9-Letter Words Starting With Z
Our word finder knows 89 nine-letter words that start with Z. Common picks such as ZEITGEIST, ZINFANDEL, ZIRCONIUM lead the list, which makes it faster to spot the word your puzzle is hiding.
Words are ordered by usage frequency in a trillion-word English corpus, which is the closest thing to "most likely answer first" that a word list can offer.
Most common
- zeitgeist19
- zinfandel22
- zirconium22
- zebrafish26
- zookeeper24
- zoologist19
- zealously21
- zygomatic26
- zirconias20
- zeppelins22
- zombified26
- zoospores20
- zigzagged31
- zabaiones20
- zabajones27
- zamindari21
- zamindars21
- zapateado21
- zaratites18
- zarzuelas27
All 89 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- zebrasses 20
- zebrawood 24
- zecchinos 25
- zedoaries 19
- zeitgeber 21
- zemindars 21
- zemindary 24
- zestfully 24
- zettabyte 23
- zeugmatic 23
- zibelines 20
- zibelline 20
- ziggurats 20
- zigzagger 30
- zikkurats 26
- zillionth 21
- zincified 24
- zincifies 23
- zinkenite 22
- zinkified 26
- zinkifies 25
- zippering 23
- zircaloys 23
- zitherist 21
- zombifies 25
- zombiisms 24
- zonations 18
- zonetimes 20
- zoochores 23
- zoogamete 21
- zoogenies 19
- zoogenous 19
- zoogloeae 19
- zoogloeal 19
- zoogloeas 19
- zoogloeic 21
- zoography 27
- zoolaters 18
- zoologies 19
- zoomanias 20
- zoometric 22
- zoomorphs 25
- zoophiles 23
- zoophilic 25
- zoophobes 25
- zoophobia 25
- zoophytes 26
- zoophytic 28
- zoosperms 22
- zoosporic 22
- zoosterol 18
- zootomies 20
- zootomist 20
- zucchetti 25
- zucchetto 25
- zucchinis 25
- zugzwangs 32
- zwiebacks 29
- zygospore 24
- zygotenes 22
- zymogenes 24
- zymogenic 26
- zymograms 26
- zymologic 26
- zymolyses 26
- zymolysis 26
- zymolytic 28
- zymometer 25
- zymurgies 24
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many nine-letter words are there that start with Z?
There are 89 nine-letter words that start with Z in the tournament word lists. The most common are ZEITGEIST, ZINFANDEL, ZIRCONIUM.
What are common nine-letter words that start with Z?
ZEITGEIST, ZINFANDEL, ZIRCONIUM, ZEBRAFISH, ZOOKEEPER are the most frequently used. The full list of 89 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.
Starting with Z in other lengths
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