8-letter words starting with Z

Are you looking for 8-letter words that start with Z that you can play in Scrabble? The list below contains 181 words that are eight letters long, starting with Z.

You can also find words of different lengths that start in Z by using the links below. We have words in our dictionary ranging from 2-15 letters in length.

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Word Points US Intl.
1 ZABAIONE 19 ✅ ✅
2 ZABAJONE 26 ✅ ✅
3 ZABTIEHS 22 ✅ ❌
4 ZACATONS 19 ✅ ✅
5 ZADDICKS 25 ❌ ❌
6 ZADDIKIM 25 ✅ ✅
7 ZAIBATSU 19 ✅ ✅
8 ZAITECHS 22 ✅ ❌
9 ZAKOUSKA 25 ✅ ❌
10 ZAKOUSKI 25 ✅ ❌
11 ZAMARRAS 19 ✅ ✅
12 ZAMARROS 19 ✅ ✅
13 ZAMBOMBA 25 ✅ ❌
14 ZAMBUCKS 27 ✅ ❌
15 ZAMINDAR 20 ✅ ✅
16 ZAMOUSES 19 ✅ ❌
17 ZAMPOGNA 22 ✅ ❌
18 ZAMZAWED 32 ✅ ❌
19 ZANELLAS 17 ✅ ❌
20 ZANINESS 17 ✅ ✅
21 ZANJEROS 24 ✅ ❌
22 ZANYISMS 22 ✅ ❌
23 ZAPATEOS 19 ✅ ✅
24 ZAPPIEST 21 ✅ ✅
25 ZAPTIAHS 22 ✅ ✅
26 ZAPTIEHS 22 ✅ ✅
27 ZARATITE 17 ✅ ✅
28 ZAREEBAS 19 ✅ ✅
29 ZARNICHS 22 ✅ ❌
30 ZARZUELA 26 ✅ ✅
31 ZASTRUGA 18 ✅ ✅
32 ZASTRUGI 18 ✅ ✅
33 ZEALANTS 17 ✅ ❌
34 ZEALLESS 17 ✅ ❌
35 ZEALOTRY 20 ✅ ✅
36 ZEBRANOS 19 ✅ ✅
37 ZEBRINAS 19 ✅ ❌
38 ZEBRINES 19 ✅ ✅
39 ZEBRINNY 22 ✅ ❌
40 ZEBRULAS 19 ✅ ❌
41 ZEBRULES 19 ✅ ❌
42 ZECCHINE 24 ✅ ❌
43 ZECCHINI 24 ✅ ✅
44 ZECCHINO 24 ✅ ✅
45 ZECCHINS 24 ✅ ✅
46 ZELATORS 17 ✅ ❌
47 ZELATRIX 24 ✅ ❌
48 ZELKOVAS 24 ✅ ✅
49 ZEMINDAR 20 ✅ ✅
50 ZEMSTVOS 22 ✅ ✅
51 ZENAIDAS 18 ✅ ✅
52 ZENITHAL 20 ✅ ✅
53 ZEOLITES 17 ✅ ✅
54 ZEOLITIC 19 ✅ ✅
55 ZEPPELIN 21 ✅ ✅
56 ZEPPOLES 21 ✅ ✅
57 ZERUMBET 21 ✅ ❌
58 ZESTIEST 17 ✅ ✅
59 ZESTLESS 17 ✅ ✅
60 ZETETICS 19 ✅ ❌
61 ZEUXITES 24 ✅ ❌
62 ZHOOSHED 24 ❌ ❌
63 ZHOOSHES 23 ❌ ❌
64 ZIBELINE 19 ✅ ✅
65 ZIGANKAS 22 ✅ ❌
66 ZIGGURAT 19 ✅ ✅
67 ZIGZAGGY 32 ✅ ✅
68 ZIKKURAT 25 ✅ ✅
69 ZIKURATS 21 ✅ ✅
70 ZILLIONS 17 ✅ ✅
71 ZIMOCCAS 23 ✅ ❌
72 ZINCATES 19 ✅ ✅
73 ZINCIEST 19 ✅ ❌
74 ZINCITES 19 ✅ ✅
75 ZINCKIER 23 ✅ ❌
76 ZINCKIFY 29 ✅ ❌
77 ZINCKING 24 ✅ ✅
78 ZINCODES 20 ✅ ❌
79 ZINDABAD 21 ✅ ❌
80 ZINGIBER 20 ✅ ❌
81 ZINGIEST 18 ✅ ✅
82 ZINKIEST 21 ✅ ❌
83 ZIPLINES 19 ❌ ❌
84 ZIPLOCKS 25 ❌ ❌
85 ZIPPERED 22 ✅ ✅
86 ZIPPIEST 21 ✅ ✅
87 ZIPWIRES 22 ❌ ❌
88 ZIRCALOY 22 ✅ ✅
89 ZIRCONIA 19 ✅ ✅
90 ZIRCONIC 21 ✅ ✅
91 ZITHERNS 20 ✅ ✅
92 ZIZANIAS 26 ✅ ❌
93 ZIZYPHUS 34 ✅ ❌
94 ZIZZLING 36 ✅ ✅
