Five-Letter Words Starting With Z
There are 101 five-letter words starting with Z in our word list, 0.9% of all five-letter words. Z is one of the rarest opening letters. ZO-, ZI-, ZA- and ZE- make up most of the list, and many of the words are loanwords.
Quick facts
- Most common openings:
- ZO- (32), ZI- (25), ZA- (18), ZE- (15)
- Most common other letters:
- o, i, e, s, a
- Words with a repeated letter:
- 39 (39%)
Common five-letter words starting with Z
The 7 everyday words from the full list below. Start here if you’re solving a daily puzzle, since those answers are usually familiar words.
- zebra
- zeros
- zests
- zincs
- zoned
- zones
- zooms
All five-letter words starting with Z
Grouped by the first two letters. The list includes plurals and less common words, so check a game’s own rules before playing an unfamiliar one.
Starting with ZA (18 words)
- zabra
- zacks
- zaire
- zakat
- zaman
- zambo
- zamia
- zanja
- zante
- zanza
- zanze
- zappy
- zarfs
- zaris
- zatis
- zaxes
- zayin
- zazen
Starting with ZE (15 words)
- zeals
- zebec
- zebra
- zebub
- zebus
- zeins
- zeist
- zendo
- zerda
- zerks
- zeros
- zests
- zesty
- zetas
- zezes
Starting with ZH (1 word)
- zhomo
Starting with ZI (25 words)
- zibet
- ziffs
- zigan
- zilas
- zilch
- zilla
- zills
- zimbi
- zimbs
- zinco
- zincs
- zincy
- zineb
- zines
- zings
- zingy
- zinke
- zinky
- zippo
- zippy
- ziram
- zitis
- zitty
- zizel
- zizit
Starting with ZL (2 words)
- zlote
- zloty
Starting with ZO (32 words)
- zoaea
- zobos
- zobus
- zocco
- zoeae
- zoeal
- zoeas
- zoism
- zoist
- zombi
- zonae
- zonal
- zonda
- zoned
- zoner
- zones
- zonks
- zooea
- zooey
- zooid
- zooks
- zooms
- zoons
- zooty
- zoppa
- zoppo
- zorch
- zoril
- zoris
- zorro
- zouks
- zowie
Starting with ZU (4 words)
- zupan
- zupas
- zurfs
- zuzes
Starting with ZY (4 words)
- zygal
- zygon
- zymes
- zymic