Word.ws English Dictionary

Words That Start with ZY

There are 11 words that start with ZY on Word.ws, from 4 to 11 letters. The most common length is 6 letters (3 words). The words used most often are zygote, zygomatic, zydeco, zygon and zygotic.

Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.

4-letter words that start with ZY

  • zyme18n. A ferment.

5-letter words that start with ZY

  • zygon18n. In the cerebrum, a short crossbar fissure that connects the two pairs...

6-letter words that start with ZY

  • zydeco21n. A form of Louisiana Creole music, characteristically performed by...
  • zygoma21n. The cheekbone.
  • zygote19n. A eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes (“reproductive...

7-letter words that start with ZY

  • 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...

9-letter words that start with ZY

  • zygomatic26adj. Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or...

11-letter words that start with ZY

  • zygomaticus28n. One of several small subcutaneous facial muscles arising from or in...
  • zygomorphic33adj. Having bilateral symmetry.
189 rare words that start with ZY

Questions about these words

How many words that start with ZY are there?
Word.ws lists 11 words that start with ZY, plus 189 rare ones.
What are common words that start with ZY?
zygote, zygomatic, zydeco, zygon, zygotic, zymogen, zygomorphic and zymosan.
Which of the words that start with ZY has the highest letter score?
zygomorphic scores 33 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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