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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. zilchScrabble 19 · WWF 20

    n.. a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"

  2. zillaScrabble 14 · WWF 16

    n.. A low, thorny, suffrutescent, crucifeous plant (Zilla myagroides) found in the deserts of Egypt. Its leaves are boiled in water, and eaten, by the Arabs.

  3. zillsScrabble 14 · WWF 16

    noun. Plural of zill; small metallic cymbals used in belly dancing.

  4. zimbiScrabble 18 · WWF 20

    noun. A small shell used as currency in parts of West Africa.

  5. zimmiScrabble 18 · WWF 20

    noun. A non-Muslim subject of an Islamic state, historically granted protection.

  6. zimmyScrabble 21 · WWF 22

    noun. A variant of zimbi, a shell used as currency.

  7. zincoScrabble 16 · WWF 18

    A combining form from zinc; in chemistry, designating zinc as an element of certain double compounds. Also used adjectively.

  8. zincsScrabble 16 · WWF 18

    noun. Plural of zinc; multiple forms or pieces of the metal zinc.

  9. zincyScrabble 19 · WWF 20

    adjective. Containing or resembling zinc; having the properties of zinc.

  10. zinebScrabble 16 · WWF 18

    noun. A fungicide used in agriculture, consisting of a zinc salt of ethylene bisdithiocarbamate.

  11. zinesScrabble 14 · WWF 15

    noun. Plural of zine; multiple self-published works.

  12. zingsScrabble 15 · WWF 17

    noun. Plural of zing; sharp, high-pitched sounds or lively, energetic qualities.

  13. zingyScrabble 18 · WWF 19

    adjective. Lively, energetic, or zestful; having a sharp, tangy flavor.

  14. zinkeScrabble 18 · WWF 19

    noun. A type of cornett, an old wind instrument.

  15. zinkyScrabble 21 · WWF 21

    a.. See Zincky.

  16. zippoScrabble 18 · WWF 20

    n.. a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"

  17. zippyScrabble 21 · WWF 22

    a.. marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"

  18. ziraiScrabble 14 · WWF 14

    noun. A type of Persian cumin or caraway seed.

  19. zirakScrabble 18 · WWF 18

    noun. A variety of cumin or caraway.

  20. ziramScrabble 16 · WWF 17

    noun. A fungicide used in agriculture, zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate.

  21. zitisScrabble 14 · WWF 14

    noun. Plural of ziti; a type of pasta shaped like large tubes.

  22. zizelScrabble 23 · WWF 24

    n.. The suslik.

  23. ziziaScrabble 23 · WWF 23

    noun. A genus of North American perennial herbs in the carrot family, with yellow flowers.

  24. zizitScrabble 23 · WWF 23

    noun. Alternative spelling of zitzit; a fringe on a Jewish prayer shawl.

  25. zloteScrabble 14 · WWF 15

    noun. A former Polish monetary unit, the zloty, used in the plural.

  26. zlotyScrabble 17 · WWF 17

    n.. the basic unit of money in Poland

  27. zmudzScrabble 26 · WWF 28

    noun. A region in Lithuania, also known as Samogitia.

  28. zoaeaScrabble 14 · WWF 14

    noun. A larval stage of certain crustaceans, such as crabs.

  29. zoccoScrabble 18 · WWF 20

    n.. Alt. of Zoccolo

  30. zocorScrabble 16 · WWF 17

    n.. an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks

  31. zoeaeScrabble 14 · WWF 14

    noun. Plural of zoea; the free-swimming larval stage of certain crustaceans.

  32. zoealScrabble 14 · WWF 15

    adjective. Relating to or characteristic of a zoea.

  33. zoeasScrabble 14 · WWF 14

    noun. Plural of zoea; alternative plural form.

  34. zoganScrabble 15 · WWF 17

    noun. A type of small falcon or hawk (obsolete).

  35. zohakScrabble 21 · WWF 20

    noun. In Persian mythology, a tyrannical king with serpents growing from his shoulders.

  36. zoismScrabble 16 · WWF 17

    noun. The doctrine that life originates from a vital principle distinct from chemical or physical forces.

  37. zoistScrabble 14 · WWF 14

    noun. A proponent of zoism.

  38. zokorScrabble 18 · WWF 18

    n.. An Asiatic burrowing rodent (Siphneus aspalax) resembling the mole rat. It is native of the Altai Mountains.

  39. zolleScrabble 14 · WWF 16

    noun. A variant of 'zoll' (customs duty).

  40. zombaScrabble 18 · WWF 20

    n.. a city in southern Malawi; was the capital until 1971

  41. zombiScrabble 18 · WWF 20

    n.. several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur

  42. zonaeScrabble 14 · WWF 15

    pl.. of Zona

  43. zonalScrabble 14 · WWF 16

    a.. Of or pertaining to a zone; having the form of a zone or zones.

  44. zonarScrabble 14 · WWF 15

    n.. A belt or girdle which the Christians and Jews of the Levant were obliged to wear to distinguish them from Mohammedans.

  45. zondaScrabble 15 · WWF 16

    noun. A hot, dry, dusty wind that blows from the Andes in Argentina.

  46. zonedScrabble 15 · WWF 16

    a.. Wearing a zone, or girdle.

  47. zonerScrabble 14 · WWF 15

    noun. A person who zones or divides into zones; also, a person who lives in a particular zone.

  48. zonesScrabble 14 · WWF 15

    noun. Plural of zone; areas or regions distinguished by particular characteristics.

  49. zonicScrabble 16 · WWF 18

    adjective. Relating to or characteristic of a zone.

  50. zonksScrabble 18 · WWF 19

    verb. Third-person singular simple present of zonk.