- zawiya21n. In North and West Africa, a Muslim religious school or community, or...
ZE
- zealot15n. One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific...
- zehner18n. An Austrian silver coin equal to ten kreutzers.
- zenana15n. Synonym of harem (“area of house or palace for high-caste women or...
- zenith18n. The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the...
- zentai15n. Skintight garments that cover the entire body.
- zephyr23n. A light wind from the west.
- zeroes15n. The decade of the 1800s, 1900s, 2000s, etc. The noughties. The 2000s.
- zeroth18adj. In the initial position in a sequence whose elements are numbered...
- zester15n. A kitchen implement used to remove the zest of citrus fruit.
- zeugma18n. The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to...
ZI
- ziarat15n. An Islamic shrine.
- zigzag26n. A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.
- zillah18n. A district or local division, as of a province, in India.
- zinger16n. A very rapidly moving object, especially one that is thrown.
- zinnia15n. Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia...
- zipped20adj. Addressed with a zip code.
- zipper19n. A zip fastener.
- zircon17n. A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey...
- zither18n. A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous...
ZO
- zocalo17n. A town square or marketplace, especially in Mexico.
- zodiac18n. The belt-like region of the celestial sphere, approximately eight...
- zoinks19interj. Expressing surprise, fear, etc.
- zombie19n. A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic)...
- zongzi25n. A traditional Chinese dumpling of glutinous rice stuffed with a savoury...
- zoning16n. Legislative action for the purpose of regulating the use of property...
- zonked20adj. Extremely fatigued.
- zonkey22n. The offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
- zoomer17n. That which zooms.
- zoomie17n. A graduate of, or student at, the United States Air Force Academy...
- zooted16adj. Drunk or intoxicated; stoned; zonked.
- zoster15n. An ancient Greek waist-belt for men.
- zouave18n. A French soldier in the Union army of the Unites States civil war, or a...
- zounds16interj. Expressing anger, surprise, assertion etc.
- zoysia18n. Any member of species of the genus (Zoysia) of creeping perennial...
ZY
109 rare six-letter words that start with Z
- zabiba
- zacate
- zaccho
- zachun
- zaffre
- zagger
- zaguan
- zaikai
- zaimet
- zaisan
- zambuk
- zamite
- zangee
- zanily
- zansae
- zanzhi
- zappee
- zapupe
- zarnec
- zarthe
- zealed
- zeatin
- zebrin
- zechut
- zeekoe
- zelant
- zelnik
- zeloso
- zenpai
- zenzic
- zeocin
- zeorin
- zeriba
- zeroid
- zeybek
- zhoixo
- zhoosh
- zhrets
- zhuihu
- ziamet
- zicral
- ziczac
- zieria
- zierin
- zigger
- zigzig
- zilant
- zimrah
- zimzum
- zincic
- zincin
- zincum
- zindan
- zingel
- ziolib
- zipgun
- zipola
- ziptop
- zipway
- zitcom
- zitoni
- zizany
- zizzle
- zoetic
- zoilus
- zombic
- zomedy
- zonary
- zonate
- zongdu
- zonite
- zonker
- zonoid
- zonula
- zonule
- zonure
- zoobie
- zooful
- zooish
- zooked
- zoonal
- zoonic
- zoonym
- zooter
- zootic
- zootie
- zootje
- zoozoo
- zorber
- zorino
- zorite
- zornia
- zotzed
- zouhun
- zubron
- zufolo
- zuisin
- zunana
- zygion
- zygite
- zygoid
- zygose
- zygous
- zymase
- zymoid
- zymome
- zymose
- zythos
- zythum
Questions about these words
- How many six-letter words that start with Z are there?
- Word.ws lists 43 six-letter words that start with Z, plus 109 rare ones.
- What are common six-letter words that start with Z?
- zombie, zoning, zodiac, zipper, zenith, zephyr, zigzag and zipped.
- Which of the six-letter words that start with Z has the highest letter score?
- zigzag scores 26 points with the standard letter tile values.
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Source and license
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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