Five-letter words starting with Z
There are 51 five-letter words that start with Z in the ENABLE word list used by this site. That is about 0.6% of all five-letter words. The highest-scoring is zanza, worth 23 points in standard Scrabble tile values.
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All 51 five-letter words starting with Z
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Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with Z
- zanza 23 points
- zazen 23 points
- zizit 23 points
- zappy 21 points
- zaxes 21 points
- zinky 21 points
- zippy 21 points
- zilch 19 points
- zincy 19 points
- zymes 19 points
- zebec 18 points
- zerks 18 points
- zingy 18 points
- zombi 18 points
- zonks 18 points
- zooks 18 points
- zarfs 17 points
- zayin 17 points
- zesty 17 points
- zloty 17 points
- zooty 17 points
- zowie 17 points
- zamia 16 points
- zebra 16 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letters are zo (17), zi (13), ze (10), za (8), zl (2). 7 of these words contain three or more vowels, which can make them easier to spot when you are unscrambling.
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