How many 5-letter words start with Z?

51 words in this word list are exactly 5 letters long and start with Z.

What's the highest-scoring 5-letter word starting with Z?

zanza is worth 23 points using standard Scrabble letter values (before any board multipliers).

The public-domain ENABLE word list, the same list used across this site's tools. See the About page for full source details.

51 real 5-letter words that start with Z, sorted A to Z with Scrabble point values.

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How many 5-letter words start with Z?: 51 words in this word list are exactly 5 letters long and start with Z.
What's the highest-scoring 5-letter word starting with Z?: zanza is worth 23 points using standard Scrabble letter values (before any board multipliers).
Where does this word list come from?: The public-domain ENABLE word list, the same list used across this site's tools. See the About page for full source details.

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