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10-Letter Words Starting With ZO

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Popular 10-Letter Words Starting With ZO

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 10-Letter Words Starting With ZO 52 words

How common is ZO at the start of ten-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 52 ten-letter words that start with ZO. They average 23.5 points, the best is ZOMBIFYING (30 points) and 57.7% end in S.

Total words
52
Average Scrabble score
23.5
out of 30 max
Everyday words
4%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
57.7% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 57.7%
  • c 7.7%
  • a 5.8%

Top vowel pairs

  • oo90.4%
  • ie17.3%
  • ia13.5%

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 ten-letter word that starts with ZO

z 10o 1m 3b 3i 1f 4y 4i 1n 1g 2

Z 10 + O 1 + M 3 + B 3 + I 1 + F 4 + Y 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 30 points

Double word
60 pts
Triple word
90 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

zombifying

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many ten-letter words that start with ZO are there?

There are 52 ten-letter words that start with ZO 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 ten-letter word that starts with ZO?

ZOMBIFYING is worth 30 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ZOOMORPHIC (28), ZOOPHYTOID (28), ZOMBIELIKE (27).

Which rare ten-letter words that start with ZO score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include ZOMBIFYING (30), ZOOPHYTOID (28), ZOANTHROPY (27), ZOOGRAPHIC (27). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.