9-Letter Words Starting With ZOO
- 59 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With ZOO
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With ZOO 59 words
How common is ZOO at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 59 nine-letter words that start with ZOO. They average 22.1 points, the best is ZOOPHYTIC (28 points) and 47.5% end in S.
- Total words
- 59
- Average Scrabble score
- 22.1
- out of 28 max
- Everyday words
- 2%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 47.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 47.5%
- c 16.9%
- y 8.5%
Top vowel pairs
- oo100%
- ie13.6%
- ia10.2%
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 nine-letter word that starts with ZOO
z 10o 1o 1p 3h 4y 4t 1i 1c 3
Z 10 + O 1 + O 1 + P 3 + H 4 + Y 4 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3 = 28 points
- Double word
- 56 pts
- Triple word
- 84 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
zoophytic
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many nine-letter words that start with ZOO are there?
There are 59 nine-letter words that start with 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 nine-letter word that starts with ZOO?
ZOOPHYTIC is worth 28 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ZOOMORPHY (28), ZOOGRAPHY (27), ZOOPHYTES (26).
Which rare nine-letter words that start with ZOO score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include ZOOMORPHY (28), ZOOTECHNY (26), ZOOTROPHY (26), ZOOCYTIUM (25). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.