Four-letter words starting with Z
There are 31 four-letter words that start with Z in the ENABLE word list used by this site. That is about 0.8% of all four-letter words. The highest-scoring is zyme, worth 18 points in standard Scrabble tile values.
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All 31 four-letter words starting with Z
zagszanyzapszarfzealzebuzedszeeszeinzekszerkzerozestzetazigszillzinczingzinszipszitizitszoeazoiczonezonkzoomzoonzooszorizyme
Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with Z
- zyme 18 points
- zeks 17 points
- zerk 17 points
- zonk 17 points
- zany 16 points
- zarf 16 points
- zaps 15 points
- zebu 15 points
- zinc 15 points
- zips 15 points
- zoic 15 points
- zoom 15 points
- zags 14 points
- zeds 14 points
- zigs 14 points
- zing 14 points
- zeal 13 points
- zees 13 points
- zein 13 points
- zero 13 points
- zest 13 points
- zeta 13 points
- zill 13 points
- zins 13 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letters are ze (10), zi (8), zo (8), za (4), zy (1). 1 of these words contain three or more vowels, which can make them easier to spot when you are unscrambling.
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