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5 Letter Words Starting with Z

Every 5-letter English word in the JumbleFix dictionary that starts with Z. Each word links to its definition. Face-value Scrabble and Words With Friends scores are shown so you can pick a high-scoring play without leaving the page.

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  1. zabraScrabble 16 · WWF 17

    noun. A small, fast sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean, especially by pirates.

  2. zabtiScrabble 16 · WWF 17

    noun. A member of the Turkish gendarmerie or police force in the Ottoman Empire.

  3. zaidaScrabble 15 · WWF 15

    noun. A grandfather, especially in Jewish or Arabic contexts.

  4. zaidyScrabble 18 · WWF 17

    noun. Grandfather (Yiddish-derived, informal).

  5. zaireScrabble 14 · WWF 14

    n.. a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960

  6. zakahScrabble 21 · WWF 20

    noun. In Islam, obligatory almsgiving; one of the Five Pillars.

  7. zakatScrabble 18 · WWF 18

    n.. the fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worship; "the zakat is earmarked for the poor and disabled"

  8. zamanScrabble 16 · WWF 18

    n.. large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle

  9. zamboScrabble 18 · WWF 20

    n.. The child of a mulatto and a negro; also, the child of an Indian and a negro; colloquially or humorously, a negro; a sambo.

  10. zamiaScrabble 16 · WWF 17

    n.. A genus of cycadaceous plants, having the appearance of low palms, but with exogenous wood. See Coontie, and Illust. of Strobile.

  11. zanteScrabble 14 · WWF 15

    n.. See Zantewood.

  12. zanzaScrabble 23 · WWF 24

    noun. A musical instrument consisting of a row of metal or bamboo strips plucked with the thumbs.

  13. zanzeScrabble 23 · WWF 24

    noun. Alternative form of zanza; a thumb piano.

  14. zapasScrabble 16 · WWF 17

    noun. Plural of zapa; (obsolete) shoes or boots.

  15. zappyScrabble 21 · WWF 22

    adjective. Lively, energetic, or snappy.

  16. zapusScrabble 16 · WWF 18

    n.. type genus of the Zapodidae

  17. zaqueScrabble 23 · WWF 24

    noun. A title of a ruler among the Muisca people of Colombia.

  18. zarfsScrabble 17 · WWF 17

    noun. Plural of zarf, a holder for a hot coffee cup.

  19. zariaScrabble 14 · WWF 14

    n.. a city in north central Nigeria; agricultural trading center

  20. zarqaScrabble 23 · WWF 23

    n.. city in northwestern Jordan

  21. zaxesScrabble 21 · WWF 21

    noun. Plural of zax, a tool for cutting roofing slate.

  22. zayatScrabble 17 · WWF 16

    n.. A public shed, or portico, for travelers, worshipers, etc.

  23. zayinScrabble 17 · WWF 17

    n.. the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

  24. zazenScrabble 23 · WWF 24

    noun. A form of seated meditation in Zen Buddhism.

  25. zealsScrabble 14 · WWF 15

    noun. Plural of zeal; great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause.

  26. zebecScrabble 18 · WWF 20

    n.. See Xebec.

  27. zebraScrabble 16 · WWF 17

    n.. Either one of two species of South African wild horses remarkable for having the body white or yellowish white, and conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands.

  28. zebubScrabble 18 · WWF 21

    n.. A large noxious fly of Abyssinia, which like the tsetse fly, is destructive to cattle.

  29. zebusScrabble 16 · WWF 18

    noun. Plural of zebu; humped cattle of the species Bos indicus, native to South Asia.

  30. zedasScrabble 15 · WWF 15

    noun. Plural of zeda.

  31. zeinsScrabble 14 · WWF 15

    noun. Plural of zein; a class of prolamine proteins found in corn.

  32. zeismScrabble 16 · WWF 17

    noun. A condition caused by excessive consumption of maize (corn), leading to nutritional deficiency.

  33. zemmiScrabble 18 · WWF 20

    noun. A variant spelling of zemi; a Taino spirit or idol.

  34. zemniScrabble 16 · WWF 18

    n.. The blind mole rat (Spalax typhlus), native of Eastern Europe and Asia. Its eyes and ears are rudimentary, and its fur is soft and brownish, more or less tinged with gray. It constructs extensive burrows.

  35. zendoScrabble 15 · WWF 16

    noun. A meditation hall in Zen Buddhism.

  36. zeppoScrabble 18 · WWF 20

    n.. United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979)

  37. zerdaScrabble 15 · WWF 15

    n.. The fennec.

  38. zerksScrabble 18 · WWF 18

    noun. Plural of zerk; grease fittings.

  39. zermaScrabble 16 · WWF 17

    noun. A type of millet or grain.

  40. zerosScrabble 14 · WWF 14

    pl.. of Zero

  41. zestsScrabble 14 · WWF 14

    noun. Plural of zest; also third-person singular present of zest.

  42. zestyScrabble 17 · WWF 16

    a.. marked by spirited enjoyment

  43. zetasScrabble 14 · WWF 14

    noun. Plural of zeta; the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet.

  44. ziaraScrabble 14 · WWF 14

    noun. A pilgrimage or visit to a holy place, especially in Islam.

  45. zibetScrabble 16 · WWF 17

    n.. Alt. of Zibeth

  46. zibitScrabble 16 · WWF 17

    n.. a unit of information equal to 1024 exbibits or 2^70 bits

  47. ziegaScrabble 15 · WWF 16

    n.. Curd produced from milk by adding acetic acid, after rennet has ceased to cause coagulation.

  48. ziffsScrabble 20 · WWF 20

    noun. Plural of ziff; beards or tufts of hair.

  49. ziganScrabble 15 · WWF 17

    noun. A Gypsy or Roma person.

  50. ziharScrabble 17 · WWF 16

    noun. In Islamic law, a form of divorce by which a husband declares his wife like his mother's back, requiring expiation.