5-Letter Words Starting With ZI
There are 13 five-letter words starting with ZI in our dictionary; 5 of them are common words.
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All 13 words
- zincs16 points
- zippy21 points
- zilch19 points
- zings15 points
- zingy18 points
- zibet16 points
- zitis14 points
- zizit23 points
- zinky21 points
- zincy19 points
- zineb16 points
- ziram16 points
- zills14 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 13
- By usage: 1 very common, 4 common, 8 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- zizit 23
- zinky 21
- zippy 21
- zilch 19
- zincy 19
- zingy 18
- zibet 16
- zincs 16
- zineb 16
- ziram 16
Most common
- zincs
- zippy
- zilch
- zings
- zingy
- zibet
- zitis
- zizit
- zinky
- zincy
Definitions
- zippy (adjective)
- Quick and energetic.
- zilch (noun)
- A quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential.
There are 13 five-letter words starting with ZI, and 5 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is ZIZIT at 23 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
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
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words starting with ZI once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with ZI are there?
Our dictionary has 13 five-letter words starting with ZI, of which 5 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 ZI?
ZIZIT scores 23 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.