Words That Start with Z

2-letter words that start with Z

• za11n. Pizza.
• ze11n. The name of the Cyrillic script letter З / з.

3-letter words that start with Z

• zaa12n. The letter ظ in the Arabic script.
• zag13n. One of a series of sharp turns or reversals.
• zai12adj. Extremely skilled; talented.
• zak16n. Money.
• zam14interj. Shortened form of kazaam.
• zao12v. To leave hastily, to take off.
• zap14n. A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
• zar12n. A religious set of beliefs and practices in parts of northern Africa...
• zav15n. A state of ritual impurity arising from abnormal seminal discharge by...
• zax19n. A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.
• zay15n. Zayin, the seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets.
• zea12n. Any plant of the genus Zea.
• zed13n. The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.
• zee12n. The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.
• zef15n. A South African counterculture movement associated with the white lower...
• zek16n. A prisoner at a Russian prison, especially (historical) at a Soviet...
• zem14n. A zemidjan.
• zen12n. Synonym of enlightenment, particularly the kind acquired through Zen...
• zep14n. A certain type of submarine sandwich.
• zhe15n. The letter Ж, ж.
• zhu15n. An ancient Chinese unit of weight, notionally equivalent to 100 millet...
• zig13n. A sudden or sharp turn or change of direction.
• zij19n. An Islamic book that tabulates parameters used for various astronomical...
• zin12n. Zinfandel wine.
• zip14n. The high-pitched sound of a small object moving rapidly through air.
• zir12n. A large clay jug for storing water, common in Egypt and the Sudan since...
• zit12n. Pimple.
• zod13n. A loser; a contemptible or uncool person.
• zoe12n. Bare or universal life.
• zol12n. A cannabis cigarette.
• zoo12n. A park where live animals are exhibited.
• zot12v. To zap, kill, or destroy.
• zun12n. A type of Chinese ritual bronze or ceramic wine vessel with a round or...
• zuz21n. An ancient Hebrew silver coin, one quarter of a shekel.
• zzz30interj. A snoring sound, implying that somebody is asleep.

4-letter words that start with Z

• zack19n. Sixpence.
• 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.
• 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...
• zayn16n. The letter ز in the Arabic script.
• zaza22n. Exotic marijuana.
• 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.
• 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...
• zhou16n. Synonym of congee, a thick rice porridge.
• 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.
• zion13n. Zayin, Hebrew letter ז.
• ziti13n. A type of macaroni pasta in the form of long smooth hollow tubes.
• zoar13n. A place of refuge; a sanctuary.
• 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.
• zook17v. To vomit.
• zoom15n. A humming noise from something moving very fast.
• zoon13n. A distinct organism.
• zoot13n. A zoot suit.
• zouk17n. A style of dance music originating in the French Antilles, combining...
• zuke17n. Zucchini.

All 59 4-letter words that start with Z

5-letter words that start with Z

• zaddy19n. A handsome, fashionable man, especially an older man.
• zahid18n. An ascetic.
• zahir17n. The external or apparent meaning of the Qur'an.
• zaire14n. The unit of currency of Zaire from 1967 to 1998.
• zakat18n. Almsgiving, usually in the form of an annual tax on certain types of...
• zaman16n. Albizia saman, a large tropical tree in the pea family.
• zamia16n. Any of various cycads of the genera Zamia and Macrozamia.
• zappy21adj. Lively or energetic.
• zarda15n. The flavoured tobacco used in paan.
• zayat17n. A building in Myanmar used for meetings and religious assemblies and to...
• zazen23n. A form of seated meditation in Zen Buddhism.
• zebra16n. Any of three species of subgenus Hippotigris: Equus grevyi, Equus...
• zeist14n. One who believed that maize was the cause of pellagra.
• zendo15n. A hall at a Zen buddhist monastery where formal seated meditation...
• zeros14n. The decade of the 1800s, 1900s, 2000s, etc. The noughties. The 2000s.
• zesty17adj. Having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy.
• zhang18n. A traditional Chinese unit of length, 10 Chinese feet or ¹/₁₅₀ Chinese...
• zheng18n. Synonym of guzheng.
• ziggy19adj. Zigzaggy.
• zilch19n. Nothing, zero.
• zilla14n. A subdivision of a province or state.
• zineb16n. An organic fungicide and insecticide sprayed on cereal grasses, fruit...
• zingy18adj. Full of zest.
• zippo18adj. Zero; none whatsoever.
• zippy21adj. Energetic and lively.
• zloty17n. The currency unit of Poland, divided into 100 groszy.
• zonal14adj. Divided into zones.
• zonda15n. A hot, dry wind of the Andes.
• zoned15adj. Included in a zone.
• zoner14n. Someone who zones things.
• zooey17adj. Resembling or characteristic of a zoo.
• zooid15n. An organic body or cell having locomotion, as a spermatic cell or...
• zooks18interj. Synonym of gadzooks.
• zoomy19adj. That goes zoom!
• zorro14n. A South American canid of the species Lycalopex culpaeus, visually...
• zowie17interj. An indication of astonishment or admiration.
• zupan16n. The leader of a župa, or administrative unit, among various South...
• zuppa18n. Any of various Italian soups.
• zurek18n. Sour cereal soup (a type of sour rye soup, originating from Poland).
• zygon18n. In the cerebrum, a short crossbar fissure that connects the two pairs...

All 47 5-letter words that start with Z

6-letter words that start with Z

• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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)...
• zoning16n. Legislative action for the purpose of regulating the use of property...
• zonked20adj. Extremely fatigued.
• 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...
• zydeco21n. A form of Louisiana Creole music, characteristically performed by...
• zygote19n. A eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes (“reproductive...