95 ZOARIUMS 19 ❌ ❌
96 ZOCCOLOS 21 ✅ ❌
97 ZODIACAL 20 ✅ ✅
98 ZOETROPE 19 ✅ ✅
99 ZOIATRIA 17 ✅ ❌
100 ZOISITES 17 ✅ ✅
101 ZOLPIDEM 22 ❌ ❌
102 ZOMBIISM 23 ✅ ✅
103 ZOMBORUK 25 ✅ ❌
104 ZONATION 17 ✅ ✅
105 ZONELESS 17 ✅ ✅
106 ZONETIME 19 ✅ ✅
107 ZONULETS 17 ✅ ❌
108 ZOOBLAST 19 ✅ ❌
109 ZOOCHORE 22 ✅ ✅
110 ZOOCHORY 25 ✅ ❌
111 ZOOCYTIA 22 ✅ ❌
112 ZOOECIUM 21 ✅ ✅
113 ZOOGENIC 20 ✅ ✅
114 ZOOGLEAE 18 ✅ ✅
115 ZOOGLEAL 18 ✅ ✅
116 ZOOGLEAS 18 ✅ ✅
117 ZOOGLOEA 18 ✅ ✅
118 ZOOGRAFT 21 ✅ ❌
119 ZOOLATER 17 ✅ ✅
120 ZOOLATRY 20 ✅ ✅
121 ZOOLITES 17 ✅ ❌
122 ZOOLITHS 20 ✅ ❌
123 ZOOLITIC 19 ✅ ❌
124 ZOOLOGIC 20 ✅ ✅
125 ZOOMABLE 21 ❌ ✅
126 ZOOMANCY 24 ✅ ❌
127 ZOOMANIA 19 ✅ ✅
128 ZOOMETRY 22 ✅ ✅
129 ZOOMORPH 24 ✅ ✅
130 ZOONITES 17 ✅ ❌
131 ZOONITIC 19 ✅ ❌
132 ZOONOMIA 19 ✅ ❌
133 ZOONOMIC 21 ✅ ❌
134 ZOONOSES 17 ✅ ✅
135 ZOONOSIS 17 ✅ ✅
136 ZOONOTIC 19 ✅ ✅
137 ZOOPATHY 25 ✅ ❌
138 ZOOPERAL 19 ✅ ❌
139 ZOOPHAGY 26 ✅ ❌
140 ZOOPHILE 22 ✅ ✅
141 ZOOPHILY 25 ✅ ✅
142 ZOOPHOBE 24 ✅ ✅
143 ZOOPHORI 22 ✅ ❌
144 ZOOPHYTE 25 ✅ ✅
145 ZOOSCOPY 24 ✅ ❌
146 ZOOSPERM 21 ✅ ✅
147 ZOOSPORE 19 ✅ ✅
148 ZOOTHOME 22 ✅ ❌
149 ZOOTIEST 17 ✅ ✅
150 ZOOTOMIC 21 ✅ ✅
151 ZOOTOXIC 26 ✅ ❌
152 ZOOTOXIN 24 ✅ ❌
153 ZOOTROPE 19 ✅ ❌
154 ZOOTYPES 22 ✅ ❌
155 ZOOTYPIC 24 ✅ ❌
156 ZOPILOTE 19 ✅ ❌
157 ZORBINGS 20 ✅ ❌
158 ZORCHING 23 ❌ ❌
159 ZORGITES 18 ✅ ❌
160 ZORILLAS 17 ✅ ✅
161 ZORILLES 17 ✅ ✅
162 ZORILLOS 17 ✅ ✅
163 ZUCCHINI 24 ✅ ✅
164 ZUCHETTA 22 ✅ ❌
165 ZUCHETTO 22 ✅ ❌
166 ZUGZWANG 31 ✅ ✅
167 ZWIEBACK 28 ✅ ✅
168 ZYGAENID 22 ✅ ❌
169 ZYGANTRA 21 ✅ ❌
170 ZYGODONT 22 ✅ ❌
171 ZYGOMATA 23 ✅ ✅
172 ZYGOSITY 24 ✅ ✅
173 ZYGOTENE 21 ✅ ✅
174 ZYLONITE 20 ✅ ❌
175 ZYMOGENE 23 ✅ ✅
176 ZYMOGENS 23 ✅ ✅
177 ZYMOGRAM 25 ✅ ✅
178 ZYMOLOGY 26 ✅ ✅
179 ZYMOSANS 22 ✅ ✅
180 ZYMOTICS 24 ✅ ❌
181 ZYZZYVAS 44 ✅ ✅

Scrabble score table

The table below covers how many points each letter will give you when playing a game of Scrabble. The most common letters are worth one point, and the rarest letters are worth 8-10 points.

You can use our Scrabble tools to help you learn and remember words which contain the rare letters to make sure you get the highest score possible!

Score Letters
1 AEIOULNRST
2 DG
3 BCMP
4 FHVWY
5 K
8 JX
10 QZ

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