Common 9-letter words that start with Z
With their Scrabble points and, for the first one, a short meaning, most used first.
- zoophilia★not in WWF23a sexual attraction to animals
All 164 words
ZA…
9-letter words starting with ZA (16)
Top score: ZANTHOXYL, 31 points
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9-letter words starting with ZE (21)
Top score: ZEBRAFISH, 26 points. a fish of species Danio rerio*
ZH…
9-letter words starting with ZH (1)
Top score: ZHOOSHING, 25 points
ZI…
9-letter words starting with ZI (26)
Top score: ZIGZAGGED, 31 points. to proceed on a course marked by sharp turns
zigzagged31zigzaggernot in WWF30ziplockedUK27zikkurats26zinkified26zinkifies25ziffiusesUK24zincified24zinckiestUK24zincifies23zippering23zircalloyUK23zircaloysnot in WWF23zinfandel22zinkenitenot in WWF22zippinessnot in WWF22zirconium22zillionth21zingibersUK21zipliningUK21zitherist21zibelines20zibelline20ziggurats20zirconias20ziricotesUK20
ZO…
9-letter words starting with ZO (73)
Top score: ZOOMORPHY, 28 points (tied with one other)
zoophilia★not in WWF23zoomorphyUK28zoophyticnot in WWF28zoographynot in WWF27zombified26zomboruksUK26zoophytes26zootechnyUK26zootrophyUK26zoechromeUK25zombifies25zoocytiumUK25zoomorphs25zoophilic25zoophobes25zoophobianot in WWF25zoophoricUK25zootaxiesUK25zootoxinsUK25zombiisms24zookeeper24zoophaganUK24zooscopicUK24zolpidemsUK23zoochores23zoolithicUK23zoophiles23zoophorusUK23zooplastyUK23zootheciaUK23zootheismUK23zoothomesUK23zoetropicUK22zoobioticUK22zoograftsUK22zoomanticUK22zoometricnot in WWF22zoosperms22zoosporic22zoogametenot in WWF21zoogamiesUK21zoogamousUK21zoogloeicnot in WWF21zoetropesnot in WWF20zoiatricsUK20zonetimes20zooblastsUK20zoomanias20zoonomiasUK20zoonomiesUK20zoonomistUK20zooperiesUK20zooperistUK20zoospores20zootomies20zootomistnot in WWF20zootropesUK20zopilotesUK20zorbonautUK20zoogeniesnot in WWF19zoogenousnot in WWF19zoogloeae19zoogloealnot in WWF19zoogloeas19zoogoniesUK19zoogonousUK19zoologies19zoologist19zoiatriasUK18zonations18zoolaters18zoolatriaUK18zoosterol18
ZU…
9-letter words starting with ZU (7)
Top score: ZUGZWANGS, 32 points. a situation in chess that forces a disadvantageous move
ZW…
9-letter words starting with ZW (2)
Top score: ZWANZIGER, 31 points
ZY…
9-letter words starting with ZY (18)
Top score: ZYGOPHYTE, 30 points
About these words
- 164 of the 43,178 9-letter words start with Z (0.4%).
- 95 are good in NWL2023, 164 in Collins Scrabble Words, 94 in WOW24 and 65 in the Words With Friends list. 1 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, zugzwangs scores the most (32), then zigzagged, zanthoxyl and zwanziger (31 each), then two words on 30.