5-Letter Words Starting With ZE
There are 10 five-letter words starting with ZE in our dictionary; 6 of them are common words.
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All 10 words
- zeros14 points
- zebra16 points
- zests14 points
- zebus16 points
- zesty17 points
- zetas14 points
- zebec18 points
- zerks18 points
- zeals14 points
- zeins14 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 10
- By usage: 3 very common, 3 common, 4 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- zebec 18
- zerks 18
- zesty 17
- zebra 16
- zebus 16
- zeals 14
- zeins 14
- zeros 14
- zests 14
- zetas 14
Most common
- zeros
- zebra
- zests
- zebus
- zesty
- zetas
- zebec
- zerks
- zeals
- zeins
Definitions
- zebra (noun)
- Any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines.
- zesty (adjective)
- Having an agreeably pungent taste.
The five-letter words that start with the letters ZE number 10 in our dictionary. About 6 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is ZEBEC, at 18 points.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with ZE are there?
Our dictionary has 10 five-letter words starting with ZE, of which 6 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with ZE?
ZEBEC scores 18 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.