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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- 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"
- 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.
- zillsScrabble 14 · WWF 16
noun. Plural of zill; small metallic cymbals used in belly dancing.
- zimbiScrabble 18 · WWF 20
noun. A small shell used as currency in parts of West Africa.
- zimmiScrabble 18 · WWF 20
noun. A non-Muslim subject of an Islamic state, historically granted protection.
- zimmyScrabble 21 · WWF 22
noun. A variant of zimbi, a shell used as currency.
- zincoScrabble 16 · WWF 18
A combining form from zinc; in chemistry, designating zinc as an element of certain double compounds. Also used adjectively.
- zincsScrabble 16 · WWF 18
noun. Plural of zinc; multiple forms or pieces of the metal zinc.
- zincyScrabble 19 · WWF 20
adjective. Containing or resembling zinc; having the properties of zinc.
- zinebScrabble 16 · WWF 18
noun. A fungicide used in agriculture, consisting of a zinc salt of ethylene bisdithiocarbamate.
- zinesScrabble 14 · WWF 15
noun. Plural of zine; multiple self-published works.
- zingsScrabble 15 · WWF 17
noun. Plural of zing; sharp, high-pitched sounds or lively, energetic qualities.
- zingyScrabble 18 · WWF 19
adjective. Lively, energetic, or zestful; having a sharp, tangy flavor.
- zinkeScrabble 18 · WWF 19
noun. A type of cornett, an old wind instrument.
- zinkyScrabble 21 · WWF 21
a.. See Zincky.
- 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"
- zippyScrabble 21 · WWF 22
a.. marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"
- ziraiScrabble 14 · WWF 14
noun. A type of Persian cumin or caraway seed.
- zirakScrabble 18 · WWF 18
noun. A variety of cumin or caraway.
- ziramScrabble 16 · WWF 17
noun. A fungicide used in agriculture, zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate.
- zitisScrabble 14 · WWF 14
noun. Plural of ziti; a type of pasta shaped like large tubes.
- zizelScrabble 23 · WWF 24
n.. The suslik.
- ziziaScrabble 23 · WWF 23
noun. A genus of North American perennial herbs in the carrot family, with yellow flowers.
- zizitScrabble 23 · WWF 23
noun. Alternative spelling of zitzit; a fringe on a Jewish prayer shawl.
- zloteScrabble 14 · WWF 15
noun. A former Polish monetary unit, the zloty, used in the plural.
- zlotyScrabble 17 · WWF 17
n.. the basic unit of money in Poland
- zmudzScrabble 26 · WWF 28
noun. A region in Lithuania, also known as Samogitia.
- zoaeaScrabble 14 · WWF 14
noun. A larval stage of certain crustaceans, such as crabs.
- zoccoScrabble 18 · WWF 20
n.. Alt. of Zoccolo
- zocorScrabble 16 · WWF 17
n.. an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks
- zoeaeScrabble 14 · WWF 14
noun. Plural of zoea; the free-swimming larval stage of certain crustaceans.
- zoealScrabble 14 · WWF 15
adjective. Relating to or characteristic of a zoea.
- zoeasScrabble 14 · WWF 14
noun. Plural of zoea; alternative plural form.
- zoganScrabble 15 · WWF 17
noun. A type of small falcon or hawk (obsolete).
- zohakScrabble 21 · WWF 20
noun. In Persian mythology, a tyrannical king with serpents growing from his shoulders.
- zoismScrabble 16 · WWF 17
noun. The doctrine that life originates from a vital principle distinct from chemical or physical forces.
- zoistScrabble 14 · WWF 14
noun. A proponent of zoism.
- zokorScrabble 18 · WWF 18
n.. An Asiatic burrowing rodent (Siphneus aspalax) resembling the mole rat. It is native of the Altai Mountains.
- zolleScrabble 14 · WWF 16
noun. A variant of 'zoll' (customs duty).
- zombaScrabble 18 · WWF 20
n.. a city in southern Malawi; was the capital until 1971
- zombiScrabble 18 · WWF 20
n.. several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur
- zonaeScrabble 14 · WWF 15
pl.. of Zona
- zonalScrabble 14 · WWF 16
a.. Of or pertaining to a zone; having the form of a zone or zones.
- 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.
- zondaScrabble 15 · WWF 16
noun. A hot, dry, dusty wind that blows from the Andes in Argentina.
- zonedScrabble 15 · WWF 16
a.. Wearing a zone, or girdle.
- zonerScrabble 14 · WWF 15
noun. A person who zones or divides into zones; also, a person who lives in a particular zone.
- zonesScrabble 14 · WWF 15
noun. Plural of zone; areas or regions distinguished by particular characteristics.
- zonicScrabble 16 · WWF 18
adjective. Relating to or characteristic of a zone.
- zonksScrabble 18 · WWF 19
verb. Third-person singular simple present of zonk.