Common 8-letter words that start with Z
With their Scrabble points and, for the first two, a short meaning, most used first.
- zirconia★19a chemical compound
- zippered★22to fasten using two rows of interlocking teeth
All 184 words
ZA…
8-letter words starting with ZA (32)
Top score: ZAMZAWED, 32 points
zamzawedUK32zambucksUK27zabajone26zarzuela26zaddicksUK25zaddikim25zakouskaUK25zakouskiUK25zambombaUK25zanjerosUK24zabtiehsUK22zaitechsUK22zampognaUK22zanyismsUK22zaptiahs22zaptiehs22zarnichsUK22zappiest21zamindar20zabaione19zacatons19zaibatsu19zamarras19zamarros19zamousesUK19zapateos19zareebas19zastruga18zastrugi18zanellasUK17zaniness17zaratite17
ZE…
8-letter words starting with ZE (31)
Top score: ZECCHINE, 24 points (tied with six others)
zecchineUK24zecchini24zecchino24zecchins24zelatrixUK24zelkovas24zeuxitesUK24zebrinnyUK22zeedonksnot in WWF22zemstvos22zeppelin21zeppolesnot in WWF21zeppolisUK21zerumbetUK21zealotry20zemindar20zenithal20zebranosnot in WWF19zebrinasUK19zebrinesnot in WWF19zebrulasUK19zebrulesUK19zeolitic19zeteticsUK19zenaidas18zealantsUK17zeallessUK17zelatorsUK17zeolites17zestiest17zestless17
ZH…
8-letter words starting with ZH (3)
Top score: ZHUZHING, 33 points
ZI…
8-letter words starting with ZI (33)
Top score: ZIZZLING, 36 points. to sizzle
zirconia★19zippered★22zizzling36zizyphusUK34zigzaggynot in WWF32zinckifyUK29zizaniasUK26zikkurat25ziplocksUK25zincking24zimoccasUK23zinckierUK23zigankasUK22zipwiresUK22zircaloynot in WWF22zikurats21zindabadUK21zinkiestUK21zippiest21zirconic21zincodesUK20zingiberUK20ziplinedUK20zitherns20zibeline19ziggurat19zincates19zinciestUK19zincites19ziplinesUK19ziricoteUK19zingiest18zillions17
ZO…
8-letter words starting with ZO (66)
Top score: ZOOPHAGY, 26 points (tied with one other)
zoophagyUK26zootoxicUK26zomborukUK25zoochoryUK25zoopathyUK25zoophily25zoophyte25zoomancyUK24zoomorph24zoophobe24zooscopyUK24zootoxinUK24zootypicUK24zombiism23zolpidemUK22zoochore22zoocytiaUK22zoometry22zoophile22zoophoriUK22zoothomeUK22zootypesUK22zoccolosUK21zooecium21zoograftUK21zoomablenot in WWF21zoonomicUK21zoosperm21zootomic21zodiacal20zoogenic20zoolatry20zoolithsUK20zoologic20zorbingsUK20zoetropenot in WWF19zonetime19zooblastUK19zooliticUK19zoomania19zooniticUK19zoonomiaUK19zoonotic19zooperalUK19zoospore19zootropeUK19zopiloteUK19zoogleae18zoogleal18zoogleas18zoogloea18zorgitesUK18zoiatriaUK17zoisites17zonation17zoneless17zonuletsUK17zoolater17zoolitesUK17zoonitesUK17zoonoses17zoonosis17zootiest17zorillas17zorilles17zorillos17
ZU…
8-letter words starting with ZU (4)
Top score: ZUGZWANG, 31 points. a situation in chess that forces a disadvantageous move
ZW…
8-letter words starting with ZW (1)
Top score: ZWIEBACK, 28 points. a sweetened bread
ZY…
8-letter words starting with ZY (14)
Top score: ZYZZYVAS, 44 points. a tropical weevil
About these words
- 184 of the 42,333 8-letter words start with Z (0.4%).
- 100 are good in NWL2023, 184 in Collins Scrabble Words, 100 in WOW24 and 91 in the Words With Friends list. 2 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, zyzzyvas scores the most (44), then zizzling (36), then zizyphus (34), then zhuzhing (33), then two words on 32.