Word list

4 letter words starting with Z

31 words in our dictionary start with Z and have four letters. 10 of them are everyday words, such as ZONE, ZOOM, ZERO, ZINC.

31 words.

Everyday words 10

Rare words 21

Small numbers are tile values added up (Scrabble). Bold border: everyday word. Tap a word to copy it.

At a glance

Highest-scoring words you could spell from one bag of Scrabble tiles (blanks count as zero):

  • ZYME 18
  • ZEKS 17
  • ZERK 17
  • ZONK 17
  • ZANY 16
  • ZARF 16
  • ZAPS 15
  • ZEBU 15

Letter after Z

  • E
    10
  • I
    8
  • O
    8
  • A
    4
  • Y
    1

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Questions

How many 4 letter words starting with Z are there?

Our dictionary has 31, and 10 of them are everyday words. The dictionary is the open word list our games use (ENABLE plus SCOWL), so a few words from tournament Scrabble lists may be missing.

What is the highest-scoring word on this list in Scrabble?

ZYME, worth 18 points from tile values alone, and the standard tile bag has enough tiles to spell it. Board bonuses can change the real score.

What are some common 4 letter words starting with Z?

ZONE, ZOOM, ZERO, ZINC, ZANY are among the most common in everyday writing.

How do I filter the list?

Use Must include to require letters (repeat a letter to require it twice), Leave out to exclude letters, or Pattern with ? for one unknown letter and * for any run of letters, for example z???.