9-Letter Words Starting with Z
There are 19 nine-letter words that start with Z on Word.ws, from zamindari to zygomatic. The most common are zeitgeist, zoologist, zebrafish, zirconium and zookeeper.
Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.
All 19 nine-letter words that start with Z
- zamindari21n. In British India, a system used to collect revenues from the ryots...
- zanamivir23n. An antiviral drug C₁₂H₂₀N₄O₇ that is a neuraminidase inhibitor taken by...
- zealously21adv. Like, or in the manner of, a zealot; with great zeal or zealotry.
- zebrafish26n. A small striped fish of species Danio rerio, originally from India but...
- zebrawood24n. Any wood with a figure (grain pattern) like the striping of a zebra...
- zeitgeist19n. The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of...
- zettabyte23n. One sextillion (10²¹, or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000...
- zillionth21adj. The ordinal form of the number zillion.
- zinfandel22n. A dry red wine of California.
- ziplining21n. The recreational activity of travelling on ziplines.
- zirconate20n. Any salt of zirconic acid.
- zirconium22n. A chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40, a strong...
- zombified26adj. Having been made into a zombie, or induced to behave in a zombie-like...
- zookeeper24n. A person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals.
- zoologist19n. One who studies or practices zoology.
- zoophilia23n. A paraphilia involving the sexual attraction of people to non-human...
- zopiclone22n. A nonbenzodiazepine sedative used to treat insomnia.
- zwanziger31n. An Austrian silver coin equivalent to 20 kreutzers.
- zygomatic26adj. Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or...
225 rare nine-letter words that start with Z
- zabernism
- zabillion
- zacatuche
- zacopride
- zagamiite
- zaldaride
- zaltidine
- zamacueca
- zamboorak
- zaminkand
- zanfirico
- zangboite
- zantewood
- zapateado
- zapizolam
- zapoterin
- zappiness
- zappingly
- zaprinast
- zarilamid
- zatherian
- zdenekite
- zeagonite
- zealfully
- zealotism
- zealotist
- zebavidin
- zebraback
- zebralike
- zedsexual
- zeibekiko
- zeilanite
- zeitgeber
- zelatrice
- zellerite
- zelotypia
- zemannite
- zemkorite
- zemlyanka
- zenzenite
- zeolitite
- zeolitize
- zeotropic
- zepastine
- zephyrean
- zephyrous
- zeptobarn
- zeptogram
- zeptomole
- zermahbub
- zeroaxial
- zerogonal
- zerograph
- zeromodal
- zerophase
- zerumbone
- zestfully
- zestiness
- zetametry
- zetetical
- zettaflop
- zettagram
- zettoside
- zeuglodon
- zeugmatic
- zeunerite
- zeuzerine
- zhanmadao
- zhelestid
- zhongruan
- zhuzhable
- zibelline
- zibethone
- zigamorph
- zigrasite
- zigzagger
- zilascorb
- zimidoben
- zinalsite
- zincalism
- zincation
- zincergic
- zincolyte
- zincosome
- zincotype
- zincsmith
- zincworks
- zingerone
- zinginess
- zingingly
- zinkenite
- ziphodont
- ziplessly
- ziplocked
- zippiness
- zippingly
- zipwiring
- zircoloid
- zirconian
- zirconide
- zirconite
- zirconoid
- ziresovir
- zirkelite
- zirsilite
- zitherist
- zittavite
- znucalite
- zoanthoid
- zobtenite
- zocainone
- zoetropic
- zoidogamy
- zolazepam
- zolertine
- zolimomab
- zollpfund
- zombiedom
- zombiesat
- zombifier
- zombitude
- zombology
- zomebazam
- zomepirac
- zonifugal
- zonipetal
- zonobiome
- zonogonal
- zonotopal
- zonotopic
- zonotreme
- zonularly
- zonulitis
- zonulysis
- zoochoric
- zoochosis
- zoochotic
- zoochrome
- zoocytium
- zoodermic
- zooerasty
- zoofulvin
- zoogamete
- zoogamous
- zoogenous
- zoogloeal
- zoogloeic
- zoogonous
- zoography
- zooicidal
- zoolagnia
- zoolatria
- zoolithic
- zoologize
- zoomantic
- zoometric
- zoomingly
- zoomorphy
- zoonomist
- zoopathic
- zoophagan
- zoophagia
- zoophagic
- zoophilic
- zoophobia
- zoophobic
- zoophoric
- zoophorus
- zoophytal
- zoophytic
- zooplasty
- zooregion
- zoosadism
- zoosadist
- zooscopic
- zoosexual
- zoosmosis
- zoosphere
- zoosporal
- zoosporic
- zoosterol
- zoosyntax
- zootechny
- zootheism
- zootheist
- zootomist
- zorbonaut
- zorubicin
- zosteroid
- zoubekite
- zoukified
- zucchetta
- zucchetto
- zugunruhe
- zultanite
- zurkhaneh
- zybavirus
- zygaenine
- zygaenoid
- zygantral
- zygantrum
- zygomorph
- zygoneure
- zygoneury
- zygophore
- zygophyte
- zygosperm
- zygospore
- zygotaxis
- zygotenic
- zymocidal
- zymogenic
- zymograph
- zymologic
- zymolyase
- zymolysis
- zymolytic
- zymometer
- zymophagy
- zymophore
- zymophyte
- zymoscope
- zymotoxic
- zymurgist
- zythology
Questions about these words
- How many nine-letter words that start with Z are there?
- Word.ws lists 19 nine-letter words that start with Z, plus 225 rare ones.
- What are common nine-letter words that start with Z?
- zeitgeist, zoologist, zebrafish, zirconium, zookeeper, zealously, zinfandel and zygomatic.
- Which of the nine-letter words that start with Z has the highest letter score?
- zwanziger scores 31 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.
Cite this page: “9-Letter Words Starting with Z: 19 Words.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/words/9-letter/starting-with-z. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.