Five-letter words starting with Z
51 words, 0.6% of all 8,614 five-letter words
Every five-letter word in ENABLE (a public-domain Scrabble-style list, not any game’s answer list) that begins with Z, slurs removed, common words first. 7 of the 51 are common in English dictionaries (the SCOWL grade), which says nothing about any puzzle’s answer.
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51 of 51 words shown
Common 7 words, in SCOWL’s small dictionary sizes (35 or less)
- zebra
- zeros
- zests
- zincs
- zoned
- zones
- zooms
Everyday 5 words, SCOWL sizes 40-50
- zebus
- zilch
- zings
- zippy
- zonal
Less common 15 words, SCOWL sizes 55-70
- zaire
- zamia
- zappy
- zarfs
- zayin
- zazen
- zebec
- zesty
- zetas
- zibet
- zingy
- zitis
- zloty
- zooid
- zoril
Rare 24 words, SCOWL sizes 80-95, or not in SCOWL
- zanza
- zaxes
- zeals
- zeins
- zerks
- zills
- zincy
- zineb
- zinky
- ziram
- zizit
- zlote
- zoeae
- zoeal
- zoeas
- zombi
- zoner
- zonks
- zooks
- zoons
- zooty
- zoris
- zowie
- zymes
No word starting with Z fits both filters. Remove a letter to widen the list.