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Popular Words That Start With ZOO

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

All Words That Start With ZOO 260 words

5-Letter Words Starting With ZOO 7

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6-Letter Words Starting With ZOO 10

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7-Letter Words Starting With ZOO 20

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8-Letter Words Starting With ZOO 47

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9-Letter Words Starting With ZOO 59

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10-Letter Words Starting With ZOO 47

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11-Letter Words Starting With ZOO 25

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12-Letter Words Starting With ZOO 18

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13-Letter Words Starting With ZOO 9

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14-Letter Words Starting With ZOO 6

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15-Letter Words Starting With ZOO 6

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17-Letter Words Starting With ZOO 1

How common is ZOO at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 260 words that start with ZOO. Most are 9 letters long, they average 22.9 points, the best is ZOOGEOGRAPHICALLY (38 points) and 36.9% end in S.

Total words
260
Most common length
9 letters
59 words
Average Scrabble score
22.9
out of 38 max
Longest word
ZOOGEOGRAPHICALLY
17 letters
Most common ending
S
36.9% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 36.9%
  • y 12.7%
  • c 11.5%

Top vowel pairs

  • oo100%
  • ie12.3%
  • ia7.3%

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 word that starts with ZOO

z 10o 1o 1g 2e 1o 1g 2r 1a 1p 3h 4i 1c 3a 1l 1l 1y 4

Z 10 + O 1 + O 1 + G 2 + E 1 + O 1 + G 2 + R 1 + A 1 + P 3 + H 4 + I 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 38 points

Double word
76 pts
Triple word
114 pts

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

zoogeographically

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 ZOO are there?

There are 260 words that start with ZOO in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 59 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 ZOO?

ZOOGEOGRAPHICALLY is worth 38 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ZOOPSYCHOLOGY (36), ZOOPHYTOLOGICAL (35), ZOOPSYCHOLOGIES (35).

What are some common words that start with ZOO?

Everyday examples include ZOOM, ZOOLOGICAL, ZOOLOGY, ZOOLOGIST, ZOO, ZOOMS, ZOOLOGISTS, ZOOMING. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with ZOO?

ZOOGEOGRAPHICALLY has 17 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, ZOOLOGICAL (10 letters) is the longest common one.