All 43 6-letter words that start with Z

7-letter words that start with Z

• zamorin18n. The leader of the medieval kingdom of Kozhikode.
• zanella16n. An Italian wool or twill fabric.
• zapping21n. The act or result of being zapped.
• zealous16adj. Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion...
• zebrina18n. The flowering plant Tradescantia zebrina (formerly Zebrina pendula), a...
• zeerust16n. Datedness of something originally intended to seem futuristic.
• zelkova23n. A kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova).
• zemstvo21n. A Russian district or provincial council, or elective...
• zenaida17n. A zenaida dove (Zenaida spp.).
• zeolite16n. Any of several minerals, aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium...
• zeroing17n. The act, or the result of zeroing.
• zestful19adj. Of food, or an aroma or flavour: pleasantly piquant, pungent, or spicy...
• zillion16n. An unspecified large number (of).
• zingara17n. A female zingaro.
• zingaro17n. A Gypsy.
• zipline18n. A pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline, designed to enable...
• zoisite16n. A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, Ca₂Al₃(SiO₄)(Si₂O₇)O(OH).
• zonally19adv. In zones.
• zoodles17n. Zucchini sliced into thin strips so as to resemble noodles.
• zoology20n. The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the...
• zoomies18n. Nontechnical units of radiation, such as are present in a compartment...
• zooming19adj. That zooms.
• zorbing19n. A sport in which a participant is secured inside a zorb and rolled...
• zwinger20n. A citadel or fortress, especially one that protects a city.
• zygotic22adj. Of, pertaining to or existing as a zygote.
• zymogen22n. A proenzyme, or enzyme precursor, which requires a biochemical change...
• zymosan21n. An insoluble carbohydrate, obtained from the cell walls of yeast, used...

8-letter words that start with Z

• zaibatsu19n. A large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan...
• zaleplon19n. A sedative hypnotic drug of the pyrazolopyrimidine class, mainly used...
• zamindar20n. An Indian landowner who collected local taxes and paid them to the...
• zaniness17n. The state or condition of being zany.
• zapatera19n. A cured olive which has spoiled or is on the verge of decomposition.
• zarzuela26n. A form of Spanish opera having spoken dialogue and usually a comic...
• zealotry20n. Something characteristic of a zealot; excessive zeal; fanaticism.
• zenithal20adj. Of or pertaining to a zenith.
• zeolitic19adj. Of, pertaining to, containing, or produced using a zeolite.
• ziggurat19n. A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a...
• zimbabwe26n. Any of the prominent cultural ruins of which Greater Zimbabwe is the...
• zindabad21interj. Long live.
• zingiber20n. Any member of the genus Zingiber of gingers.
• zippered22adj. Fitted with a zipper.
• zircaloy22n. Any of a set of specialist alloys of zirconium.
• zirconia19n. The oxide of zirconium, obtained as a white powder, and possessing both...
• zodiacal20adj. Of or pertaining to the zodiac.
• zoetrope19n. An optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the inside of a...
• zolpidem22n. A sedative and hypnotic drug administered orally in the form of its...
• zonation17n. An arrangement or distribution of things into zones.
• zoomable21adj. Supporting a zoom (magnification) facility.
• zoonosis17n. An animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted...
• zoonotic19adj. Relating to, or having a zoonosis.
• zoophile22n. A person sexually attracted to non-human animals.
• zoospore19n. A motile asexual spore of some algae and fungi.
• zucchini24n. A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible...
• zugzwang31n. A situation in which a player is forced to make a disadvantageous move...
• zwieback28n. A form of rusk, usually sweetened bread enriched with eggs that is...

9-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...

10-letter words that start with Z

• zabaglione22n. A custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.
• zeaxanthin29n. A yellow crystalline carotenoid alcohol that occurs widely with lutein...
• zidovudine24n. A nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₁₀H₁₃N₅O₄, a type...
• zigzagging32adj. Winding, twisting, turning or sinuous.
• zoledronic22adj. Of or pertaining to zoledronic acid or its derivatives.
• zoological22adj. Of, or relating to, animals.
• zoomorphic28adj. Having the shape, form, or likeness of an animal.
• zwitterion22n. A molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a...

11-letter words that start with Z

• zafirlukast27n. A leukotriene antagonist C₃₁H₃₃N₃O₆S that is administered orally to...
• zanthoxylum35n. Any of the genus Zanthoxylum of deciduous and evergreen trees and...
• zealousness20n. The quality of being zealous; zeal.
• zillionaire20n. An incredibly rich person.
• ziprasidone23n. An antipsychotic drug used in the treatment of schizophrenia etc.
• zooplankton26n. Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans (such as krill), etc. and the...
• zygomaticus28n. One of several small subcutaneous facial muscles arising from or in...
• zygomorphic33adj. Having bilateral symmetry.

12-letter words that start with Z

• zoogeography31n. The scientific study of the geographical distribution of animal species.
• zwitterionic26adj. Of or pertaining to a zwitterion.

13-letter words that start with Z

• zombification31n. The act or process of zombifying.
• zoogeographic31adj. Of or relating to zoogeography; concerning the geographic distribution...

Questions about these words

How many words that start with Z are there?

Word.ws lists 280 words that start with Z, plus 1,438 rare ones.

What are common words that start with Z?

zone, zero, zoo, zombie, zip, zoom, zimbabwe and zen.

Which of the words that start with Z has the highest letter score?

zanthoxylum scores 35 points with the standard letter tile values.

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