Words That Start with ZI
There are 54 words that start with ZI on Word.ws, from 3 to 11 letters. The most common length is 4 letters (11 words). The words used most often are zip, zimbabwe, zinc, zion and zipper.
Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.
3-letter words that start with ZI
- 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.
4-letter words that start with 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.
5-letter words that start with ZI
- ziggy19adj. Zigzaggy.
- zilch19n. Nothing, zero.
- zilla14n. A subdivision of a province or state.
- zimbo18n. A particular univalve mollusc once used as currency.
- zineb16n. An organic fungicide and insecticide sprayed on cereal grasses, fruit...
- zingy18adj. Full of zest.
- zippo18adj. Zero; none whatsoever.
- zippy21adj. Energetic and lively.
6-letter words that start with 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...
7-letter words that start with ZI
8-letter words that start with ZI
- 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...
9-letter words that start with ZI
10-letter words that start with ZI
- zidovudine24n. A nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₁₀H₁₃N₅O₄, a type...
- zigzagging32adj. Winding, twisting, turning or sinuous.
11-letter words that start with ZI
- zillionaire20n. An incredibly rich person.
- ziprasidone23n. An antipsychotic drug used in the treatment of schizophrenia etc.
238 rare words that start with ZI
- ziamet
- ziara
- zibar
- zibeline
- zibelline
- zibet
- zibethone
- zibib
- zibotentan
- ziconotide
- zicral
- ziczac
- zidapamide
- zidebactam
- zidesamtinib
- zidometacin
- ziega
- ziege
- zieria
- zierin
- ziesite
- zietrisikite
- zifrosilone
- ziftomenib
- zigadene
- zigamorph
- ziganka
- zigger
- ziggety
- zigguratic
- zigguratical
- zigrasite
- zigzaggedly
- zigzaggedness
- zigzagger
- zigzaggery
- zigzagginess
- zigzaggingly
- zigzaggy
- zigzagwise
- zigzig
- zihar
- zilant
- zilantel
- zilascorb
- zilde
- zileuton
- zilipendwa
- zilizopendwa
- zilladar
- zilliard
- zillionfold
- zilpaterol
- ziltivekimab
- zilucoplan
- zimarra
- zimb
- zimbabweite
- zimbi
- zimelidine
- zimidoben
- zimocca
- zimrah
- zimun
- zimzum
- zinalsite
- zinar
- zincalism
- zincaluminite
- zincane
- zincate
- zincation
- zincbearing
- zincblende
- zincemia
- zincergic
- zincgartrellite
- zincian
- zincic
- zincide
- zinciferous
- zincification
- zincify
- zincin
- zincite
- zincize
- zinckenite
- zincless
- zinclipscombite
- zinco
- zincobotryogen
- zincocalcite
- zincochromite
- zincode
- zincograph
- zincographer
- zincographic
- zincographical
- zincographist
- zincography
- zincoid
- zincolivenite
- zincolysis
- zincolyte
- zincosilicate
- zincosome
- zincospiroffite
- zincostaurolite
- zincotype
- zincous
- zincovoltaite
- zincrosasite
- zincroselite
- zincsilite
- zincsmith
- zincum
- zincuria
- zincware
- zincwork
- zincworker
- zincworks
- zincy
- zindan
- zindotrine
- zindoxifene
- zinefest
- zinefic
- zinelike
- ziner
- zinester
- zingaresca
- zingel
- zingerone
- zingiberaceous
- zingiberene
- zingiberenin
- zingiberine
- zingiberoid
- zingiberol
- zingiberoside
- zingily
- zinginess
- zingingly
- zingless
- zinkenite
- zinkist
- zinnwaldite
- zinoconazole
- zinostatin
- zinterol
- zinviroxime
- zinyamunga
- zinziberaceous
- ziofascist
- ziolib
- zionify
- zipa
- zipcoded
- zipeprol
- zipgun
- ziphead
- ziphiid
- ziphiine
- ziphioid
- ziphodont
- ziphosuchian
- zipless
- ziplessly
- ziplessness
- ziplike
- zipliner
- ziplocked
- ziplocking
- zipola
- zippable
- zippeite
- zipperhead
- zipperless
- zipperlike
- zippily
- zippiness
- zippingly
- ziptop
- zipway
- zipwire
- zipwiring
- ziraleet
- ziram
- zirbaja
- zircite
- zircofluoride
- zircoloid
- zircoloy
- zircona
- zirconated
- zirconation
- zirconian
- zirconiate
- zirconic
- zirconide
- zirconiferous
- zirconifluoride
- zirconite
- zirconocene
- zirconoid
- zirconolite
- zirconyl
- zircophyllite
- zircosulfate
- ziresovir
- ziricote
- zirkelite
- zirklerite
- zirsilite
- zirsinalite
- zisha
- zitan
- zitcom
- zitherist
- zitherlike
- zithern
- zitherwood
- zitkamer
- zitless
- zitoni
- zittavite
- zitterbewegung
- zitting
- zitty
- zivania
- zizaene
- zizania
- zizany
- zizel
- ziziphin
- zizz
- zizzle
- zizzy
Questions about these words
- How many words that start with ZI are there?
- Word.ws lists 54 words that start with ZI, plus 238 rare ones.
- What are common words that start with ZI?
- zip, zimbabwe, zinc, zion, zipper, zig, ziggy and zine.
- Which of the words that start with ZI has the highest letter score?
- zigzagging scores 32 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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