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Words That Start With ZEL

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All Words That Start With ZEL 19 words

10-Letter Words Starting With ZEL 5

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How common is ZEL at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 19 words that start with ZEL. Most are 10 letters long, they average 21 points, the best is ZELOPHOBICS (29 points) and 47.4% end in S.

Total words
19
Most common length
10 letters
5 words
Average Scrabble score
21
out of 29 max
Longest word
ZELOPHOBIAS
11 letters
Most common ending
S
47.4% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 47.4%
  • a 15.8%
  • c 5.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • ia21.1%

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 word that starts with ZEL

z 10e 1l 1o 1p 3h 4o 1b 3i 1c 3s 1

Z 10 + E 1 + L 1 + O 1 + P 3 + H 4 + O 1 + B 3 + I 1 + C 3 + S 1 = 29 points

Double word
58 pts
Triple word
87 pts

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

zelophobics

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

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How many words that start with ZEL are there?

There are 19 words that start with ZEL in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 5 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with ZEL?

ZELOPHOBICS is worth 29 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ZELOPHOBIC (28), ZELOPHOBIAS (27), ZELATRIXES (26).

What is the longest word that starts with ZEL?

ZELOPHOBIAS has 11 letters.