5-Letter Words With ZOO
- 12 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With ZOO
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With ZOO 12 words
How often does ZOO appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 12 five-letter words containing ZOO. They average 15.9 points, the best is KAZOO (18 points) and 41.7% end in O.
- Total words
- 12
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.9
- out of 18 max
- Everyday words
- 8%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- O
- 41.7% of words
Most common last letters
- o 41.7%
- s 25%
- y 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- oo100%
- oe16.7%
- ea8.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word containing ZOO
k 5a 1z 10o 1o 1
K 5 + A 1 + Z 10 + O 1 + O 1 = 18 points
- Double word
- 36 pts
- Triple word
- 54 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
kazoo
- nouna toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece
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How many five-letter words containing ZOO are there?
There are 12 five-letter words containing ZOO in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word containing ZOO?
KAZOO is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ZOOKS (18), WAZOO (17), ZOOEY (17).
Which rare five-letter words containing ZOO score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include ZOOKS (18), ZOOEY (17), ZOOTY (17), BAZOO (16). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.